LOL - well, if anyone can design electronics to assist ET, it should be
this group!
Dave
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Jim West <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Not sure if adding ET is a good idea.....the EQAB budget will be torn
> apart with "ET Phone Home". Long distance carriers will be knocking down
> the doors soon.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 8:40 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Answer
>
> Ok, since it is Friday, the EQAB just put out this press release.
>
> In an attempt to cover everyone who wants to participate in the Element
> Quiz, both terrestrial and interstellar, EQAB has added ET as a technical
> research adviser. There was also discussion about adding ALF but he eats
> cats which EQAB thought might be a bit extreme to some of the Technet
> membership.
>
> And if the names "ALF" and "ET" don't ring a bell, you need to do a google
> search.
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 7:08 AM, Louis Hart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Joyce, I don't think astrotechnetnauts have any advantage.
> >
> > In answer to your question, I believe the answer is contingent upon
> > the definition of a day - solar or sidereal? Louis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Yuan-chia Joyce
> > Koo
> > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:09 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Element Quiz Answer
> >
> > need to go to international space station to catch your question ;-)
> > (how many times around the globe a day?).
> > On Apr 23, 2015, at 5:32 PM, David Hillman wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Joyce - remember that to be "fair" to everyone on the planet and
> > > multiple time zones, the posting of the Element Quiz was announced
> > > to be any time from Thursday, Noon, Central Standard Time Zone, USA
> > > to Friday, Midnight, Central Standard Time Zone USA. Keeps everyone
> > > guessing.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:28 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> not fair. it is not even Friday... strange
> > >>> Here is the Element Quiz Answer:
> > >>>
> > >>> The Question:
> > >>> This element has a wide range of commercial uses: strobe lights,
> > >>> lasers and ion propulsion engines. The word "stranger" or "strange
> > >>> one". The color "blue". Which element is being described?
> > >>>
> > >>> The Answer:
> > >>> The element is Xenon (Xe). The name xenon is derived from the
> > >>> Greek word "xenon" meaning "strange one or stranger". Xenon makes
> > >>> up just
> > >>> 0.086 ppm
> > >>> by
> > >>> volume of air. Xenon is also approximately 4.5X heavier than air.
> > >>> Xenon headlights have a characteristic "blue" glow. Ramsay and
> > >>> Travers had to
> > >> go
> > >>> to extreme lengths to discover xenon - they had to produced
> > >>> 10,000 pounds
> > >>> of krypton in their refrigeration system to obtain just one pound
> > >>> of
> > >> xenon
> > >>> (fractional distillation of air methodology).
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Leland Woodall, CSTech,
> > >>> and Robert Welch, Moog Components Group, and they will split the
> > >>> services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. The time stamp for
> > >>> their answers from the Rockwell Collins firewall was so close that
> > >>> it was easier to call it a tie!
> > >>>
> > >>> EQAB reviewed Doug's "Pulsium" submission and after extensive
> > >>> research
> > >> has
> > >>> again disqualified his response. The EQAB investigation revealed
> > >>> that pulsars emit electromagnetic radation which is not observable
> > >>> in the visible spectrum. And the color of a pulsar will be
> > >>> dictated by its temperature which means colors other than blue are
> possible.
> > >>>
> > >>> However, EQAB did learn a new fact as part of its research - the
> > >>> two Pioneer spacecraft plaques have Earth's position documented by
> > >>> 14
> > >> specific
> > >>> pulsars relative to our Sun thus providing anyone who bumps into
> > >>> those spacecraft the ability to calculate our location in terms of
> > >>> both space and time. Not sure if that is a good thing or
> > >>> not.................
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> 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 Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
> > >>> Week 69 Leland Woodall, Keihin North America Week 70 Jim West, N.S.
> > >>> International Week 71 Steve Gregory Week 72 Bhanu Sood, CALCE Week
> > >>> 72 Ed Popielarsk Week 72 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group Week
> > >>> 73 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC Week 75
> > >>> Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins Week 76 Graham Collins, Sunsel
> > >>> Systems Week
> > >>> 77 Robert Kondner, Index Designs Week 77 Bonus Brien Bush,
> > >>> Cirtronics Week 78 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > >>> Week 79 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > >>> Week 80 Brian Ellis
> > >>>
> > >>> Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> > >>> -The guys are very lucky. This week, most of the country is on
> > >>> vacation .
> > >>> They are also going to enjoy a great weather. Tell me when they
> > >>> are
> > >> going
> > >>> to arrive at Ben Gurion Intl airport. Starting last Saturday and
> > >>> until Friday, we have Passover Holiday and most of the people
> > >>> don't work. Our tin/lead and lead-free assembly lines were closed
> > >>> on April 2nd.
> > >>> So the
> > >>> boys
> > >>> and I are going to tour the country. I hope next Sunday they will
> > >>> do some work to start the assembly lines just before leaving Israel.
> > >>>
> > >>> Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International -The boys arrived late Sunday
> > >>> and I had them over for a nice home cooked meal, which is my
> > >>> favorite meal that my wife prepared and consisted of roast beef,
> > >>> potatoes, carrots and broccoli....yum! Shared with them some of
> > >>> my diverse adult beverages and told them to enjoy but also to take
> > >>> it easy as I had a big week planned for them. Well, the evening
> > >>> went on
> > >> fine
> > >>> but the adult beverages took over and left all of us feeling a
> > >>> little rough
> > >>> the next morning :-0 So, we started our Monday morning off a
> > >>> little
> > >> late
> > >>> and it took us a better part of the day to get moving. The boys
> > >>> are hard workers and they helped me with multiple projects this
> > >>> week and made my job a little easier and I believe they felt a
> > >>> sense of accomplishment, even though we didn't get off to a good
> > >>> start the beginning of the week. They are primed and raring to go
> > >>> for the next lucky individual that gets their services.
> > >>>
> > >>> Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc -assisted with ????
> > >>>
> > >>> Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group -assisted with ????
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Everyone have a safe week.
> > >>>
> > >>> Dave Hillman
> > >>> Rockwell Collins
> > >>> [log in to unmask]
> > >>> Data Credit Note: the information in the Element Quizzes is taken
> > >>> from several published sources including The History and Use of
> > >>> Our Earth's Chemical Elements by R. Krebs and Nature's Building
> > >>> Blocks by J.
> > >>> Emsley.
> > >>>
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