I have an engineering degree because I met the necessary requirements! And
its apparent that you didn't read the Quiz question or have a good grasp of
metallurgy. You are correct that the quiz only said fuze and not water
sprinkler systems - if I gave you that specific of a clue the quiz would be
too easy. And second, with a sublimation temperature of 1232.6C, even if
Fusium was a small fraction of the fuse alloy, your "alloy" would have too
high of melting temperature to function as a valid fuse. Therefore, taking
all of the quiz clues in consideration in comparison to your quiz response,
EQAB had ample justification for disqualification of your submission.

If you want, you can appeal to CEO S. White and CFO H. Prince for further
review. But last I heard, they were in Aruba enjoying the warm weather and
would not be available until early summer.

Dave

On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Douglas Pauls <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Good Lord, how did you ever get an engineering degree?
>
> 1.  You never specified water sprinkler systems.
> 2.  Fusium is not used in fuses as a pure element, only as a small
> alloying material, so my answer is still correct.  Fusium facilitates the
> vaporization of metals with lower melting points.
>
> So there.
>
>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> Rockwell Collins
>
> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 4:11 PM, David Hillman <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Here is the Element Quiz Answer:
>>
>> The Question:
>> This element is considered "rare" despite it being widely distributed over
>> the Earth's crust. Its abundance is estimated at 1x10-1 milligrams per
>> kilogram and does not occur as a free metal. It is typically produced as a
>> byproduct of refining other ore bodies. It is used to make meltable metal
>> fuses and is used to make brilliant red/yellow/orange artist's paints.
>> What
>> element is being described?
>>
>> The Answer:
>> The element is Cadmium (Cd)! Cadmium is found in an ore called greenockite
>> (cadmium sulfite) but the ore does not have a high enough concentration of
>> Cd to be extracted profitably. Cadmium is typically obtained as a by
>> product of refining zinc ores instead. Cadmium is a major constituent of
>> an
>> alloy called Wood's Metal which is used as a fuse in overhead sprinklers
>> in
>> fire suppression systems because it melts at 70C.
>>
>>
>> The winner(s) of the weekly element quiz is Jim West, N.S. International,
>>  and he will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
>>
>> The EQAB reviewed Doug's submission of Fusium and because it has a
>> sublimation temperature of 1232.6C, it clearly can not be used as a fire
>> sprinkler system as a fuse - the building would be ash and the fuse would
>> still be solid!
>>
>>
>> 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, SAIC
>> Week 21 Amol Kane
>> Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
>> Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
>> Week 22 Phil Kinner
>> Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
>> Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
>> Week 25 Keith Calhoun, SoparkCorp
>> 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
>> Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
>> Week 41 Steve Gregory
>> Week 42 Steve Mikell
>> Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
>> Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
>> Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
>> Week 47 Phil Bavaro,L-3 Communications
>> Week 48 Brian Ellis
>> Week 49 Leland Woodall,CSTech
>> Week 49 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
>> Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
>> Week 51 Karen Tellefsen.
>> Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
>> Week 53 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
>> Week 54 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Com.
>> Week 55 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. deferred to Richard Stadem, GD,
>> Week 56 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LLC
>> Week 57 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
>> Week 58 Leland Woodall, CSTech, Inc.
>> Week 58 Bonus Question Robert Wolfe
>> Week 59 Greg Munie, IPC
>> Week 60 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
>> Week 61 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
>> Week 62 Leland Woodall
>> Week 62 Brien Bush, Cirtronics
>> Week 63 Pat Goodyear, PGE
>> Week 64 Ed Popielarski
>> Week 65 Jim West, N.S. International
>> Week 66, Brian Ellis
>> Week 67, Ravinder Ajmani, HGST
>>
>> Week 68 Robert Wolfe
>> - Well Holiday time is very near so, great it's always tough picking out a
>> tree they can help with that this weekend! Enjoy a little nog too! With a
>> little dark rum of course! Maybe the John Deer can help drag it out from
>> the deep woods! Sat was way too rainy here to pick a tree so Sun was the
>> day! They can help with putting it up & decorating it during the week
>> too. We can enjoy some Dark & Stormy's for the decoration efforts.
>>
>> Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
>> - I'm going to give Leland an early Christmas gift by sending the boys off
>> to his facility.  However, when the boys arrived my kids put them to work
>> right away playing dolls and trucks.  Isaac, my six year old, showed the
>> boys the nice hole accidentally put in our new couch by Gramma Tex.  To
>> which the boys asked, why do you call your grandma, Gramma Tex?  Isaac
>> said
>> because she branded our COWCH (True story about Isaac, the couch and
>> Gramma
>> Tex; he came up with that on his own).  Claire, my three-year-old, kept
>> squeezing the stuffing out of Kloumpios.  She kept calling him Wayne from
>> Prep and Landing.  Our youngest, Jacob, demoted mom and dad from diaper
>> doody and promoted the boys.  They were still sporting hazmat suits when
>> they left this morning.  Clumpy insisted on using my oxygen tank from my
>> oxy-acetylene torch set-up.  While they enjoy fraternizing with people
>> their own size, the boys seemed ready to hit the road this morning.  I
>> don't think they are use to all that excitement and energy.  So Leland,
>> they may be a bit amped up when they arrive.  Red Bull was a popular
>> beverage with them over the weekend.
>>
>> Week 69  Leland Woodall, Keihin North America
>> -The guys are doing a great job helping me prepare for next week.  We all
>> gathered up leaves and mowed the yard yesterday.  The neighbors had never
>> seen three John Deeres in one yard before. After work we'll get busy
>> completing the remaining Christmas décor and wrapping the remainder of the
>> packages
>>
>>
>> Week 70 Jim West, N.S. International
>> -assisted with ????
>>
>>
>> Everyone have a safe week.
>>
>> Dave Hillman
>> Rockwell Collins
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