> On reflection these were so bad I should take them to the krypton the hill > for proper disposal.
This one actually honors the word roots. "Krypton" comes from the Greek "kryptos" meaning "hidden". A crypt derives from the same root. Also, unsurprisingly, "cryptography". Helium comes from "helios" (the sun), as it was first discovered by its spectral lines in the solar spectrum. Neon comes from directly from the Greek "neon", meaning "new". If I had named it, I'd have gone for "glowing red" or something, as it outshines all the other gases by a large margin. Argon comes from the Greek "argos", meaning "inactive". Radon was, of course, named after radium (in turn from the Latin "radius", meaning "ray"), but was originally called "niton" after the Latin "nitens", meaning "shining". The more you know... - John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/C6CE5453-9CDA-485C-B8E6-8B99D5E32576%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
