Name an Atom After Your Loved One

International Atom Registry Allows Customers To Name Atom After Loved One

July 19, 2006 | Issue 42•29

HOT SPRINGS, AR—For only $26.75, customers worldwide can now honor their loved ones by naming an individual atom after them, executives at the International Atom Registry, Inc. announced Monday. "Every time that special someone looks at the matter containing their special individual atom, they'll think of you and your lasting tribute," said Guy Warriner, IAR president and chief archivist. "But hurry—the universe's 1x10(^78) atoms won't last forever!" Special packages are available for those who wish to name very special atoms, such as those that make up the Vietnam War Memorial, the turf of Lambeau Field, or the sweater Lisa Kudrow wore for the final episode of Friends.

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For $20 more, can I get a Scanning Tunneling Microscope image of my exact atom?!

There is a company somewhere that will take your carbon after cremation and smash it into diamonds, which are single molecules, after all. Not quite atomic, but its REALLY YOU, not some atom you'll probably lose, and you can proudly display your family jewels, and they really will be.... 8)

Jess Tauber