So what would have been a more amusing name than "unobtainium"?

[Rattrap007]

cantgetnoneium

[Indomitus]

cantgetnoneium

satisfactionium

[Darth Geek]

Having riffed The Core not too long ago, I was appalled by Cameron's blatant thievery of Dr. Brazzleton's discovery. You KNOW how the doc hates people jacking his ideas.

Yeah, but at least there it was called that as a bit of a joke in the movie. And when even The Core thinks something scientific is silly, that says something.

[RoninFox]

And yeah, while not a real mineral, Unobtanium is a real engineering term. Sortof.

Its use is still pretty stupid, since from my understanding if something is actually discovered that fits the role of unobtanium, it would no longer be called unobtainium.

My vote:  bouantium.

[anais.jude]

Myexstoletheoscarium

(my ex stole the oscar ium)

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Myexstoletheoscarium

(my ex stole the oscar ium)

[Compound]

Flubber?

[CJones]

And yeah, while not a real mineral, Unobtanium is a real engineering term. Sortof.

Its use is still pretty stupid, since from my understanding if something is actually discovered that fits the role of unobtanium, it would no longer be called unobtainium.

Okay, I have to agree with you there.
Also... I think anais.jude wins the topic with Myexstoletheoscarium.  Nice!

[Ben]

Whitemansguiltium.

[TTYT]

Eyjafjallajökull.


"Unobtanium, I think I'll name you Kevin."

[Rattrap007]

Imwithcocoium

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Flying Chrome

(just finished CT's "Alien Factor")

[TTYT]

Blacklightium.

[stansimpson]

Imwithcocoium

Highly volatile.  Its power cannot be contained by NBC.

[FBX]

At least they didn't create a fictitious drug and call it "spice"