Transition metal · element 76
Osmium
The densest thing on the table. Smells terrible when annoyed.
Only 3.7% of people are Osmium. (estimated)
If you're Osmium
You are heavy, solid, and impossible to push around. You don't say much, and when you do react, people leave the room.
Osmium is the densest naturally occurring element; a cube the size of a sugar lump weighs as much as a large apple, and its oxide smells of bleach.
How to get along with Osmium
Do
- Respect the density; don't try to move them.
- Speak plainly and briefly.
- Give them a corner and a serious task.
Don't
- Don't poke them for a reaction; the oxide smells terrible.
- Don't expect lightness.
When it goes wrong: Poked, they react, and everyone leaves the room. Let it air out.
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
- 3
- Sociability
- 4
- Stability
- 10
- Energy
- 2
- Rarity
- 9
- Warmth
- 4
Osmium in literature
- Michael Henchard — The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy (1886)
- Aunt March — Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (1868)
- Ajax — The Iliad, Homer (750 BCE)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Osmium's. If you got Osmium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
Other transition metals
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