ELEMENT: Woman

SYMBOL: Wm

DISCOVERER: Adam

ATOMIC MASS: Accepted as 53.8kg (but known to vary between 40kg and 200kg)

OCCURANCE: Copious quantities in all urban areas

HALF-LIFE: Deteriorates after about 25 years, sometimes rapidly losing shape and lustre

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES*

Surface is usually covered with a painted film
Boils at nothing, freezes without known reason
Melts if given special treatment
Bitter if used incorrectly
Found in various states ranging from virgin metal to common ore
Warms to pressure applied to correct points

REACTIVE PROPERTIES*

Has a great affinity for gold, silver, and a range of precious stones
Absorbs great quantities of expensive substances
Can explode spontaneously without prior warning and for no known reason
Stable in liquids, but activity greatly increases with saturation in alcohol
The most powerful money reducing agent known to man

USES*

Highly ornamental, especially in sports cars
May be a great aid in relaxation
Can be an effective cleaning agent

COLOUR*

Pure specimen turns rosy pink when discovered in natural state
Turns green when placed beside a better specimen

HANDLING*

Highly dangerous except when in experienced hands
Illegal to posses more than one, although several can be maintained at different locations as long as the specimens do not come into contact with each other
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"There comes a time when you look into the mirror and you realize that what you see is all that you'll ever be. Then you accept it... or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking into mirrors."
- Londo Mollari, Babylon 5