Sick head coach

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Every time you flush you put food on my family's table. Better to say "Don't be a chemist from Connecticut about the rest."

Not a chemist, don't have all the academic credentials, but rather, an environmental chemical analyst. And it's also true for me. As long as people keep flushing, I'll always have a job.

Did you know that the element Lead's symbol Pb is an abbreviation of its Latin name plumbum. The English words "plumbing", "plumber", and "plumb-bob" also derive from this Latin root. Thus the infamous phrase: "I suggest that the crime was committed in the library by Colonel Mustard with the lead pipe."

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Not a chemist, don't have all the academic credentials, but rather, an environmental chemical analyst. And it's also true for me. As long as people keep flushing, I'll always have a job.

Did you know that the element Lead's symbol Pb is an abbreviation of its Latin name plumbum. The English words "plumbing", "plumber", and "plumb-bob" also derive from this Latin root. Thus the infamous phrase: "I suggest that the crime was committed in the library by Colonel Mustard with the lead pipe."

As a licensed plumbing contractor who also taught high school Latin in a previous life, I especially appreciate your post. Though, I'd imagine, few others besides you and I would.

[biggravy]

Amesman is just trying to stay ahead of Chseagle aka crowd control aka oos (scorekeeper)

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Freddy

As a licensed plumbing contractor who also taught high school Latin in a previous life, I especially appreciate your post. Though, I'd imagine, few others besides you and I would.

Covered in both high school and college chemistry.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Did you know that the element Lead's symbol Pb is an abbreviation of its Latin name plumbum. The English words "plumbing", "plumber", and "plumb-bob" also derive from this Latin root.

Yes.

Ooh, I like this game. Next question: what's the lightest naturally occurring radioactive element? (Hint: its name does NOT have a Latin root.)

[Time2Ref]

A plumber attended to a leaking faucet at the neurosurgeon's house. After a two-minute job the plumber demanded $150.

The neurosurgeon exclaimed, 'I don't charge this amount even though I am a surgeon."

The plumber replied, "I agree, you are right. I too, didn't either, when I was a surgeon. That's why I switched to plumbing!"

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I'll bet Freddy doesn't bite his finger nails

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Time2Ref

I'll bet Freddy doesn't bite his finger nails.

Nor do I. Nor do I lick my finger before turning a page in a report. I go through about two dozen safety gloves each day. My family doctor has me vaccinated for diseases that I've never even heard of.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

What's the lightest naturally occurring radioactive element? Its name does not have a Latin root.

Hydrogen, or more specifically, Tritium,

Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I guessed the information above, but wasn't sure if Tritium occurred naturally, so I had to look up this part: Tritium occurs naturally due to cosmic rays interacting with atmospheric gases. In the most important reaction for natural tritium production, a fast neutron (which must have energy greater than 4 MeV) interacts with atmospheric nitrogen: 147N + n → 126C + 31T

And I wasn't sure about it's non-Latin root, so I also looked up this part: French hydrogène : Greek hudro-, hydro- + French -gène, -gen.

Did I win? Do I get to pick a prize from the top shelf?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hydrogen, or more specifically, Tritium,

Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I guessed the information above, but wasn't sure if Tritium occurred naturally, so I had to look up this part: Tritium occurs naturally due to cosmic rays interacting with atmospheric gases. In the most important reaction for natural tritium production, a fast neutron (which must have energy greater than 4 MeV) interacts with atmospheric nitrogen: 147N + n → 126C + 31T

And I wasn't sure about it's non-Latin root, so I also looked up this part: French hydrogène : Greek hudro-, hydro- + French -gène, -gen.

Did I win? Do I get to pick a prize from the top shelf?

No prize yet. My question refers to the element whose dominant isotope is radioactive.

[shavano]

Originally Posted by mbyron

No prize yet. My question refers to the element whose dominant isotope is radioactive.

I'll take a stab..


Astatine. (At)

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by shavano

I'll take a stab..


Astatine. (At)

Good guess. Not the lightest.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by mbyron

No prize yet. My question refers to the element whose dominant isotope is radioactive.

Not touching that one.

[lpneck]

Originally Posted by mbyron

No prize yet. My question refers to the element whose dominant isotope is radioactive.

Technetium

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Next question: what's the lightest naturally occurring radioactive element?

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hydrogen, or more specifically, Tritium.

Originally Posted by mbyron

No prize yet. My question refers to the element whose dominant isotope is radioactive.

Originally Posted by shavano

Astatine.

Originally Posted by lpneck

Technetium

When did the Official Forum turn into "Jeopardy!"?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

When did the Official Forum turn into "Jeopardy!"?

Most of those responses are not in the form of a question.