***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.
Victoria C says
Mg ME! My favorite is probably Fe (Iron) because it’s one of the few that the symbolic letters aren’t even found in the name. Doesn’t make any sense to me.
r8chel says
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I always thought Molybdenum was fun to say. :-)
Sarah Casterline says
Mg Me! I suppose I would need to say oxygen is my favorite element. Seeing as how without it I would be dead. But my second favorite is definitely gold! ;)
Rachel says
Mg me!!!!!
Tough call… I love Ag (silver) and Pt (platinum) for jewelry, but we all need the O2!
Sally says
Mg me! I do need a new vacuum cleaner:) Probably thinking Au and oxygen always!
Helen says
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I’m gonna go with K, because I love bananas.
emily says
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Being a native San Franciscan, I have to go with Cf – Californium!
Amanda E says
Mg me!
A fave element, huh? How about He(lium)… fun for balloons AND silly voices. :)
Kelly says
Mg Me! I love me some gold!
Carolyn says
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He is my favorite element! He = Helium. I had to do a report on it in 8th grade – it was very uplifting!
Janet says
“Mg ME!” Copper is my favorite!
Martha says
Mg ME! Tin because the symbol Sn makes absolutely no sense.
Catherine M. says
I’m a fan of Carbon–it can take such different forms (diamonds, coal). Here’s hoping we’re able to tone down our carbon footprints, though.
Hanna says
Mg Me!
Loves me some Na
Kelsey says
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Ne! glow baby, glow!
Ashley says
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Carbon is my favorite. It’s kind of important to life. :)
Becky Jo says
Mg ME!!! I can’t say that I have a favorite element (although who wouldn’t want gold…), but I remember in 8th grade science I had an assignment on Nickel… I called it “Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask) About Nickel.” Oh yeah. Nerd alert. :)
Also, I’m in desperate need of a new vaccuum!
Cass says
Mg Me! My favorite is Helium…What’s not fun about sucking Helium out of balloons?
Ellen S says
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Pt all the time!
Kristen says
Mg ME! I got by with a D in Chemistry back in high school, and I was just thankful I would never have to look at the periodic table again!
Tasha says
Mg ME! I’m going to go with Na.
Sarah says
Mg ME!! I guess I’d have to go with Au as my favorite element!
Kristina M says
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Jessica Johnson says
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Ne is my favorite! NEON!
Jolissa says
Mg ME! I’m a big fan of Oxygen. Boring, right? :)
Ellen says
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My favorite is Xenon because Xena: Warrior Princess is fabulous!
Lauren says
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ummm NEON! Otherwise how would we have those cool signs made of bendy light bulbs?! :)
Megan says
Mg ME!!! Carbon’s pretty important I think…
Tara says
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Oxygen is my fave!
Bonney says
Mg ME! – I like PB, or lead, because it was always the easiest to remember in chemistry…. there’s lead in peanut butter ha!
David says
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Victoria says
Mg ME! Carbon.
Alice says
Cl (chlorine) because the smell of a pool reminds me of swimming lessons as a kid.
meaghan says
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C-because it’s in everything living (I think? Chemistry was a while ago).
Nicole says
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Umm Sodium because I like salt?
Nicole
LoquaciousLaura says
Mg ME! I’d say H for Hydrogen because it’s such a versatile element … from the water we drink to nuclear power to wiping out civilization (hopefully not), here’s a cheer for the simplicity of the Hydrogen atom!
Alex B says
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I’m going to se He, helium, because it’s so useful. It makes balloons stay up and changes your voice when you play around with it, it’s a fun element!
Emily says
Mg me! My fave element is Curium, named after Marie Curie.
Jody says
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Fe, I am an engineer who works with a lot of iron!! It makes my job fun!
susan daley says
Mg Me! Oxygen all the way..with 4 kids I need it!!!
Meg says
Mg ME! I’m definitely picking sodium as I am a salt fiend… in fact I’m currently eating a Bruegger’s Salt Bagel (recently renamed the Pretzel Bagel)! So delicious. Other favorites include Salt & Lime Popcorn, Salt & Vinegar Chips…yum…..
Brandy says
Mg me please! I’ll go with Silver. But any element that makes it to the Chemistry Cat level is pretty great! http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/07/26/funny-pictures-chemistry-cat-science-puns/
melissa says
Mg ME! I LOVE sodium, I’m addicted.
Emily says
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What a funny question. I have no idea what my favorite element is, but I saw the below on Pinterest and thought it was clever…
I’m a FEMALE
FE = Iron
MALE = Man
I am Iron Man
Thanks!!!
Gabriella @ Our Life In Action says
^^^^ Too funny!
Maureen says
“Mg ME!” My fave would probably be copper. It’s just so pretty. :)
Nora Rose says
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I like that Lv element, too bad it stands for Livermorium and not something cuter!
Jennifer says
Mg Me! Oxygen – I love trees!
Katie says
Mg ME! I’d go with Polonium, since it’s the ‘lesser known’ element discovered by Marie Curie, who I studied a lot in high school!
Kristen says
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Theresa says
Mg me! Not the MG car, that would be hard to slip under my sofa.