nasa - you guys just got wack of money from Gov... you didn't open a
bottle for the two? I am disappointed.
;-)
> Midweek report:
>
>
> Clumpy and Kloumpios arrived safely from EU…swearing never to fly
> discount
> airlines again, repeatedly citing experiences that are so eloquently
> described in this youtube video:
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6pj3Fdbwng
>
>
> Soon after landing at Dulles, Clumpy and Kloumpios drove to Goddard Space
> Flight Center where they toured the NASA campus including an up close
> viewing of the James Webb Space Telescope which just completed multi dof
> vibration testing. Although a clean tent currently covers JWST, Clumpy
> managed a selfie before it gets moved into the Goddard acoustics chamber
> where it will be exposed to the noise levels that arise from an Ariane 5
> launch. Both Clumpy and Kloumpios totally want to experience what 150
> decibel racket would feel like. The boys are enjoying a warm week here in
> the DC area, with the cherry blossoms almost a month ahead of schedule,
> nobody’s complaining!
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 2:17 PM, David Hillman <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>>
>> The Question:
>> The discovery of this element lead to a fundamental
>> reorganization/rethinking
>> of the periodic table. This element, combine with arsenic results in a
>> binary semiconductor that is very toxic. The initial extraction of this
>> element requires combining monazite sand with sulfuric acid which is
>> roasted at 130C for several hours. Hydrogen sponge alloys contain this
>> element. Which element is being described?
>>
>> The Answer:
>> The element is Lanthanum (La)! The electron configuration of the group
>> of
>> elements we call Rare Earth Elements (REEs) makes them a little
>> controversial on their position in the Periodic Table and lanthanum is
>> the
>> first REE. LaAs is a binary semiconductor. Mischmetal contains 45%
>> lanthanum. Lanthanum is in hydrogen sponge alloys which can store up to
>> 400x the alloy volume of hydrogen gas.
>>
>> The winner of the quiz is Bhanu Sood, NASA and  he will get the services
>> of
>> Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
>>
>>
>> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>>
>> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
>> Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
>> Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
>> Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
>> Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
>> Week 3 John Burke
>> Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
>> Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
>> Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>> Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
>> Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
>> Week 8 Leland Woodall
>> Week 8 David Bealer, SMT
>> Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>> Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics
>>
>> Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
>> - Sorry for the late reply but I was busy showing Clumpy how to perform
>> an
>> FAA Test Setup Conformity for an explosive atmosphere test and then
>> Clumpy
>> started to tell me about the new dimensional transport system attached
>> to
>> his John Deere tractor. Clumpy said explosive atmospheres were the least
>> of
>> their problems during development this new technology. I can report that
>> everything is working well with the new transport system. Clumpy arrived
>> with a "Poof" in my backyard and he immediately started fishing off my
>> back
>> deck, explaining that the new transport system makes him very hungry
>> whenever he uses it. Clumpy says that he hopes Kloumpios is having a
>> good
>> time with Scott Decker, wherever he is, and that he hopes to stick
>> around
>> here for a while since he likes watching new technology being tested.
>>
>> Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
>> -   Sorry for the delay also. I was in a global even for our company and
>> also working with Clumpy and Kloumpios to keep them working on the board
>> designs I was doing before the event so I could stay in the event.
>> It’s
>> never a dull moment in our company and as it turns out, I still needed
>> to
>> help them out, but they did get me through until today, Friday so it was
>> still all worth it! J It’s pretty amazing that they can adapt to so
>> many
>> jobs that they get sent to, I wish I could do everything as well as they
>> do, I could be a star! However, that said, I try to under achieve since
>> that keeps me out of the lime light and not the spot light or cross
>> hairs…
>> :-/
>>
>> Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
>> - The boys can help me to compare a reverse-engineered old multilayer
>> layout
>> against the x-rays from the original (no data, no schematics, no gerbers
>> at
>> all available, but the urgent need for some spare units....), can coil
>> some
>> dozens RF toroids and last, but not least (if they aren't allergic
>> against
>> cats) can entertain our tomcats* (who are not amused at the ugly wet wet
>> thaw here...). I've heard Clumpy and Kloumpios can meanwhile apparate
>> and
>> disapparate like
>> Harry Potter, thus there is no need to pick them up from the next
>> airport
>> (would be MUC)?
>>
>> Week 13 No Quiz, the boys were helping Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins,
>> with
>> his IPC Hall of Fame Award
>>
>> Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
>> - the boys arrived last Friday, spent the weekend at some carnival
>> events
>> here around (quite cold and rainy at Tuesday, but with the help of some
>> bavarian beer and a lot of mulled wine, they came back in a very good
>> mood........) Later the boys finished the RF toroids from last week,
>> delivered the stuff to my assembly house, where they were really
>> surprised
>> about the *poof* apparition in their backyard....., and maybe they will
>> tomorrow go snowboarding with my big daughter and some friends in
>> Tyrol..
>> Here in Bavaria we have currently one week school holidays.
>>
>> Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
>> - assisted with ????
>>
>>
>> I hope everyone has a awesome week!
>>
>> Dave Hillman
>> Rockwell Collins
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Bhanu Sood
> Tel: (202) 468-8449
>