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Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories published by DC Comics.In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians.
Krypton-81 is useful in determining how old the water beneath the ground is. [10] Radioactive krypton-81 is the product of spallation reactions with cosmic rays striking gases present in the Earth atmosphere, along with the six stable or nearly stable krypton isotopes. [11]
Naturally occurring krypton in Earth's atmosphere is composed of five stable isotopes, plus one isotope (78 Kr) with such a long half-life (9.2×10 21 years) that it can be considered stable. (This isotope has the third-longest known half-life among all isotopes for which decay has been observed; it undergoes double electron capture to 78 Se ).
The first Kryptonite lock model was made of sheet metal cut and bent to shape, but the company soon went to the now universal circular cross section. [7] In an early test of the Kryptonite lock, a bicycle was locked to a signpost in Greenwich Village in New York City for thirty days. Thieves stripped the bicycle of every part that could be ...
The Kryptonite Sparks, abbreviated as TKS, are a Romanian indie rock band formed in Botoșani in 2009. The band's current line-up consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Călin-Răzvan Diaconu, vocalist and bass player Rareș Diaconu and drummer Ștefan “Șteff” Boriceanu.
"Kryptonite" is the debut single of American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was originally released as a demo for local play by 97.9 WCPR-FM in Biloxi, Mississippi , then was picked up by several radio stations during November and December 1999 [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and was officially serviced to radio on January 18, 2000.
Kryptonita (transl. Kryptonite) is a 2015 Argentine action drama fantasy film co-written and directed by Nicanor Loreti and starring Pablo Rago, Lautaro Delgado, Juan Palomino and Diego Capusotto and based on the novel of the same name by Leonardo Oyola. [2]
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