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Hello Jose - LOL, thank you for the kind words. The element quiz is
designed to allow the TechNet team to laugh a bit at the end of a week and
to highlight some of the weird things about elements - it appears we are
doing well on both goals!

And nobody has provided the correct answer to the Element Quiz yet so for
those folks who have not submitted a guess, you are still in the game!

Dave

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Jose A Rios <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Doug, you, Dave (and a supporting cast), oughta take this ChemComedy
> routine in the road (tone: compliments). Add some more puns (Na), and It
> would be a big hit here on campus.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 17, 2017, at 5:00 PM, Yuan-chia Joyce Koo <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
> [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> i am impressed with your knowledge not only on element, but also in
> biology.  Be careful about the Cat claws modified by presence of Ig
> attraction force.
> On Nov 17, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Douglas Pauls wrote:
>
> My esteemed colleague is referring to another of the half fractional
> elements, Ignorium-84.5 (Ig 84.5). Ignorium is one of the odder half
> fractionals.  The primary effect of the material is that it induces a mild
> state of forgetfulness, causing you to essentially “ignore” it.  It is
> believed that Ignorium was first isolated by Dr. Albert von Struppenhoffer
> at the University of Mannheim in Germany in 1925.  However, after working
> with Ig for a short period of time, other research projects seemed more
> interesting. In 1926, after working with Ig for a short period of time,
> other research projects seemed more interesting. In 1930, after working
> with Ig for a short period of time, other research projects seemed more
> interesting. In 1936, Dr. von Struppenhoffer had a research assistant Dr.
> Lisa Marie Vandensniffer, assisting him.  With two of them, they were able
> to fight off the effects of Ignorium long enough to validate their work
> before the German scientific community.  Some continued research showed
> some startling results.  Ignorium seems to bond immediately with both
> testosterone and estrogen hormones.  A single atom of Ig bonded with
> testosterone allows one to completely ignore anything with estrogen and
> vice versa.  So, while there is not much Ignorium in the earth’s crust, as
> Dave indicates, there seems to be enough atoms bonded to affect most of the
> population.  It has been hypothesized that Ignorium is why husbands and
> wives have communication “issues”.  Dr. von Struppenhoffer and Dr.
> Vandensniffer originally thought that Ignorium should be called Catium,
> because no one can ignore you like a cat.  But, after drinking a bit too
> much schnapps one evening, they discovered you can’t say Catium cation
> three times fast, so dropped the idea.  Sadly, all of their research was
> lost during WW2.  The University of Mannheim was leveled in WW2, so all
> records of von Struppenoffer or Vandensniffer were destroyed.  It was
> rumored, just rumored mind you, that the two fell madly in love, moved to
> Iowa in the US, and changed their married name to Hillman.  But, that is
> just a rumor…..
>
>
> So Dave, what do I win this week?
>
>
> Doug Pauls
> Principal Materials and Process Engineer
> Rockwell Collins
>
> On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 6:11 AM, David Hillman <
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> wrote:
>
> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element was the last element to be first discovered in nature rather
> than by synthesis. At any given time, only one ounce of this element exists
> in the Earth's crust. This element has a interesting history as it was
> discovered in 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1936 before the "real" discovery was
> validated. The name of this element was influenced by the word "cat". 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
> 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
> - This week the boys will be helping me with Fall yard work.  If they
> finish in time, we'll also check out the speckled sea trout run currently
> going on in Belhaven, NC.
>
> Week 41 Tom Carroll
> - Clumpy and Kloumpios can help with winter cleaning chores around the
> house. We just received our first blast of cold air today and it is
> expected to be colder tomorrow, so tell the boys to pack their winter
> suits. I need help removing air conditioners from windows and sealing up
> some drafts around windows and doors. After that the boys can relax and
> join me on a trip to Philadelphia to perform some FAA Conformities next
> week. Do they like soft pretzels? The ones I get in Philadelphia are great,
> especially when they are fresh out of the oven.
>
> Week 42 ????
> - assisted with ????
>
>
> I hope everyone has a awesome week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >
>
>

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