Like Dave said, a good thermal insulator..... Doug Pauls Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Stadem, Richard D. < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well, there is no mention of Odinium in Trout Fishing in America by > Richard Brautigan, either, but I bet FEQAB can't do this for their daily > morning bath; > http://goodnewsplanet.com/still-cold-wisconsin/ > Ya gotta have a little Asgardite in your genetics. > Odin > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 1:11 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer > > Here is the Element Quiz Question: > > The Question: > This element is used in medical treatments: (1) one of its radioactive > isotopes is used to treat cancer; (2) one of this element's salts is > injected as an internal treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. This element > has been used by mankind for thousands of years. About one milligram of > this element exists in every ton of seawater. This element is an excellent > heat reflector. Which element is being described? > > The Answer: > The element is Gold (Au). The element symbol for gold is derived from the > Latin word "aurum" which means "shining dawn". Gold is used on the windows > of skyscrapers as it reflects sunlight and saves energy costs. Gold is a > critical element in our electronics industry being used on printed circuit > assemblies and in component fabrication. Ernest Rutherford used a gold foil > in his famous experiments demonstrating atomic structure. Sodium > thiosulfate (AuNa3O6Cl4) is used as an injection treatment for Rheumatoid > Arthritis. However, gold and some of its compounds are toxic when ingested > resulting in kidney failure and rashes, making gold less popular for > medicinal purposes with newer medications being more effective. > > > The winner of the quiz is Leland Woodall and he will get the services of > Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week. > > > Doug's submission of "Odinium" was reviewed by FEQAB and was not accepted. > A review of industry publications, primarily, *Metal Ions and their > Complexes in Medication*, CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8247-5351-1 did not reveal > any documented record of Odinium for Rheumatoid Arthritis. > > Sorry Doug, better luck on the next quiz. > > > 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 > - Clumpy and Kloumpios arrived safely from EU…swearing never to fly > discount airlines again. Soon after landing at Dulles, Clumpy and Kloumpios > drove to Goddard Space Flight Center where they toured the NASA campus > including an up close viewing of the James Webb Space Telescope which just > completed multi dof vibration testing. Although a clean tent currently > covers JWST, Clumpy managed a selfie before it gets moved into the Goddard > acoustics chamber where it will be exposed to the noise levels that arise > from an Ariane 5 launch. Both Clumpy and Kloumpios totally want to > experience what > 150 decibel racket would feel like. The boys are enjoying a warm week here > in the DC area, with the cherry blossoms almost a month ahead of schedule, > nobody’s complaining! > > Week 16 John Maxwell > - Picked Clumpy and Kloumpios at Dulles with the usual grousing about long > flights. Because this is their second visit I reminded them of their first > visit when the exhausted my collection of single malt scotch and found the > keys for my lawn mower. The neighbors had not forgotten them terrifying > neighborhood dogs and making unusual patterns in their lawns. > > The lads understood and went to work clean up my documents and standards. > We had snow on Tuesday and they pitched in with the neighbors clearing > drives and side walks. On Wed I took them to the Manassas Bull Run civil > war battle field so they could understand our civil war and our history > better. Thursday when work was done we visited a couple of cider vineyards > and wineries. They enjoyed the Jefferson style hard cider very much. After > we were done on Friday off to a distillery for a tasting and lunch. Then > off to the airport for their next adventure. Perfect gentlemen and they > seemed to enjoy the side trips. > > Week 17 Leland Woodall > - The boys asked for an easy week, so I set them loose with their John > Deeres. They performed a spring yard clean-up for the entire subdivision. > Everyone wanted to know who these little fellas were, and it evolved into > a discussion about elements and TechNet. Don't think the neighbors will be > asking me any more questions anytime soon... > > Week 18 Leland Woodall > - assisted with ???? > > > I hope everyone has a awesome week! > > Dave Hillman > Rockwell Collins > [log in to unmask] >