Well in your case Barium Casketate. Doug Pauls Principal Materials and Process Engineer Rockwell Collins On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 3:13 PM, Jose A Rios <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ha, you’re killing me….. but wait I’m a ChemE, not a chemist. > > > > On Apr 6, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Douglas Pauls <[log in to unmask] > com> wrote: > > > > And Barium is also what you do with dead chemists....... > > > > > > Doug Pauls > > Principal Materials and Process Engineer > > Rockwell Collins > > > > On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 1:42 PM, David Hillman < > > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> Here is the Element Quiz Question: > >> > >> The Question: > >> Alchemists in the Middle Ages knew about minerals that contained this > >> element - when exposed to sunlight, the minerals would glow making them > >> attractive for use by witches and alchemists. This element produces a > green > >> color in fireworks, signal flares and tracer rounds. This element is > used > >> as a radiocontrast agent for Xray imaging as far back as 1908. This > element > >> is used in the manufacture of beet sugar and soap. Which element is > being > >> described? > >> > >> The Answer: > >> The element is Barium (Ba). In the Middle Ages, small white stones found > >> near Bologna Italy would continue to "glow" after being exposed to > >> sunlight. These stones were barium sulfate which is a major source of > >> barium metal. Barium sulfate is also used as a radiocontrast agent in > X-ray > >> imaging of the digestive system. > >> > >> > >> The winner of the quiz is Leland Woodall and he 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 > >> Week 43 Joyce Koo > >> Week 44 Russell Kido, Practical Components > >> Week 45 Leland Woodall > >> Week 45 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc > >> Week 46 Ian Fox, Rolls-Royce Control Systems > >> Week 47 Fred Cox, Bluering Stencils > >> Week 48 Tom Carroll, Boeing > >> Week 49 Todd MacFadden, Bose > >> Week 49 Leland Woodall > >> Week 50 Russell Kido, Practical Components > >> > >> Week 51 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital > >> - I have a hectic week ahead, and I can really use help from the boys. > I > >> don't know much about their computer skills, but I need to carry out > lot of > >> simulation work. Since the work is mostly routine, I am sure they can > pick > >> it up fast. Then there are ESD measurements to be done. Since we are > >> closed on Monday, they can enjoy long weekend with their families, and > show > >> up on Tuesday. > >> > >> Week 52 Leland Woodall > >> - I'm going to have the boys to review the new IATF 16949 standard, > and at > >> the end of the week they can give me their take on how we're going to > make > >> the transition from TS. This will be an arduous task, as they usually > get > >> to just play while they're here. This time it's gotta be straight-up > >> work. I've already apologized to them in advance... > >> > >> Week 53 Scott Decker, UTAS > >> - As I mentioned, I submitted the answer in conjunction with a > co-worker > >> that will be able to use one of the guys, (not sure who will do what > just > >> yet) to help him move from his office here in Phoenix, to Winserlocks > CT. > >> for a bit. For me, I'll have whichever one he doesn't pick, help me out > >> with some things on a PCB update that has a lot of stuff to fix. I may > also > >> have him work on getting a couple of other boards ready for review. > >> Regardless, they are going to be busy this week, I hope they don't mind > >> being separated for a bit. > >> > >> Week 54 Leland Woodall > >> - assisted with ???? > >> > >> > >> I hope everyone has a awesome week! > >> > >> Dave Hillman > >> Rockwell Collins > >> [log in to unmask] > >> > >