This surely must be the same Peter Glazier who tried unsuccessfully for
years with Leslie Crowther to entertain 5 year olds on BBC's Crackerjack
(or is it his son?)



At 16:59 06/05/98 +0100, you wrote:
>I just had to pass this on   :)
>
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
>
>     New Chemical Element Discovered
>
>     The heaviest element known to science was recently
>discovered by investigators at a major US research
>laboratory. The element, tentatively named administratium,
>has no protons or electrons and thus has an atomic number
>of 0. However, it does have one neutron, 125 assistant
>neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice
>neutrons, which gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312
>particles are held together by a force that involves the
>continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.
>
>     Since it has no electrons, administratium is inert.
>However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every
>reaction it comes in contact with. According to the
>discoverers, a minute amount of administratium caused one
>reaction to take over four days to complete, when it
>would have normally occurred in less than a second.
>
>     Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately
>three years, at which time it does not decay. Instead it
>undergoes reorganization in which the assistant neutrons,
>vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places.
>Some studies have shown that the atomic mass number
>actually increases after each reorganization.
>
>     Research at other laboratories indicates that
>administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends
>to concentrate at certain points such as government
>agencies, large corporations, universities, and
>small research companies. It can usually be found in the
>newest, best appointed, and best maintained buildings.
>
>     Scientists point out that administratium is known to
>be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily
>destroy any productive reaction where it is allowed to
>accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how
>administratium can be controlled to prevent
>irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.
>
>
>Peter Glazier
>Administratuim Department
>Exeter University
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Joe M Wilkinson
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