Hi folks - Here is the Element Quiz Question Answer:
The Question:
This element has been used for thousands of years. It has two oxide
states. Its chloride compound is used as red pigment in glass and
ceramics. It is used in plant fungicide to prevent smut. Octopus blood.
What element is being described?
The Answer:
The element is Copper (Cu)! Copper has been known to humans for thousands
of years and has played a key role in industrial applications. A number of
sea creatures and insects utilize copper for enabling the transport of
oxygen in their blood instead of iron utilized in the human circulatory
system.
The winner of the weekly element quiz is Brian Ellis and he will get the
services of Clumpy and
Kloumpios for the week. Brian barely nudged out Greg Munie and Joyce Koo
on the Firewall timestamp for registering the correct response. Clumpy and
Kloumpios hopped on a cargo flight and are in route to Brian's house
today. Kloumpios and Clumpy were hard working gnomes last week at APEX and
apparently hard playing too. Kloumpios ended up in the emergency room for
leg injuries (I'll have Steve post the pictures). Brian will have to give
Kloumpios some desk work on this visit.
EQQAB did review Doug's submission of Bondium and unfortunately his answer
was disallowed. Consultation with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SDSU in San Diego CA revealed that octopus blood contains the copper rich
protein hemocyanin and not bondium as he stated. The Scripps experts have
no evidence to supporting that octopus blood contains bondium.
So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
Past Quiz winners/tasks:
Week 1 Dick Krug, Spartan Complex Systems
Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC
Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE
Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Week 6 Steve Gregory
Week 7 Phil Kinner
Week 8 Brian Ellis
Week 9 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
Week 13 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 14 Brian Ellis
Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
Week 16 Steve Gregory
Week 17 Phil Kinner
Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems
Week 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 20 Denny Fritz, SAIC
Week 21 Amol Kane
Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Signs
Week 22 Phil Kinner
Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
Week 25 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc
Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 28 Steve Gregory
Week 29 Gus Trakas, Viasystems
Week 29 Steve Creswick
Week 30 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
Week 32 Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins
Week 33 Steve Creswick
Week 34 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 35 Don Vischulis
Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC
Week 37 Larry Dzaugis
Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell
Week 38 Curt McNamara, Logic PD
Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
Week 41 Steve Gregory
Week 42 Steve Mikell
Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
- I think I'll have them practice a little baseball & hockey with my son
this week so I don't have to put on the skates or baseball glove.
Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
- Rumor has it Leland's facility had an ice storm so the boys put their
salt spreader attachments on their tractors and should
be at his place today to assist.
Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
- assisted with ????
Week 47 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Communications
- Grumpy seems to be able to hold his alcohol very well, but I cannot say
the same for Clumpy (or is it the other way around?). Personally I think
it had to do with one of them enjoying a good traditional meal (photo on
its way thru Steve) before drinking. Then again maybe it was just the
Irish whiskey that got to him. Either way they both seemed to like San
Diego a little too much so I am going to make them help me research NWOs
this week before we all leave for APEX.
Week 48 Brian Ellis
- assisted with ????
Everyone have a safe week.
Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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