EXQUISITE! I've played the scenes three times. What a marvellous achievement to build that monster i 12 days! Fantastic! That the release did not work does not take away the sensational engineering work. Thanks Mike, I enjoyed that and will spread it here. You english are outstanding when it comes to technical madness. Inge -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Fenner" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: den 1 May 2010 04:03 To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC - Friday Element Quiz - The Answer > Perhaps they saw this? > > http://www.topgear.com/UK/videos/space-robin > > Regards > > Mike > > > * Please think before you print > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bob Landman > Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 11:30 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] NTC - Friday Element Quiz - The Answer > > Bumpers in space? > > I hear that NASA is now working on the idea of using Toyotas as launch > vehicles? > > Bob Landman > > On Apr 30, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Inge <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> As another curiosum, the name 'Tungsten' is named by a swedish >> scientist von Scheele, who thought the metal was very heavy = tung >> and stone=sten , tungsten. >> >> By the way, a friend of mine came with a object that fell from >> heaven, literally. Size of child's hand. I analyzed it, and found >> nearly 90 w/% Chrome. Meteorites use to be Iron and Nickel, so >> Chrome was a rare one. It's fascinating to think from where it came >> and how long it had been travelling before it hit the ground near my >> friend's house. Thousands of years? Or more? >> >> I don't think you can find so pure Chrome anywhere on this planet. >> >> Inge >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: den 30 April 2010 13:13 >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: [TN] NTC - Friday Element Quiz - The Answer >> >>> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer >>> >>> The Question: >>> I am a metal that was first produced in the 18th century but was >>> little >>> used until the 20th century. I was first used in high speed steel >>> in 1900, >>> >>> ductile wire in 1909 and cermets in 1922. I have the lowest vapor >>> pressure >>> >>> and lowest compressibility of all the metals. Who am I? >>> >>> The Answer: >>> I am W - Tungsten! >>> Tungsten is considered to be a "strategic metal" because several of >>> its >>> uses can be accomplished with no other metal. >>> >>> >>> The winners are: Phil Kenner, Nigel Burtt, and Inge! Gebhard Neifer >>> gets >>> honorable mention for Wolfram which is the word source for its >>> element >>> symbol "W". Tungsten was extracted by acid leaching from an ore >>> Wolframite >>> which is derived from a German word that translates to "wolf >>> cream". A >>> German scientist, Georg Agricola then used the term "lupis spuma" >>> which >>> translates in English to "wolf froth". So now you know how we named >>> an >>> element after wolf spit! >>> >>> I really like the idea of selling Doug into service as Phil >>> suggested. On >>> the other hand, Graham offered to return all of Doug's Diet Mt. Dew >>> reserve so I'll let the winners determine which is better deal. >>> >>> Everyone have a good weekend. >>> >>> Dave Hillman >>> Rockwell Collins >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________________ > > >>> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. >>> For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or >>> [log in to unmask] >>> ______________________________________________________________________ > > >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following >>> text in >>> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >>> To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail >>> to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >>> To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] >>> : SET Technet Digest >>> Search the archives of previous posts at: > http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >>> Please visit IPC web site > http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 >>> for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] >>> or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 >>> ----------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. >> For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 >> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following >> text in >> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >> To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] >> : SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >> To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] >> : SET Technet Digest >> Search the archives of previous posts at: >> http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >> Please visit IPC web site >> http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 > >> for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] >> or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 > for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > ***This email, its content, and any files transmitted with it, are > intended solely for the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged and/or > confidential. 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