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Like Dave said, a good thermal insulator.....


Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Rockwell Collins

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Stadem, Richard D. <
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> Well, there is no mention of Odinium in Trout Fishing in America by
> Richard Brautigan, either, but I bet FEQAB can't do this for their daily
> morning bath;
> http://goodnewsplanet.com/still-cold-wisconsin/
> Ya gotta have a little Asgardite in your genetics.
> Odin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 1:11 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer
>
> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is used in medical treatments: (1) one of its radioactive
> isotopes is used to treat cancer; (2) one of this element's salts is
> injected as an internal treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. This element
> has been used by mankind for thousands of years. About one milligram of
> this element exists in every ton of seawater. This element is an excellent
> heat reflector. Which element is being described?
>
> The Answer:
> The element is Gold (Au). The element symbol for gold is derived from the
> Latin word "aurum" which means "shining dawn". Gold is used on the windows
> of skyscrapers as it reflects sunlight and saves energy costs. Gold is a
> critical element in our electronics industry being used on printed circuit
> assemblies and in component fabrication. Ernest Rutherford used a gold foil
> in his famous experiments demonstrating atomic structure. Sodium
> thiosulfate (AuNa3O6Cl4) is used as an injection treatment for Rheumatoid
> Arthritis. However, gold and some of its compounds are toxic when ingested
> resulting in kidney failure and rashes, making gold less popular for
> medicinal purposes with newer medications being more effective.
>
>
> The winner of the quiz  is  Leland Woodall and he will get the services of
> Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
>
>
> Doug's submission of "Odinium" was reviewed by FEQAB and was not accepted.
> A review of  industry publications, primarily, *Metal Ions and their
> Complexes in Medication*, CRC Press,  ISBN 978-0-8247-5351-1 did not reveal
> any documented record of Odinium for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
>
> Sorry Doug, better luck on the next quiz.
>
>
> 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
> Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
> Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> Week 13 No Quiz, Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design
> and Assembly
>
> Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> - Clumpy and Kloumpios arrived safely from EU…swearing never to fly
> discount airlines again. Soon after landing at Dulles, Clumpy and Kloumpios
> drove to Goddard Space Flight Center where they toured the NASA campus
> including an up close viewing of the James Webb Space Telescope which just
> completed multi dof vibration testing. Although a clean tent currently
> covers JWST, Clumpy managed a selfie before it gets moved into the Goddard
> acoustics chamber where it will be exposed to the noise levels that arise
> from an Ariane 5 launch. Both Clumpy and Kloumpios totally want to
> experience what
> 150 decibel racket would feel like. The boys are enjoying a warm week here
> in the DC area, with the cherry blossoms almost a month ahead of schedule,
> nobody’s complaining!
>
> Week 16 John Maxwell
> - Picked Clumpy and Kloumpios at Dulles with the usual grousing about long
> flights. Because this is their second visit I reminded them of their first
> visit when the exhausted my collection of single malt scotch and found the
> keys for my lawn mower. The neighbors had not forgotten them terrifying
> neighborhood dogs and making unusual patterns in their lawns.
>
> The lads understood and went to work clean up my documents and standards.
> We had snow on Tuesday and they pitched in with the neighbors clearing
> drives and side walks. On Wed I took them to the Manassas Bull Run civil
> war battle field so they could understand our civil war and our history
> better. Thursday when work was done we visited a couple of cider vineyards
> and wineries. They enjoyed the Jefferson style hard cider very much. After
> we were done on Friday off to a distillery for a tasting and lunch. Then
> off to the airport for their next adventure. Perfect gentlemen and they
> seemed to enjoy the side trips.
>
> Week 17 Leland Woodall
> - The boys asked for an easy week, so I set them loose with their John
> Deeres.  They performed a spring yard clean-up for the entire subdivision.
> Everyone wanted to know who these little fellas were, and it evolved into
> a discussion about elements and TechNet. Don't think the neighbors will be
> asking me any more questions anytime soon...
>
> Week 18 Leland Woodall
> - assisted with ????
>
>
> I hope everyone has a awesome week!
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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>

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