Beryllium is a very shy snake who likes to
ball up and throw hissy fits. She is not mean, however, and once she no
longer feels threatened, she will uncoil and begin looking for the nearest
dark, cramped space.
Raw beryllium is toxic to humans, but its
naturally-occurring crystalline compounds produce the mineral beryl,
which comes in several varieties, including emerald and aquamarine.
The optical bench for NIRCAM (Near-Infrarad CAMera) on the James Webb Space
Telescope is made of beryllium.
Beryllium ni nyoka mwenye haya sana ambaye hupenda kupiga mpira na kupiga kelele. Hata hivyo, yeye si mchafu, na mara tu anapokosa kuhisi hatarini, ataanza kutafuta mahali penye giza na pa chini zaidi. Beryllium ni sumu kwa wanadamu, lakini kemikali zake za kiasili hutokeza beryllium, ambayo inapatikana katika aina kadhaa, kutia ndani emerald na aquamarine. Benchi ya macho ya NIRCAM (Near-Infrared CAMera) kwenye James Webb Space Telescope imetengenezwa kwa beryllium.