Here is the Element Quiz Question:
The Question:
This element is a major fire hazard and must be stored in kerosene or an
inert atmosphere. It will ignite and burn if it comes in contact with skin.
This element, in its gas form, can be used to make a very accurate gas cell
clock for GPS applications. This element is produced from ore found
primarily in two geographic locations: the Italian island of Elba and
Manitoba Canada. This element is used in brain tumor treatments. Which
element is being described?
The Answer:
The element is Rubidium (Rb)! Rubidium does not occur in its metallic form
in nature but sea water contains 0.2ppm of it. Rubidium gas cell clocks are
used today in many GPS applications as it allows for very accurate time
keeping. Rubidium is used to locate brain tumors - as a weak radioisotope
it preferentially attaches to diseased tissue rather than healthy
tissue.There is also a good chance the photoelectric eye for your garage
door contains Rubidium.
The winner of the quiz is Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB
Design and Assembly and will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for
the week. Lots of good answers this week but only Matthias had the correct
submission.
FEQAB reviewed Doug's submission of Elbanium and after consultation with
the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's
Interior (IAVCEI) on the former existance of a second island near Elba, has
disqualified his answer. No historical record of such an island or
destructive explosion - such an event would have been recorded in a similar
fashion to Krakatoa.
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
Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
Week 8 Leland Woodall
Week 8 David Bealer, SMT
Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics
- Dave, this victory is the capstone, the gilding on my career...end of
this month I'm officially retiring. Clumpy and Kloumpios help will be
welcome in clearing out the office. Not sure if I will stick on TechNet or
not...it's been a big part of my life for most of the past 20 years but I
may go on to do something completely different.
Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
- Sorry for the late reply but I was busy showing Clumpy how to perform an
FAA Test Setup Conformity for an explosive atmosphere test and then Clumpy
started to tell me about the new dimensional transport system attached to
his John Deere tractor. Clumpy said explosive atmospheres were the least of
their problems during development this new technology. I can report that
everything is working well with the new transport system. Clumpy arrived
with a "Poof" in my backyard and he immediately started fishing off my back
deck, explaining that the new transport system makes him very hungry
whenever he uses it. Clumpy says that he hopes Kloumpios is having a good
time with Scott Decker, wherever he is, and that he hopes to stick around
here for a while since he likes watching new technology being tested.
Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
- Sorry for the delay also. I was in a global even for our company and
also working with Clumpy and Kloumpios to keep them working on the board
designs I was doing before the event so I could stay in the event. It’s
never a dull moment in our company and as it turns out, I still needed to
help them out, but they did get me through until today, Friday so it was
still all worth it! J It’s pretty amazing that they can adapt to so many
jobs that they get sent to, I wish I could do everything as well as they
do, I could be a star! However, that said, I try to under achieve since
that keeps me out of the lime light and not the spot light or cross hairs…
:-/
Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
- The boys can help me to compare a reverse-engineered old multilayer layout
against the x-rays from the original (no data, no schematics, no gerbers at
all available, but the urgent need for some spare units....), can coil some
dozens RF toroids and last, but not least (if they aren't allergic against
cats) can entertain our tomcats* (who are not amused at the ugly wet wet
thaw here...). I've heard Clumpy and Kloumpios can meanwhile apparate and
disapparate like
Harry Potter, thus there is no need to pick them up from the next airport
(would be MUC)?
Week 13 No Quiz, the boys were helping Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins, with
his IPC Hall of Fame Award
Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
- assisted with ????
I hope everyone has a awesome week!
Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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