User blog comment:Deadpool fan11/Who Would Win?/@comment-1538701-20111222183220/@comment-3317214-20111223023247

Yeah, I guess that you could argue that the atomic number is so high, that it follows a different pattern to the one we predict for known elements, but really, if it did have a really high atomic number, it would be too massive, and would undergo alpha radiation. Maybe, vibranium just has a really long half-life. Of like, 200 years or something. So, after 200 years half of the vibranium in Cap's shield would have turned into an element with a lower atomic number. However, all of this radiation being released onto Cap is probably not a good thing (unless he's wearing a lead-lined suit and gloves). But still, prolonged exposure has got to be an occupational health and safety hazard, or, considering this is the comic book world, it'd just make him more buff. So yeah, Science FTW!