Polonium?

Blair

On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:01:23 -0600, David D. Hillman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question:
>
>The Question:
>This element has 46 isotopes but only one is stable. This element is so
>scarce that 500 tons of ore must be processed to extract 4 kilograms of
>the element. It has very few commercial uses - it has been used for
>portable x-ray sources and in laser applications. The dust of this element
>is both toxic and explosive. 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
>Week 29 Steve Creswick
>Week 30 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
>Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
>Week 32 Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins
>Week 33 Steve Creswick
>Week 34 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
>Week 35 Don Vischulis
>Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC
>Week 37 Larry Dzaugis
>Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell
>Week 38 Curt McNamara, Logic PD
>
>Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
>- deferred the boys to Curt's facility
>
>Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>- Tell the guys I'm giving them a late Christmas present, and they can
>spend the week at home with their wives fulfilling their own set of
>chores.  Maybe they'll get a chance to get back to NC a little later on in
>
>the year, and it will be warm enough to go fishing at the coast.
>
>Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>- assisted with ????
>
>Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
>- assisted with ????
>
>Week 41 ????
>- assisted with ????
>
>
>Everyone have a safe week.
>
>Dave Hillman
>Rockwell Collins
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