Ha!  A half fractional element that does not cause an EXplosion. Interesting.

Bev

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From: Douglas Pauls
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 11:57 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Element Quiz Question

My esteemed colleague is referring to another of the half fractional
elements, Vacuumium 3.5 (Vm3.5).  This unique element has a property that
induces incredible amounts of actual vacuum.  Vacuumium is produced by
fusion of Helium with Lithium and huge amounts are generated in a supernova
generating huge2 amounts of actual vacuum. That’s why there is so much
vacuum in space.  As Dave points out, we all have small amounts of
Vacuumium in us and where it induces vacuum in the body is highly
variable.  For politicians, newscasters, and many social media users, it
concentrates the vacuum between the ears.  Fortunately, scientists and
engineers seem to be relatively immune from the effects (although there is
one metallurgist…).

Vacuumium is refined from granite-based ores (e.g. Zinnwaldite or
lepidolite), similar to lithium. The Egyptians were aware of this element
in 3000 BC, though they referred to it as Nauadah.  The material was fairly
well document in the Stargate SG-1 documentary.  Vacuumium was used to suck
out the innards of Egyptian Pharaohs as part of the mummification process.

Vacuumium was first isolated Dr. Phyllis Herkelmann working at Ames Lab –
Rock Valley, part of the Manhattan project in the 1940s.  Much of that work
remains heavily classified.  Dr. Herkelmann had been working on combining
Vacuumium with Mercury, only to find that the two are highly antagonistic.
The resulting vacuum-based implosion consumed Dr. Herkelmann, her lab, all
lab documentation, the lab building, a portion of Rock Valley, and 3 nearby
bison.  Tragic, they were great bison.  So, it is not really a case that
Vacuumium does not form an amalgam with mercury, it’s that it is really
stupid to try.

So Dave, what do I win this week?  I am making lefse, krumkakke, and fruit
soup this week and could use the boys Scandinavian magic to help.



Doug Pauls
Principal Materials and Process Engineer
Rockwell Collins

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:17 AM, David Hillman <
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> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust.  This
> element  is very abundant is space since its produced by fusion in
> high-mass stars and scattered into space by the violent collapse of
> supernovas.The human body contains 3-4 grams of this element which is
> critical for our health. This element was known to the Egyptians in 3000
> BC. This element will not form an amalgam with mercury.  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
> Week 40 Leland Woodall
> Week 41 Tom Carroll
>
> Week 42 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 43 Joyce Koo
> - Great, the two chaps can help me to wrap my head around the newly
> discovered planet by NASA that not only earth like, but also just 11 light
> years away (like live just under our nose)... http://www.planetary.
> org/blogs/jason-davis/2017/20171115-ross-128b.html?utm_campa
> ign=planetarypost&utm_medium=email&utm_source=post1117
> may be prepare search the alien under the sea?  (avoid competition of
> search alien above the sea, like "expedition unknown" TV show).   - dave
> you might not get them back if both get lost in the darkness ;-).
>
> Week 44 Russell Kido, Practical Components
> - How good are they in basketball?  Maybe they can help my 8-year old
> daughter in her practice and her game.  We will be having some warm
> temperatures next week, in the 80F range so they can pack light.  They can
> assist me in visiting customers, might have to take them to the beach or
> Disneyland, finalize projects for year-end and keep my colleagues in
> line.  Can
> I send them to my factory to assist in long lead-time delays on our
> products? (They can play the good guy, bad guy)
>
> Week 45 ????
> - assisted with ????
>
>
> I hope everyone has a awesome week.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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