1. I am in U of Waterloo Canada , not IPC. (contract will end at June). 2. Glad to have at least one helper on my vacation in MO, USA. Waiting for new drone I ordered one week ago to arrive in the mail box (literally) . Clumpy can help me to learn the new skill how to land on the tree top branch.. https://digitaloffers.crackberry.com/sales/cheerson-cx-10c-nano-drone-with-camera-orange-2gb-microsd-card?utm_source=crackberry.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cheerson-cx-10c-nano-drone-with-camera-2gb-microsd-card_051617&utm_term=scsf-232911&utm_content=cta Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. Original Message From: David Hillman Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 11:53 To: [log in to unmask] Reply To: TechNet E-Mail Forum Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer Here is the Element Quiz Question: The Question: This element was known to the ancients in Egypt and the Middle East for making blue glass. This element was commonly mistaken for bismuth. This element is used in the manufacture of vitamin B12. You could say that Clumpy's and Kloumpios's relatives are to blame for the origin of this element's name. An additive of this element was used to maintain the foam head on beer for a number of years until it was shown to cause medical issues. What element is being described? The Answer: The element is Cobalt (Co). Approximately 25% of the Cobalt mined in the world is used as an alloy with other metals. Ancient peoples used cobalt containing ores to produce deep blue colored glass. Jewelry containing cobalt has been found in the ruins of Pompeii. Cobalt derives its name from the German word "kobolds" which means "goblins". The German miners believed that mountain gnomes had put an evil spell on the ore they mined to prevent it from producing copper! "Beer drinkers syndrome" came from folks who excessively consumed beer that contained a cobalt additive for maintaining a foam head on the beer resulting in heart issues. The use of the additive was discontinued. The winners of the quiz are Joyce Koo, IPC International, and Todd MacFadden, Bose. They will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the two weeks. Joyce and Todd submitted the correct answer at the same time per the Rockwell Collins firewall time stamp so they are co-winners of the quiz. And this works perfectly as there was not going to be a Element quiz next week due to the US Memorial Day holiday and I'll be on vacation whitewater kayaking. Hey Doug - did any of Clumpy's and Kloumpios's relatives play a role in the naming of cobalt? I asked the boys but they gave me one of those "that's a family secret" looks. Do you know the history? 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 - assisted with ???? Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems - assisted with ???? Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems - The guys can help me with some thermal profiling work, and maybe I will get them to help out with my "non-day-job" enterprise, setting up a craft distillery. The boys know anything about running a still? The steam lines are run but we need to get the chiller hooked up to the condenser... Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International - assisted ???? Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose - assisted with ???? I hope everyone has a awesome week and a great Memorial Day holiday for those folks in the US. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask]