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. 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 of Pure and Applied Chemistry names one of those elements ‘lemmium’ in support. According to the petition’s organizers: The four elements currently have temporary names, and it could be years before a more lasting title is bestowed upon the chemical quartet, so there is a chance lemmium actually joins the other 117 elements. Hopefully the Gods of Rock abide.
