[Peter D]

Dave, surely you are not suggesting that there are any real differences between the two main "isodopes" of Governmentium !

Whilst each may appear to give off a different hue when being viewed through the common laboratory instrument known as TV (when it is switched to "Election BS Monitoring Mode"), both variants will decay to exactly the same stable and inert state (Administratium) as soon as the reaction (election) is completed.

Both "isodopes" are interesting to watch during the early phases of their overall half-lives - the atoms appear to become hyper-excited as an "event-horizon" (election) approaches. This can be a very confusing stage - each is capable of randomly radiating light energy at almost any frequency in the visible spectrum (& also quite a lot in the spectrum that we can't see - but it all costs money). I think its a bit like the Southern & Northern Lights/Auroras - depends on which way the wind is blowing, whether the poles (sic) are going hot or cold, etc.

However, when the "event horizon" hits, things are just like they are in astro-physics - a Black Hole ! All the fizz, glitter & promises all appear to be sucked down into a singularity from which nothing escapes.

But, do not lose all hope !! Governmentium has a unique property, yet to be explained - when it is catalysed by money & passes through the Event Horizon, it only sheds its outer shiny shell, then decays, leaving behind a truely base element - Administratium. Some may say that this is better than nothing (not me), but the world's leading scientists are puzzled by the fact that Administratium seems to be impervious to the laws of physics - it simply will not be sucked into a Black Hole & thus disappear !

Perpetual Motion might still be beyond our grasp, but Perpetual Immotion was discovered centuries ago !

Yours, in the pursuit of science,

Peter D.