Petition: Put Motörhead's Lemmy On The Periodic Table

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 12:50 in Health & Medicine

Harald Tittel/Deutsche Presse-Agentur, via European Pressphoto Agency Lemmy Kilmister Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, who helped found the heavy metal band Motörhead in the mid-1970s, passed away last week reportedly from an aggressive cancer that he was only recently diagnosed with. Kilmister had for years lived the lifestyle synonymous with rock 'n roll musicians of his era — sex with thousands of women, disregard for authority, etc. — and thanks to a petition circulating on Change.org, the memorialization of the hoarse-throated singer and bassist might soon have a scientific bent. Video of Lemmy feat. Slash & Dave Grohl - Ace of Spades Four super-heavy chemical elements were recently added to the periodic table, completing the seventh row of what is an elementary school hallmark, and the 25,000-plus supporters of the petition hope the International Union...

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