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] > > > >