I am in awe.  I bow to the master.  I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy........

Doug Pauls



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Date:   04/06/2012 10:34 AM
Subject:        Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question



Sorry Doug, Krakatoa was in the Dutch East Indies. That was until some 
enterprising but very fat Netherlander threw a ton of TNT into the 
crater and that is the origin of the Flying Dutchman legend as the 
explosion was a lot worse than he anticipated. He flew by DHL (he'd had 
enough of TNT) to Kingdom Come but, en route, he had a malaise as he 
flew past Johore and, in honour of the occasion, they named the country 
Malaisia; somehow the spelling changed later. His mortal remains landed 
in a tin mine further north and the workers thought they had found a 
dead Ipohpotamos. They put this curiosity in a fridge to make it Kuala 
(Lumpur or like it) and then decided to Penang epistle to Queen Vicky, 
telling her of this new species. She asked to have it returned to the 
Spectred Isle but as the government of the day was Conservative, the 
workers decided to remove the remains of the eruption before crating it. 
To clean it up, they removed the body to a Lava-Tory, where it regained 
the flush of youth. When she saw the body, the Queen uttered the famous 
phrase, "I am not amused!" so it ended up in amuseum. This caused a 
diplomatic incident with the Dutch Royal Family which greatly pleased 
the inhabitants of the Indies, so they invented a Bali dance called the 
Java. While thus gyrating, they banged their feet on the floor, causing 
them to Krakatoa!

