# New Elements & Half-Life

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elements-half-life/376291
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 13, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elements-half-life/376291 "2006-10-13T12:07:35Z")
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### Author: ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-elements-half-life/376291/1 "2006-10-13T12:07:35Z")

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What is the half-life of some of the newest elements? Isn’t it ridiculously short? If so, what methods are used to know for certain something new was actually created? - Jinx