***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.
Ben says
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Kristen says
Mg ME! Co – Cobalt. Cobalt blue is my favorite color. :)
Joy says
Mg ME! I love NE – NEON lively vibrant color –
Vicki says
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I always liked Iron, because it’s symbol is Fe, which makes so little sense it was the easiest to remember in Chemistry class.
Shirley says
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Au—as a former (and proud of it baby!) band nerd I was a member of the Attached Units—we nicknamed ourselves AUs and there you go!
Stephanie Durnam says
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Platinum is my favorite. I love its silvery shiny goodness and it’s considered more precious than gold.
K Tomson says
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I don’t think I could name an element if my life depended on it! Not a chemisty whiz here!
melissa says
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Sodium – hands down bc it goes so well with a beer!
Raylan says
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I’d have to go with good ‘ol Oxygen!
Kitty says
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I love Ununoctium because it is the heaviest element on the periodic table.
Laura says
Mg Me!! I know I had to memorize all of these at some point, but I have no recollection of Ytterbium!
Margaret says
Mg ME! Do i have to choose just one element? When I was a science major in college, I had to memorize portions of the periodic table, and in my true fashion, it came with a little song and dance. and yes, the song and dance did come out a time or two during exams :)
pagerz says
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I believe Ch is my favorite element…(http://fashionablygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/chucknorium-shirt.jpg?cb5e28)
The most dangerous and “manly” of them all. ;0)
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says
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Uuo=Ununoctium. I have no idea what it is and I’m guessing it’s likely picked last on the team so I’m standing up for the underdog! :)
[email protected] says
Haha – seriously the only element I can think of is H…. ;) Liberal arts major!
haley says
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I like tungsten (W) best. How it got it’s name is super cool. Wolframite ore (now known as tungsten) interfered with tin smelting, “devouring” the tin like a wold would an animal.
Rebecca B. says
Mg me! I like Pu, plutonium, because it makes me think of Back to the Future!
Jen says
Mg ME! As a nurse, my favorite element would have to be K (potassium). I’m always monitoring potassium levels and I think it’s crazy what high or low levels can do to the body!
Kay F says
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Hydrogen. Pretty basic.
krissy says
Mg ME! I am totally digging on Ne (neon!) as my favorite element-anything that can glow has me at hello.
Melissa M. says
Mg Me! I think my favorite element oxygen. Definitely need that one to live.
Bree says
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Ti — Titanium, love jewelry made from titanium.
Renee says
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Carbon’s my favorite, because diamond (tipped saw blades) are a DIY girl’s best friend!
Paulina says
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Nathan says
MG Me! Mercury… best day in Chemistry by far
Amanda G. says
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I’m hopping on the Ne trend! :)
Lauren S says
Mg ME…I like Hydrogen & Oxygen, mostly because I love water!
Elizabeth says
MG me, please!
I’m going to choose Co, because cobalt makes such beautiful blue glass.
Jenny says
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Probably Neon because it’s bright and happy!
Lizzi says
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I was a nerd in college and liked the ones named after people or those that didn’t really fit in the chart and had to squeeze on the bottom.
Mary says
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I like Silver!
Laura Beth says
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Cori says
Mg ME! My favorite is Hg – Mercury – liquid siver!
Megan Foard says
Mg ME… Au, Ag, I’d take either!
Kim says
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favorite?…I’ll go with Potassium since it’s also my first initial.
Sara C. says
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My favorite is Molybdenum (Mo) because it is fun to say. Yup, I’m a nerd.
karen says
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Amanda S. says
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Helium is the best, because there are few things funnier thatn when someone sucks it out of a ballon and then talks like a chipmunk.
InfoDiva says
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Suzanne says
Mg me! O2 of course.
JillM says
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Umm, I would have to say magnesium..especially when it comes in the form of an oreck vacuum?!
Meghan says
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I always like Potassium because its symbol K has absolutely nothing to do with the name. So unique it was always easy to remember.
Megan B. says
Mg ME! I’ll say K because the potassium boost from eating a banana makes me feel like a champion. :)
Jillian says
MG ME! bring on the AU!! :)
Sam G says
Mg ME! Well if I have to pick, I guess I’d have to go with Au, I would never turn down gold :)
Angela says
Mg ME! The first element that came to mind was “Fe” IRON!
Jennie says
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Cali Luco says
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My favorite periodic element is Ti – Titanium! My brother has a titanium rod in his leg which allows him to walk again. Quite the miraculous material in my mind!
Jenni says
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Bernadette says
Mg ME!! My favorite is NEON — gotta love those neon colors for summer.