great element.... especially for fatigue....add a little, big  
difference... silly not to use it.
       jk
On Dec 21, 2016, at 3:35 PM, David Hillman wrote:

> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is associated with Wood's metal. This element has wide  
> spread
> commercial use in batteries and nuclear reactor control rods. It's
> compounds are/were used to make brilliant red, yellow and orange  
> colors in
> oil paints. This element is toxic to the human body. Which element  
> is being
> described?
>
> The Answer:
> The element is Cadmium (Cd)! Cadmium is an element that has a  
> tremendous
> applications but is comes with a host of hazard and toxicity issues.
> Nickel-cadmium batteries and the neutron absorbing control rods are  
> two of
> the many commercial uses. Wood's metal is an alloy of Cd/Pb/Bi/Sn  
> with a
> melting point of 70C making it ideal for repairing antiques. Its most
> important application maybe in fire suppression/sprinkler systems.
>
>
> The winners of the quiz are Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp., and Ian  
> Fox, Rolls
> Royce, and  they will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for  
> the week
> after Xmas. Keith's and Ian's answers arrived  at 8:00AM per the  
> firewall
> time stamp in a tie. The boys are going to spend their holiday at home
> celebrating with their families and then head for Keith's and Ian's
> facilities.
>
> FEQAB reviewed Doug's response of "Lumberium" and disqualified that  
> answer.
> FEQAB contacted the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers
> Association (NLBMDA)  for validation of "Lumberium" as a component of
> hardwoods and there was no records to backup Doug's claims. As an  
> avid wood
> burning stove user, I have dealt with osage orange trees and have  
> found no
> presence of "Lumberium".
>
>
> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>
> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
> Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
> Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
> Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
>
> Week 3 John Burke
> -I will be checking out their failure analysis skill set - onward  
> to the
> laboratory! Update: FA skills are good! The boys had a great time  
> in the
> lab although things heated up when they thought the laser cutter for
> cutting out the samples could be modified for laser tag.
>
> Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> - Drew gave the boys the week off and recommended they head over to  
> Greece
> and/or Cyprus for some R&R.
>
> Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
> - assisted with ????
>
> I hope everyone has a awesome holiday break! See you in the New Year!
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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