Sorry Doug but just have a single artifact stating a specific detail is not
enough in the world of science. There needs to be multiple data artifacts
that have been consensus peer reviewed. I can show you a number of
"reports" stating the Earth is flat and the Sun revolves around us but it
doesn't mean those reports are correct.

Oh, I can see the Element Quiz on Friday is going to be epic.

Dave

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 7:54 AM, Douglas Pauls <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Bev,
> Thank you for your observations.  I was thinking about your response on
> Saturday night.  I am positive that I was the only one on the planet
> Saturday night lying in hammock in the rain with a Boy Scout Troop,
> thinking about the physics and chemistry of a half fractional element.
>
> So, I had to go back and do some research.  Fortunately, I have an
> excellent colleague to help me.  As many of you might recall, Clumpy
> and Kloumpios are married, and the wives make their residence here in
> Iowa.  Clumpy's wife, Ellywick, is the Clan Historian and Keeper of
> Records.  When Hillman callously sends the boys all over the globe,
> Ellywick has been working on digitizing centuries of esoteric scientific
> literature.  She has many of the confirming records that Dave can never
> seem to find.  If he would only ask....
>
> In reviewing my submission, I was in error on the formula, as Ellywick
> pointed out.  It should have been So(NO3)4, which would give So a +4
> valence for that compound. Since research on pure Solomonium is scarce, it
> is unknown if it could have another valence when combined with the highly
> unstable nitrous trioxide molecule.  Perhaps that is what led to the demise
> of Dr. Oddy.  Ellywick also informed me that the ash residue found in the
> disaster was actually Dr. Arnold Oddy, Andrew's twin brother. Which is why
> Dr. Andrew Oddy lives on today, though of course, grief stricken over the
> loss.  My error.
>
> Your theories regarding the half factional atomic numbers is intriguing.
> We are all used to thinking about atomic orbitals being half filled.
> Perhaps the half fractionals have atomic orbitals only quarter filled.
> Perhaps beside having up-spin and down-spin, they are side-spin.
>
> You have, of course destroyed any chance of a good night's sleep for
> weeks....
>
>
>
>
>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> Rockwell Collins
>
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Bev Christian <[log in to unmask]
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Doug,
> > There is also a slight problem with your chemical formula.
> > SO2NO4 stands for one sulfur atom, two oxygen atoms, one nitrogen atom
> and
> > four oxygen atoms.
> >
> > I would humbly like to offer some comments and suggestions.
> > 1) If you meant So2NO4, then you are implying an anion of NO4 (charge
> > unknown). Such an anion or even an uncharged molecule of such a formula
> > does
> > not exist.
> > 2) If you meant to write SoONO3, then So would have a charge of +3.
> > 3) If you meant to write So2ONO3, then each So atom would have a charge
> of
> > +1.5, which would be in keeping with some other half fractional elements.
> > 4) Yet another possibility is that you should have written So2ONO3, where
> > the NO3 is the highly unstable nitrous trioxide molecule (really does
> > exist), which is stabilized as an adduct by the So2O entity. I say entity
> > because I am not sure if it is covalent or ionic. Nevertheless, the
> > oxidation number for So would be 1.
> >
> > The latter makes me wonder if the true atomic number is 48.5, not 46.5.
> > This would make So2 similar to Hg2+2 and Cd2+2.  I worked on the latter
> > during my time as a PhD student, but did not generate enough data for a
> > degree and went off and looked at the sulfides and selenides of
> phosphorus
> > and arsenic instead.
> >
> > There are other possibilities, but they entail suggesting that you made
> an
> > error in not including another, additional type of half fractional
> element
> > in the formula you stated and there are too many possibilities to go into
> > here.
> >
> > I look forward to your reply and wonder if any of my guesses (2-4) and/or
> > idea about the atomic number are correct or if you have an alternate
> > explanation.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bev
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman
> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 2:28 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer
> >
> > Here is the Element Quiz Question:
> >
> > The Question:
> > This element is a metal and has a large variety of commercial
> applications.
> > It can be found in nature as a free element and is one of the best known
> > element despite only being the 35th most abundant on Earth. The element
> is
> > mentioned in the Bible and was known to ancient civilizations. This
> element
> > has been poisoning humans for hundreds of years. This element is used in
> > the Oddy test. Which element is being described?
> >
> > The Answer:
> > The element is Lead (Pb). Lead is used in hundreds of commercial
> > applications and has equally been shown to be toxic in hundreds of ways.
> > Lead was added to wine, used in paint, used in gasoline and in cosmetics
> > before its toxicity was fully understood. Lead chromate (PbCrO4) is a
> safe
> > yellow pigment and lead azide [Pb(N3)2] is used as a detonator of
> > explosives. Lead derives its name from the Latin word "plumbum" which is
> > the origin of the English word "plumbing", all associated with the use of
> > lead for water pipes in the Roman Empire.
> >
> > The Oddy test is a procedure created at the British Museum by
> conservation
> > scientist William Andrew Oddy in 1973,[in order to test materials for
> > safety in and around art objects. This test calls for a sample of the
> > material in question to be placed in an airtight container with three
> > coupons of different metals-silver, lead, and copper-that are not
> touching
> > each other or the sample of the material.[3] The container is sealed
> with a
> > small amount of de-ionized water to maintain a high humidity, then heated
> > at 60 degrees Celsius for 28 days. An identical container with three
> metal
> > coupons acts as a control. If the metal coupons show no signs of
> corrosion,
> > then the material is deemed suitable to be placed in and around art
> > objects. The Oddy test is not a contact test, but is for testing
> > off-gassing.
> >
> >
> > The winner of the quiz is Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp. and will get the
> > services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
> >
> > The EQAB was quite impressed with Doug's submission of "solomonium" but
> due
> > to he submitted silver as his first response, all other submissions are
> > null and void. Additionally, William Oddy is alive and breathing which
> > conflicts with some of Doug's details. EQAB did find it interesting that
> > nearly everyone but Doug does not survive interactions with the half
> > fractional elements!
> >
> >
> > 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
> > Week 17 Leland Woodall
> > Week 18 Leland Woodall
> > Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing
> > Week 20 Robert Kondner
> > Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc.
> > Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC
> > Week 23 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
> > Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems
> > Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> > Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International
> > Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose
> > Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> > Week 28 Leland Woodall
> > Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> >
> > Week 30 Leland Woodall
> > - It's roasting in NC right now, so the guys and I will have some early
> > morning golf this weekend.  Next week they can assist me with writing
> work
> > instructions for our rework department.  Joy, joy, right?
> >
> > Week 31 Leland Woodall
> > - assisted with ????
> >
> > Week 32 Steve Gregory
> > - assisted with ????
> >
> > Week 33 Leland Woodall
> > - assisted with ????
> >
> > Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
> > - assisted with ???
> >
> >
> > I hope everyone has a awesome week.
> >
> > Dave Hillman
> > Rockwell Collins
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
>