# least useful chemical element

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-useful-chemical-element/355078 "2006-05-02T08:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![tofergregg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-useful-chemical-element/355078/61 "2006-05-05T00:22:22Z")

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> [@Malacandra](#):
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> …seems to be right up in “snooze button on a smoke alarm” territory as far as usefulness goes.

While I think this is a clever analogy, I would _love_ a snooze button on my smoke alarm located just outside my kitchen, the one that goes off every time I cook something just…a…bit…too…long.

-Tofer

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-useful-chemical-element/355078/62 "2006-05-05T01:21:04Z")

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> [@KGS](#):
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> Does Radon have any practical use?

[Radon is used for treating malignant tumors.](http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/radionuc.html)

On preview…Excalibre beat me to it. Bleah.

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