Dave,



I'll go with Iridium



Regards,

Tom



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Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 10:07 AM

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Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Question



Here is the Element Quiz Question:



The Question:

This element is a metal that is almost impossible to machine as it is neither ductile or mallable. It is the most corrosive-resistant metal known. It is used to make instrumentation that has to withstand high temperatures without breaking down.  One of its isotopes is used for Xray assessment of metal castings for flaws. The element also has found extensive use in Xray telescopes and unmanned spacecraft. Which element is being described?



The winner of the quiz will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.



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



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

- The boys spent their weekend playing golf, and then enjoyed the NCAA tournament games.  Since they were in NC, they rooted heavily for UNC, and their cheers were probably a deciding factor in the game.  They were also quite curious as to how folks could grow to be so tall.



Week 19 ????

- assisted with ????





I hope everyone has a awesome week!



Dave Hillman

Rockwell Collins

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