Metalloid · element 51
Antimony
Ancient eyeliner. Modern flame retardant.
Only 1.0% of people are Antimony. (estimated)
If you're Antimony
You have been making people look dramatic for five thousand years, and stopping things from catching fire for fifty. Old-fashioned, effective, a little theatrical.
Egyptian kohl eyeliner was antimony sulfide; today the element keeps plastics from burning.
How to get along with Antimony
Do
- Appreciate the theatre; it's ancient and it works.
- Let them stop fires before they start.
- Enjoy the eyeliner.
Don't
- Don't confuse drama with instability.
- Don't take the performance as the whole person.
When it goes wrong: They flare, dramatically, then retard the flame. Let the act finish.
Atomic profile
Every element is placed on six personality dimensions derived from its chemistry. Your answers are placed on the same six, and the closest element wins. How the scoring works
- Reactivity
- 4
- Sociability
- 5
- Stability
- 9
- Energy
- 3
- Rarity
- 5
- Warmth
- 4
Antimony in literature
- Lady Windermere — Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde (1892)
- Malvolio — Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare (1602)
- Chichikov — Dead Souls, Nikolai Gogol (1842)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Antimony's. If you got Antimony, one of these was probably your runner-up.