Brian

On 06/04/2012 17:26, Douglas Pauls wrote:
> Well now, Dave poses a perplexing one today.  Volcanos put out an
> astonishing amount of elements and greenhouse gasses.  The US Congress
> currently has a bill being considered that outlaws all volcanic 
eruptions
> so that they will no longer contribute to global warming.  Failure to
> comply could result in fines for the offending volcano.
>
> After perusing my reference books, I believe the answer is Smokium,
> another of the half fractional elements.  The two naturally occuring
> isotopes are Ashium and Sootium, both similar in properties to carbon.
> Smokium has been theorized since ancient times, but has always been
> difficult to isolate in pure form, primarily because every time the
> researchers got close enough to the source, the volcano exploded.  It is
> believed that the first successful isolation occurred on August 27, 1883
> on an island in Malaysia.  You may have heard of it - Krakatoa.   I
> believe that the last know words of the researchers involved were "Naw,
> the worst is past".  Since that time researchers have considered it too
> dangerous to work with in very pure form.   Fortunately, mixtures of
> Smokium, Ashium and Sootium appear to be safe for commercial uses.
>
> We can deduce that Smokium is essential to life.  There is a small 
amount
> of Smokium in cigarettes.  I can go to the window of my office area and 
on
> a day where it is -20F (a typical Iowa January) with blowing snow and 
ice,
> and see groups of smokers huddled outside.  It must be essential to 
life.
> Think about it.  George Burns lived to be 100 and he smoked a cigar a 
day.
>   Smokium.  Smokium is often used quite a bit here in Iowa.  We use it 
to
> cure pork chops and turkeys, which is why Iowa smoked pork chops and
> smoked turkeys are superior to those found in other states.  A little
> Smokium goes a long way.
>
> Smokium output is common for most cars but we don't really want it, as
> Dave says.  You occasionally see a car pulled off the road with the
> Smokium rolling out and so no longer functional.  In electronics, it is
> often a trace constituent in components.  Occasionally, we have a
> component blow from overvoltage and then the unit does not work because 
we
> have left all of the "magic smoke" out.
>
> I now wait in breathless anticipation to find out how I get disqualified
> this week.
>
> Doug Pauls
>
>
>
> From:   "David D. Hillman"<[log in to unmask]>
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> Date:   04/06/2012 07:14 AM
> Subject:        [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - the Question
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>
>
>
> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
>
> This element is essential to life. Erupting volcanoes produce this
> element. This element is part of most automobiles but we really don't 
want
>
> to utilize its specific application. This element has two naturally
> occurring isotopes. What element is being described?
>
>
> The winner of the weekly element 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!)
>
> Week 35 Joe Russeau, Precision Analytical Laboratories
> - assisted with new equipment preparations
>
> Week 36 Patrick Goodyear, PGE
> - assisted with beach trash collection duty
>
> Week 37 Dave Elder, Tait Radio Communications
> - assisted Dave Hillman with a geography lesson, watch USA vs Irland in
> World Rugby Cup and went skiing.
>
> Week 38 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired
> - took the week off, and went to see some Tampa Bay Rays games
>
> Week 39 Andy Giamis, Commscope
> - assisted with metallographic cross-sectional analysis of die cast Mg 
and
> taught a group of Cub Scouts how to hotwire a tractor
>
> Week 40 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi
> - assisted with a customer audit
>
> Week 41 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls
> - assisted with pcb cross-section analysis
>
> Week 42 Andy Giamis, Commscope
> - Andy gave them the week off (BBQ and English ale party)
>
> Week 43: 4 winners
>             Bev Christian, RIM
> - assisted with testing of phthalates
>           Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> - assisted with installing a new fuel pump on the tractor, mowing my 
yard
> and raking the leaves/pine needles.
>          Patrick Goodyear, PGE
> - assisted with relaxing on the beach following kelp removal efforts
>          Richard Stadem,GD-AIS
> - assisted with the qualification of a Radon-fueled Airvac PCBRM 5.2 
with
> its new 50,000 watt pre-heater and Radon emitting laser reflow head
>
> Week 44 Patrick Goodyear, PGE
> - assisted with sifting sand at the beach looking for sand dollars
>
> Week 45 Dock Brown, Medtronic
> - assisted with the synthesizing a postmodern fusion of Firesign's
> Department of Redundancy Department with Sokol's boundary transgression
> quantum gravity paradigm shift
>
> Week 46 Dock Brown, Medtronic
> - assisted with ???
>          Bev Christian, RIM
> - assisted RIM co-ops with research projects
>
> Week 47 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
> - assisted with counterfeit part inspection and snow plow duty
>
> Week 48 Mike Fenner, Indium
> - assisted with automotive repairs and for holiday relaxation
>
> Week 49 Reuven Rokah
> - assisted with patent investigations
>
> Week 50 Rex Waygood, Hansatech EMS
> - assisted with:
> Tuesday after H&S induction: Solve the EU financial crisis.
> Wednesday: Provide sufficient information to the TAC to get the EU to
> permit Pb in solders.
> Thursday: Win the lottery on my behalf using a single ticket. (I'm not
> greedy any win will do)
> Friday until departure: Enjoy the south of England countryside,
>
> Week 51 Bev Christian, RIM
> - assisted with a hearty meal which will include Canadian bacon and 
maple
> syrup
> - played Settlers of Catan for a while.
> - investigate a cure for head on pillow?
> - create a halogen-free epoxy that isn't brittle?
> - cure tin whiskers
> - Perfect rework techniques for 0.50025s and 0.2 mm pitch 5000 pin BGAs.
>
> Week 52 Dock Brown, Medtronic
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 53 Ian Fox, Aero Engine Controls
> - assisted with failure analysis assistance and removal of snow
>
> Week 54 Steve Mikell, supposedly retired
> - assisted with ????
>
>    Phil Anslow, MBDA Systems
> - assisted with in preparation of 3-5year strategy and cooking of
> Valentine's Day meal for my lovely wife - oh and me!
>
> Week 55 Brian Ellis, not retired and having lots of fun
> - assisted with video editing of 100+ cassettes and eating wonderful 
food
>
> Week 56 Aleks Lozinsky, Technic Canada
> - unknown
>
> Week 57 Tan Geok Ang, NA
> - assisted with a tour of Singapore and fun at Clarke Quay
>
> Week 58 Gebhard Neifer, Delphi
> - unknown
>     Aleks Lozinsky, Technic Canada
> - unknown
>
> Week 59 Rex Waygood, Hansatech EMS
> - assisted with preparing for the arrival of a Europlacer Iineo II and
> some sightseeing
>
> Week 60 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics
> - assisted with car manufacturers EMC requirements, high voltage PTC
> heaters and helped paint Easter eggs
>
> Everyone have a safe week!
>
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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