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I heard of that!! Isn't that where the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog was
found? You know, the one with nasty, big, pointy teeth! That's no ordinary
rabbit. Must have been eating Dentite.

Lloyd Duso
Diamond-MT
Plant Manager
(814) 535-3505
www.Diamond-mt.com


On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Douglas Pauls
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> Of course, the material that Dave refers to is one of the half fractional
> elements, Dazzlium (Dz), most commonly found as Stannous Dazzlide (Sn2Dz4)
> in the ore Dentite.
>
> Dazzlium was first isolated by Dr. P.F. Fang and Dr. I.R. Incisor of the
> Royal Scottish Dental College at Crianlarich.  The sheep herds in the area
> surrounding Crianlarich seemed to have teeth that were abnormally strong,
> much whiter than usual, and oddly, the sheep tended to walk sideways. Even
> given the fact that Scottish Sheep are a little odder than normal, this
> was abnormal behavior.
>
> As Drs. Fang and Incisor watched the sheep, it seemed that they would
> regularly chew on some of the softer rocks in the area.  Analyzing the
> rocks led to the discovery and isolation of Dazzlium.  They found that
> Dazzlium greatly strengthened the enamel of teeth and had a bleaching
> effect, which is why it was sometimes used in toothpaste.  Unfortunately,
> it also had a bit of a narcotic effect, causing the Crianlarich sheep to
> be addicts.
>
> Sadly, Drs. Fang and Incisor came to a sad end.  My mining all the surface
> Dentite, there was none left for the sheep to chew, resulting in severe
> withdrawal.  And a drug addicted sheep with super strong teeth and a bad
> attitude is a thing you don't want to see.  The local sheep herds ate the
> research crews, and it remains to this day the only instance of sheep
> cannibalism in history.  On the other hand, it provided Monty Python with
> lots of material in later years.  The Royal Scottish Society of Sheep
> Drugs recommended that Dazzlium no longer be incorporated into toothpaste
> or cough syrup as a precautionary step.
>
> Now, Dave's hint on "Carbonara" is an interesting story.  Some of the
> refined Dazzlium made its way to Ferrieto, Italy, where the Italian
> College of Pizza is located.  The R&D department there found that a little
> Dazzlium, added to tomatos, had a tendency to turn the tomatos black in
> the pizza ovens.  It was frequently heard in the research kitchens:
> Hey Luigi, whatsa dat on toppa you pizza?
> Mario, datsa carbona.
>
> As it turned out, no one could really get their minds wrapped around the
> concept of black pizza, even billled as Cajun Pizza, so Dazzlium was not
> used.  However, Dazzlium is presently used to carmelize onions, which is
> why it is mined so heavily today.
>
> OK, Dave, I get the boys back right?  Better be, their wives are getting
> cranky and have been calling me.......
>
> Doug Pauls
>
>
>
> From:   "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:   11/01/2013 02:43 PM
> Subject:        [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question
> Sent by:        TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is the 12th most produced chemical in the United States. A
> compound of this element was an ingredient in toothpaste and cough syrup
> until it was banned. The product "Carbona". 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 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
> 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
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 29 Steve Creswick
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 30 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
> - assisted with draining ,cleaning & reloading a 800 pound monster HASL
> machine.
>
> Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
> - Our tool and die making team could use some help setting up presses and
> maintaining tools, so Clumpy and Kloumpios will get a crash course in
> precision metal stamping this week! I hope they brought sunglasses and
> swimsuits, because it's still beach weather here in sunny South Florida,
> and they should have plenty of time to work on their tan.
>
> Week 32 ????
> - assisted with ????
>
>
> Everyone have a safe week!
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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