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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 9:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question
Which is why thiosufate (used as a fixer in chemical photography) is a
pleonasm.
Brian
On 26.07.2013 16:08, Steven Creswick wrote:
> Hmm. I clueless, but Greek for sulphur/sulfur is "thion", if that
> counts....
>
> Steve
>
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> Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question
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> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element has allotropic behavior. One of its allotropic forms acts like
> dry ice and sublimates. This element was known, as part of some ores, by
> the Chinese, Greeks and Romans as far back as 3600 BCE. The primary source
> of this element today is as a by-product of nickel and copper smelting. What
> element is being described?
>
> Bonus Question:
> Provide the Greek word from which the modern element name was derived.
>
>
> The winner of the weekly element quiz 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 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
> - My first thought for Clumpy and Kloumpios was to ask if they knew how to
>
> drain swamps. It has rained here in Indiana almost every day for 10 days
> and is forecast to thunderstorm for almost ten more. Any chance Kloumpios
>
> has any biblical roots and is related to Noah of Ark fame?? At the very
> least, please have Graham Naisbitt ship some wellies (Wellington boots) here
> to Indiana for the coming week. Only slightly more seriously, what do
>
> Clumpy and Kloumpios know about counterfeit components? Any day, I expect
>
> to be thrown into that messy topic to support the Department of Defense.
> And, what clearance do the guys have - confidential, secret, top secret, or
> keep-from-telling-Doug?. Can either run an XRF or SEM? I presume they have
> eagle eyes, so they can observe components through our optical microscopes.
> Finally, is either carrying a small spare lead-acid battery?
>
> Our UPS unit protecting the instruments from the too frequent lightning
> surges crapped out last week.
>
> Week 21 Amol Kane
> - the boys can help me with optimization and qualification of Process
> Equipment like stencil printer and wash. In their spare time they can enjoy
> the fine TX summer
>
> Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> - the boys can stay 2 days with me and as I've always said "a man's home is
> his castle, in a manor of speaking". I'll be training them in stand-up
> comedy dealing with the dichotomy of Technet humor. Their names and act will
> be " Grim and Stellar".
>
> David Bealer, Watch Fire Signs
> - since I will be out next week, they can take those 2 days off. Everybody
> deserves a weekend once in a while.
>
> Week 22 Phil Kinner
> - assisted with ?
>
> Week 23 ????
> - assisted with ????
>
> Everyone have a safe week!
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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