***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Wow. You guys are a lot more opinionated about the periodic table than I had assumed. Anyways, random.org selected the winner of this giveaway as… Andi W. (who likes Sodium for all of the salty snacks it provides, but admitted “My inner nerd wants to vote adamantium.”) Congrats Andi!
Hold onto your seats, chemistry nerds. We’re giving away some magnesium this week. It’s coming in the form of Oreck’s latest and lightest-weight upright vacuum ever – the Magnesium. In fact, at less than 8lbs it weighs in at about half the poundage of an ordinary upright. Not to mention its skinny but strong frame slides naturally under furniture and other hard-to-reach dust bunny havens. Oreck’s also throwing in the Ultimate Handheld Vac to round out your cleaning repertoire – and to boost the prize value to nearly $600!
- PRIZE: An Oreck Magnesium upright vacuum and the Oreck Ultimate Handheld Vac (a $599 value).
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “Mg ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … (you ready for this?) what’s your favorite element on the periodic table? Are you a big fan of Oxygen because of the whole breathing thing? Or Sodium because you’re a salty food addict? Or perhaps good ol’ Au & Ag (aka Gold and Silver)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, June 27th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- DISCOUNT: 15% off any Oreck product with code YOUNGHOUSELOVE (valid through July 9, excludes sale or refurbished items)
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Oreck.
Megan says
MG Me!
Silver.
Melissa S. says
Mg me!
I love Au just because I imagine Tom Sellack saying “eh, you!”
Maura says
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Helium for humorous voice-altering qualities :)
JBC says
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Hydrogen, because it’s so simple.
sara davis says
Mg me!
My favorite element is probably Boron (B) because it’s the Fifth Element. Also, it rhymes with ‘moron,’ which I find amusing and occasionally useful.
Renee Manring says
Mg Me! Oh, I’ll pick He- Helium. My kids love balloons and my inner kid still thinks its funny to hear a grown mans voice turn cartoon girlish.
Nicolette says
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I’m a recent chemistry graduate and my favorite chemical is Ruthenium!!
Miranda says
MG Me!I like Xenon, warrior princess…wait…:)
Debbie says
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I like Einsteinium because it has a funny name!
Nicole Kennedy says
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I think Kr – Krypton…it reminds me of Superman!
Michell B says
Mg me! NEON :)
abbie says
mg ME!!! oxygen, i guess its important?? so sad that i used to have the entire table memorized, and now all i can manage to keep in my head is the fact that these dust bunnies need a new vacuum! :)
Brooke says
MG ME! I’ll go with Oxygen since I just got back from a trip to Colorado and really appreciate the air here in Philly. It’s hilarious how a few steps have you huffing and puffing up there in the mountains of Co. But what a BEAUTIFUL place. Highly recommend a trip!
Thu says
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Bob says
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These days my weekend job is that of a home improver, hence why I follow YHL. However, by day I am a chemist, so I gotta say I have an equal fondness for all of the elements.
Aimee says
Mg Me!!! I dont have a favorite element – but did recently attend a wedding for two science teachers and they had elements for their table numbers. So cute.
Jennifer says
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A favorite is so tough- I don’t want to make any of the others feel bad! I’m going with copper (CU) because we’re doing a penny floor right now- but I really am very fond of all of them!
Siouxzy says
Mg Me!!!!
Helium for sure.
Lindsay says
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Oxygen! Boring, yes, but vital!
Liv says
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I’m terrible at picking favorites but oxygen is quite nice!
Thanks!!!
Robert W says
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Bromine – It’s a great nickname for my buddies.
Rachel says
Mg Me! I can’t say I have a fave element and now I’m wishing I remember anything I learned in HS Chem. Guess I’ll have to go with Na since NaCl is about all I can remember. Hoping for good luck since my dyson is about done!
Pam says
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Gold, for sure. The shinier the better:-)
Christina M says
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This is hard because im a chemist! I like hydrogen! There are so many fun chemistry demos to do with it!
Amy says
Mg me! Silver.
Erin says
Mg ME! My favorite element is silver because it’s shiny! lol
L Flores says
Mg ME! Ne, because neon colors are soo in this season!
Chris Vance says
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My favorite is Carbon, because it is the foundation of almost all life on Earth!
fonda says
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I think it has to good old oxygen.
Erin K. says
Mg Me! Give me some of that Ag! ;)
Sarah says
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Ag all the way.
Helen says
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Mary says
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I’ll go with Hydrogen bc we might can breath with Oxygen but we sure would be thirsty with out the Hs too.
Annalyn Parrish says
Mg ME!!
Jennifer W says
Mg Me. I’ll go with Ne…because neon colors are pretty in right now, right? :)
Vanessa L says
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Rb, because I have always liked to say the word Rubidium, it makes me smile.
emily says
Mg Me!!! :)
EvieJ says
MG ME! My favorite element is Copper Cu because it is warm and pretty.
Janalee says
Mg ME!P for Phosphorus because it makes things glow.
Trevor says
Mg Me! Titanium T because its strong.
Andi W. says
AAGGHH THAT’S ME :D
I’d like to thank the academy, this fine blog, and Bryan Singer, but ONLY for X-Men 1, not 2. We don’t even acknowledge 3 in our house. :| /nerd
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- congrats Andi!!
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