Lanthanide · element 62
Samarium
Magnets that don't quit, even when it's hot.
Only <0.1% of people are Samarium. (estimated)
If you're Samarium
You keep your grip when things heat up. Not the strongest in the room, but the one still holding on when the strong ones let go.
Samarium-cobalt magnets keep working at temperatures that would wipe a neodymium magnet.
How to get along with Samarium
Do
- Trust them when the temperature rises.
- Give them the grip nobody else can hold.
- Notice the stamina.
Don't
- Don't confuse quiet with weak.
- Don't compare their strength to the loud kind.
When it goes wrong: They hold on past the point where others let go. Make sure it's worth holding.
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
- 5
- Stability
- 8
- Energy
- 4
- Rarity
- 5
- Warmth
- 5
Samarium in literature
- Cordelia — King Lear, William Shakespeare (1606)
- Uncle Toby — Tristram Shandy, Laurence Sterne (1759)
- Mrs. Gamp — Martin Chuzzlewit, Charles Dickens (1844)
Characters from public-domain works, chosen for the same traits. Company, not a verdict.
Closest personalities
The elements whose profiles sit nearest to Samarium's. If you got Samarium, one of these was probably your runner-up.
Other lanthanides
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