Transition metal · element 108
Hassium
Named after a German state. Heavier than anyone expected.
Only <0.1% of people are Hassium. (estimated)
If you're Hassium
You are dense, serious, and predicted to be even heavier than you look. Named after where you were made, not who made you.
Hassium is named after the German state of Hesse; it's predicted to be one of the densest substances possible.
How to get along with Hassium
Do
- Respect the density.
- Name things after places, not people, with them.
- Expect heavier than it looks.
Don't
- Don't try to lift them alone.
- Don't take the seriousness personally.
When it goes wrong: They're heavier than predicted. Whatever landed, it landed hard.
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
- 3
- Stability
- 0
- Energy
- 0
- Rarity
- 10
- Warmth
- 3
Hassium in literature
- Hans Castorp — The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann (1924)
- Gretchen — Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1808)
- Thomas Buddenbrook — Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann (1901)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Hassium's. If you got Hassium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
Other transition metals
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