Well, I strongly suspect the real answer IS curium. Lots of overlap with the Wikipedia listing, including isotope life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curium
If that is the answer, I suggest you give Clumpy and Klumpuopolis the week off to get into shape for the upcoming Dragon Boat Racing season, now going into full swing.
Denny Fritz
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Hi Leland - just a point of Rules of Order but the Friday Element Quiz
rbitration Board (FEQAB) had previously ruled that Doug could not submit
second guess for the Quiz thus your second answer is not eligible for
nclusion in this week's Quiz. Ya only get one guess!
Dave
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et's retract my previous attempt, and go with Curium. My final answer.
Leland
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Strontium?
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Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question a half day early due
o my Friday schedule:
The Question:
The existence of this element was kept secret until the end of WWII. There
re 14 known isotopes of this element with one having a half life of 16
illion years. An isotope of this element is used as a power source for
acemakers, navigational buoys and spacecraft. What element is being
escribed?
he winner of the weekly element quiz will get the services of Clumpy and
loumpios 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
ousin 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
lectrochemical 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,
pace 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
omb
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
nternational 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"
olutions
Week 33 Mark Woolley, PTRL Laboratory Avaya
unknown
Week 34 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
assisted with new model qualifications,updating supporting
ocumentation, strain gaging, performing cross sections, verifying a new
elective soldering process, and finally assisted with the development of
plant-wide countermeasure effectiveness auditing program (Wow, they had
o 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
orld 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
aught 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
nd 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
ts 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
epartment of Redundancy Department with Sokol's boundary transgression
uantum 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:
uesday after H&S induction: Solve the EU financial crisis.
ednesday: Provide sufficient information to the TAC to get the EU to
ermit Pb in solders.
hursday: Win the lottery on my behalf using a single ticket. (I'm not
reedy any win will do) Friday until departure: Enjoy the south of England
ountryside,
Week 51 Bev Christian, RIM
assisted with a hearty meal which will include Canadian bacon and maple
yrup
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 unknown
Phil Anslow, MBDA Systems
assisted with in preparation of 3-5year strategy and cooking of
alentine'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
ome sightseeing
Week 60 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics
assisted with car manufacturers EMC requirements, high voltage PTC
eaters and helped paint Easter eggs
Week 61 Joshua Muonio, Analog Technologies Corp.
assisted with cutting out lead-free chocolate bunnies with our nitrogen
nerted laser system
Week 62 Dock Brown, Medtronics
assisted with working on the TechNet Interstate Party Bus. So far I
ave a collection of old soap box racers and go-cart engines so all the
ecessary materials are in place. What's needed now is just vehicle
esign and assembly. Once it's done, there will be no more begging
anagement for conference travel funds
Week 63 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics
assisted with lithium ion cell balancing and fuel cell protection
Week 64 James Head, Crowcon
assisted with recce a trail I'm planning for Oxford Hash House Harriers
Hillman note - if you don't know the word "recce", you should look it up)
Week 65 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
assisted with golf ball retreval duty at Bethpage State Park (The Black
olf Course) and relaxing at the beach
Week 66 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings
assisted with tire crew duty at the Indy time trials, an awesome
emorial day cookout and test results review support
Week 67 Steve Creswick, Balanced Enterprise Solutions
assisted with ????
Week 68 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
assisted with a relaxing weekend of dabbling around the house, identify
igher resolution cameras to outfit vision systems and working on
treamlining Trial build process and strengthening Quality Audit system.
Week 69 ????
assisted with ????
veryone have a safe week!
ave Hillman
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