Halogen · element 85
Astatine
Less than a gram exists on Earth. At any given moment.
Only 1.8% of people are Astatine. (estimated)
If you're Astatine
You barely exist and you're gone before anyone can measure you. Whoever gets you as a result should feel very rare indeed.
Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element; the whole Earth's crust holds less than 30 grams at once.
How to get along with Astatine
Do
- Enjoy them while they exist.
- Don't ask for consistency; ask for the moment.
- Tell them they're rare; it's literally true.
Don't
- Don't plan next year around them.
- Don't try to measure them; they're gone by then.
When it goes wrong: They decay before the argument ends. Whatever it was, it's over.
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
- 6
- Sociability
- 4
- Stability
- 0
- Energy
- 3
- Rarity
- 10
- Warmth
- 3
Astatine in literature
- The Ghost — Hamlet, William Shakespeare (1603)
- Weena — The Time Machine, H. G. Wells (1895)
- Eurydice — Metamorphoses, Ovid (8)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Astatine's. If you got Astatine, one of these was probably your runner-up.