Polymascotfoamalate

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Polymascotfoamalate (spelt polymascot foamalate in the 22 May 2008 Quote of the Week) is a foam-like material used to make mascot uniforms (such as The Jolly Dumple) in the Homestar Runner universe. It is highly flammable, or as Coach Z put it, "flame pro-tardant". In the Strong Bad Email 4 branches, Rumble Red mentions he doesn't have Polymascotfoamalate on his planet. The Homestar Runner replies that this is because the alien is a Communist fool.

The word Polymascotfoamalate is a Portmanteau of "poly-", "mascot", "foam", and "-ate". Other than mascot building material, other proposed uses for Polymascotfoamalate include baby food and topping for Soured Cream. The chemical notation of the material is (Ms^{ct −} ) + (Fm^{8 +} ), a manipulation of chemical symbols to resemble "Mascot Foamalate", with some letters removed and "8" substituted for "ate".

The formula (Ms^{ct −} ) + (Fm^{8 +} ) indicates an ionic bond between two compounds which makes a formula unit. The parentheses around the elements make them polyatomic ions (a possible reference to the name). This cannot be a real formula because ionic bonding only occurs when combining an element with a positive valence electron and an element with a negative valence electron. Since the only positive polyatomic ions are ammonium and hydronium, this would not work. This also shows that the chemical Ms has a valence electron of ct, which can't be true because it isn't a number. Fm would have to be a noble gas because only they have a valence electron of eight. If this chemical bond was correct, Ms would have to be a metal or some sort of solid because they are positive, and Fm would have to be a non metal because they are negative. When writing valence electrons, the positive or negative sign goes before the number. Finally, if this ionic bond was "real", the chemical compound you would come up with is (Ms)₈(Fm)_ct, although the suffix -ate in the name suggests that the molecule has four oxygen atoms.

"Fm" is the chemical symbol for fermium, a radioactive element with a very high atomic weight.

Appearances

• Debut: Email 4 branches
  • The Old-Timey era Polymascotfoamalate song from 4 branches was used as the Quote of the Week on 22 May 2008.