***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.
Brenda says
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H2 + O because we need it to survive.
Kate says
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Au=Gold! I learned that from the Facts of Life when I was little and I’ve never forgotten it.
hetal says
Mg ME! Glittering Gold ;)
Jessica W says
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K for potassium. You can say potassium where you would normally say ‘ok’ or ‘k’.
Tara says
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I’m a nurse, so Oxygen it is for me!
Jenn @therebelchick says
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Megan says
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My favorite element is Helium!
Khara says
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K for Potassium and for Khara (my name!) – essential for plant growth and human growth too!
Angela says
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I love (Cu) Copper. It’s such a gorgeous color to me.
Amanda says
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I remember learning that cesium reacts explosively with water, and that’s pretty neat, so I’ll go with Cs!
Jenn @therebelchick says
My favorite element on the periodic chart is hydrogen!
Emily says
Mg me! I’ll say helium since it makes talking fun if you breath it :-)
PK says
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I have always been somewhat amused by Antimony (Sb). Back in 8th grade, when we had to learn them all, I remembered antimony because it kind looked like “alimony,” and its symbol correspondingly looked a little bit like “SOB.”
Lovely, huh?
Kelli says
Mg ME! Umm…silver??
Josey says
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Neon seems like a fun element. :)
Danielle says
Mg ME! I love me some AU – glitzy gold!
Pam says
Mg ME! Let’s go with argon, it’s probably feeling left out….
Libby says
Mg Me!! I have to go with oxygen as my fav… I heart breathing! :)
Kate DeRosa says
Mg me! My favorite element is Pt platinum… I’m celebrating my first wedding anniversary soon and my gorgeous ring is platinum and diamonds…I’m a lucky girl so hopefully I can win a new vacuum that I desperately need. I love your blog and read daily- thank you for inspiring us, I can’t wait to buy your book
Kim says
MG ME! Oxygen for me!
Karina says
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Calcium, because I would like to keep on standing straight. And not like this (which looks painful) http://maxcdn.fooyoh.com/files/attach/images/1027/167/007/osteoporosis-picture.jpg.
Salena Santos says
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Since oxygen keeps me alive, I would say it’s the most important to me:)
Jiwon says
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My favorite was always Fe — iron. :)
April says
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Helium. Who doesn’t love helium??
Laurie M says
Mg me!! I’m quite the fan of Pb (lead), mainly because I think of peanut butter every time I see the symbol. And who doesn’t love peanut butter?
Jennifer B. says
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Californium, because we must have loads of it in California!
Kristin says
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Fe…go iron! I can’t get enough!
Michelle W. says
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Au and Ag are probably my favorite… you know, the whole silver and gold thing! I love jewelry, what can I say? :)
Brooke says
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I love helium. After all, it’s lighter than air!
eileen says
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Kristin says
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Fe because my high school chemistry teacher was Mr. Feusier (aka iron man). He had the funniest ways to remember each element :)
Brianna Ingersoll says
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Jessica says
Mg ME! My favorite element on the periodic chart is Au (Gold) because it was such an unusual abbreviation that I always remembered it for tests in school!
Stacy T says
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Angela says
Mg ME! Fe; I have iron deficiency anemia, so the more the better in my diet.
Diana Yarborough says
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Hydrogen and Oxygen = water
We love water – drinking it, swimming in it, looking at it.
Molly O'Leary says
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Favorite element on Periodic Table: helium for sure!
It makes parties FUN!!!!
Lori says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Lithum – the lightest metal in the universe! (science is cool.)
Catherine M. says
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And it has to be molybdenum, just because it is just so cool to say. :)
Birgit K says
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Shelby says
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My favorite is actually Magnesium – getting it pumped into my veins once a month has cured my migraines!
Also, my vacuum pooped out two weeks ago, so fingers crossed!
Brooke says
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Maggie says
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I going with O2 all the way
jamie says
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Helium because it makes your voice sound funny.
Chris says
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W, tungsten!
gmtlounge says
Mg ME! I like Nitrogen (N). Great for my houseplants too!
Adrienne says
Mg ME!!! I love me some sodium. ADDICTED to salty snacks… Especially with some chocolate! Yummy chocolate covered pretzels.
Amanda says
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I admittedly don’t remember much of the periodic table after having to memorize it for high school chemistry so I’m going to go with oxygen for my favorite element.
Nita says
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Iodine! No only because it’s diatomic but it also makes for a great sublimation demo in my high school chemistry course. We watch it go from a silvery-grey solid directly to a purple gas with just a bit of heat (from outside the safety hood, of course).
Beth Harrington says
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I am going to go with Es for Einsteinium.