Time to update your chemistry books, boys and girls. There is now a new element: 112 – Copernicium.

Like other high number elements, this one is only man made, and only exists for a few seconds at a time.

The element was temporarily called Ununbium (‘ununbi’ meaning ‘one one two’ in Latin) but was recently rechristened Copernicium, in honor of Nicolas Copernicus.

For more on the new guy, click here.

As for me, I guess I have to head back to my High School. You see, a friend and I painted a huge Periodic Table on the wall of our chemistry classroom. Complete with the Lanthanoids and Actinoids in their proper place. Because we thought it was cool, that’s why.

And I just can’t stand the idea of my beautiful artwork being out-of-date.