Why Beryllium ?

1. DESCRIPTION: "BE" ?,  is a steel gray and hard metal that is brittle at room temperature ".

2.1.a) Phase : Solid

2.1.b) Melts at 1287 ºC

2.1.c) Color : Gray

3. APPLICATIONS :

3.1 - FOR USE IN WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR REACTORS

3.1.a) "BE" has a large scattering cross section for high-energy neutrons,it works as a "NEUT" reflector and "NEUT" moderator.

3.1.b) Layers of "BE" are good "pushers" for the implosion of the "PLUT".

3.1.c) Layers of "BE" are good "NEUT" reflectors.

3.2  NUCLEAR FUSION

3.2.a) Will be used in the more advanced "ITER" (seeClark, R. E. H.; Reiter, D. (2005).Nuclear fusion research. Springer. p. 15.) to condition the components which face the "PLSM".

3.2.b )"BE" has also been proposed as a cladding material for nuclear fuel rods, because of its good combination of mechanical, chemical, and nuclear properties.

3.3 ELECTRONICS

3.3.a) In critical electronic applications, "BE" is both a structural support and heat sink.

3.3.b) "BE" oxide is useful for many applications that require the combined properties of an electrical "INSL" and an excellent heat conductor.

3.3.c) "BE" oxide is also being studied for use in increasing the thermal conductivity of "URAN" dioxide nuclear fuel pellets.

3.3.d) "BE" compounds were used in fluorecent lighting tubes, but this use was discontinued because of the disease beryliossis which developed in the workers who were making the tubes.

4.1.c) "BE" tubes are used in particle beam guides the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN and the linear accelerator at Stanford, California.

I have recently notice many people playing Powder Toy and then coming to the forum and suggesting thousands of elements Simon and the developers should add. 

But, why do so few users notice all the hard work they do to make Powder Toy faster, or to add new effects? They don't make money from it, they do it for fun, and for us. So please, look at all the work they have done and appreciate it. Thank them, don't swear at them for not adding your "awesometastic moving rocket in a bottle" element. I hope people will understand my message.

They added TRON, which I have to say is the best element they've added in years, and some people still want plastic. So please, take some time to thank Simon and the developers, because they work hard everyday, and every one of them deserves a pat on the back and a warm cookie. If you can't give them that, at least thank them.

So, thank you Simon and developers for such a wonderful game. And ignore the haters please. :)