Nope, I ain't buyin' that.  Mis-direction would have used some OTHER
element.  You are still disqualified.


Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Rockwell Collins

On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 7:39 AM, David Hillman <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Sorry Doug but the inclusion of the actual answer in the list of clues was
> not a mistake, it was the highest level of mis-direction and deception!
>
> At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 7:16 AM, Douglas Pauls <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I have convened a special meeting of the FEQAB and they have disqualified
>> my esteemed colleague's question.  When you put the answer in the question,
>> it's not really a question, now is it?  I am going to take this one and
>> frame it.  In 4 years of the exercise this is the first time he goofed.
>> Well, other than the weekly goofs of disqualifying me.
>>
>>
>> Doug Pauls
>> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
>> Rockwell Collins
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 7:01 AM, David Hillman <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>>>
>>> The Question:
>>> This element does not oxidize in air. The name for this element is
>>> Spanish
>>> in origin. This element exists in high abundance on the Moon. The most
>>> common use of platinum is as a catalyst in chemical reactions. Large ore
>>> deposits of this element are found in the Merensky Reef. Which element is
>>> being described?
>>>
>>> The Answer:
>>> The element is Platinum (Pt). Platinum derives its name from the Spanish
>>> word "platina" meaning "little silver". The largest commercial use of
>>> platinum is for catalytic converters in vehicles. The early Spanish
>>> explorers found quite a bit of platinum in South America but it was often
>>> simply thrown away, and there was an official decree forbidding the
>>> adulteration of gold with platinum impurities. The Merensky Reef is a
>>> layer
>>> of igneous rock in the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa and
>>> contains most of the world's known reserves of platinum group metals.
>>>
>>>
>>> The winner of the quiz is Leland Woodall and  he will get the services
>>> of Clumpy
>>> and Kloumpios for the week. The discussion on Moon cheese was quite
>>> entertaining! Its clear that the TechNet community is very creative and
>>> imaginative.
>>>
>>> There won't be a Element Quiz next week as I will be "investigating the
>>> impact of lead-free metal alloys on the flight dynamics of North American
>>> waterfowl with an emphasis on tungsten" and will need the boys
>>> assistance.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>> Week 31 Leland Woodall
>>> Week 32 Steve Gregory
>>> Week 33 Leland Woodall
>>> Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
>>> Week 35 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
>>> Week 36 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
>>> Week 37 Richard "Dean" Stadem
>>> Week 38 Leland Woodall
>>> Week 38 Tom Carroll
>>>
>>> Week 39 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
>>> - This is really great! The guys can help me to clear out a flat
>>> (thousands
>>> of books :-( ) and, of course, if they have enough of the dust of about
>>> 50
>>> years, have fun with our cats again......(no dust,only cat's fur in red &
>>> black)
>>>
>>> Week 40 Leland Woodall
>>> - assisted with ????
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope everyone has a awesome week.
>>>
>>> Dave Hillman
>>> Rockwell Collins
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>
>>
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