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From: "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question


> Hi Mike - I have lots of folks submitting sulphur as their guess but you
> are correct - that would have been too easy (plus your answer had me LOL).
> No correct responses yet!
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> Dave
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> Mike Fenner <[log in to unmask]>
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> I first thought sulphur, but then I thought that's too easy compared to
> other weeks, so then I re-read the question. Hmm, possibly a little trick
> here.
> So I looked for an element used to increase the rate of vulcanization.....
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> Then I looked for elements with 8 isotopes and......
> then I discovered differences in the various accounts of the development
> of
> the periodic table which was quite interesting.....
> then I gave up
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> Mike
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bev Christian
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 3:44 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question
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> Rats! I was watching a movie and Robert beat me to it!  Yes, I agree
> regarding sulfur.
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> I have looked for the problem with sulfur and can't find a definitive
> answer, but I will guess it had something to do with the fact that his
> table
> was originally arranged in terms of atomic weights instead of atomic
> numbers.
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> Bev
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Kondner
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question
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> Sulfur
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> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David D. Hillman
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:12 PM
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> Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question
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> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
>
> When this element is added to rubber, it speeds up the curing process and
> makes the product less susceptible to aging. This element is used in
> photoreceptors. This element has 8 naturally occurring isotopes. This
> element is present in coal up to 2 ppm. What element is being described?
>
> Bonus question: Why did this element cause Dimitri Mendeleyev problems?
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>
> The winner of the weekly quiz will get the services of Clumpy and
> Kloumpios
> for the week.
>
> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have:
>
> Week 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings
> - accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee)
>
> Week 2 Bev Christian, RIM
> - conducted REACH material testing
>
> Week 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc.
> - Solderability testing and mowed the lawn
>
> Week 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich
> - had an epic journey of travel
>
> Week 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global
> - unknown
>
> Week 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab
> - unknown
>
> Week 6 David Nelson, Raytheon
> - Were tackling dummys for Dallas Cowboys
>
> Week 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
> - Cleaned gutters and painted window trim
>
> Week 8 Bill Noel, ITT Geospatial Systems Division
> - unknown
>
> Week 9 Steve Gregory of RD Circuits
> - unknown
>
> Week 10 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs
> - descaled the in-line wash machine! Ouch!
>
> Week 11 Dick Krug of Sparton Corporation
> - assisted with AS9100 quality management systems requirements audit
>
> Week 12 Steve Creswick of Balanced Enterprise Solutions
> - Acted as Steve's "go fer" due to a broken leg!
>
> Week 13 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi
> - conducted a plasma pre treatment Taguchi DOE for a sealing process
>
> Week 14 Bev Christian, RIM
> - assisted with a tin pest investigation/test
>
> Week 15 Bev Christian, RIM
> - assisted Bev shoveling snow
>
> Week 16 David Bealer of Watchfire Signs
> - assisted with reflow profiling
>
> Week 17 Brian Ellis, rumored to be retired
> - assisted with rewiring the house, had a tractor accident and found his
> cousin Kloumpios
>
> Week 18 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> - assisted with tin whisker inspection/examinations
>
> Week 19 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
> - assisted with scraping barnacles, boat paint and boat engine maintenance
>
> Week 20 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya
> - assisted with weather observations (70F to snow) and resolving
> electrochemical migration failures
>
> Week 20 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> - assisted with commercial aircraft galley inspection
>
> Week 21 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired, and Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense,
> Space and Security
> - assisted with root cause corrective action tasks
> - assisted with nothing but catching up with the family
>
> Week 22 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc.
> - assisted with metallographic cross-sections and Dye & Pry testing
>
> Week 23 Bev Christian, RIM
> - assisted with a creep corrosion project and the setting up of an oxygen
> bomb
>
> Week 24 Steve Gregory, RD Circuits
> - unknown
>
> Week 25 Ahne Oosterhof, A-Laser
> - assisted with stencil aperture data analysis and split/stacked firewood
>
> Week 26 Scott Post, Delphi
> - assisted/participated in the Kokomo Airshow Race Event
>
> Week 27 Brian Ellis, supposedly retired
> - assisted with tedious website work and family home cooking
>
> Week 28 Nigel Burtt
> - abandoned Nigel and were rumored to be involved in UK News Corps/News
> International cellphone/journalism/politics scandal
>
> Week 29 Richard Stadem,GD-AIS
> - unknown
>
> Week 30 Robert Wolfe, Kimchuk Inc and Graham Naisbitt, Gen3
> - assisted with a hot tub refurbishment for post work day de-stressing
> - assisted with SIR and Cleanliness testing
>
> Week 31 Bev Christian, RIM Inc, and Denny Fritz, SAIC
> - assisted with lab testing
> - assisted with tin whisker investigations
>
> Week 32 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired
> - attempted to provide both US Congress and EU lawmakers "engineered"
> solutions
>
> Week 33 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya
> - unknown
>
> Week 34 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> - assisted with new model qualifications,updating supporting
> documentation,
> strain gaging, performing cross sections, verifying a new selective
> soldering process, and finally assisted with the development of a
> plant-wide
> countermeasure effectiveness auditing program (Wow, they had to work hard
> this week!)
>
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> Dave Hillman
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