***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.
Aubry says
Mg ME!
My favorite element is Carbon, because it’s the building block of all living things.
river1 says
“Mg ME!”
later jim
Mona O | Renters In Love says
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Gotta love He. There’s a shortage now, though. :(
angela says
Mg Me! I guess the element symbol I use the most is K for potassium. I work in a clinic lab so I’m often drawing lab samples for this test.
Elisabeth A. says
Mag me! I’ll go with Radon – Rn. Why you ask? Because it’s the first and last letters of my son’s name,
Traci says
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I would say silver would be my fav.
TriciaG says
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I would have to select magnesium as I take it twice a day to help with migraines that I suffer from. Without it usually results in a bad day!
Alana says
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Favorite element would have to be platinum.
Laura says
Mg ME!!!! Do all known Lanthanoids and Actinoids count? In that case, Promethium (Pm) because all of its isotopes are radioactive. Aren’t you glad you asked?
Bridgit says
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Gold because it’s an awesome metal!
Bryanna S says
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Mine is Barium, because it sounds very similar to my maiden name, plus, think of the puns! I love me a good pun.
Carole says
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Oh, Au is so timeless!!!
Alisa says
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oxygen. gotta breath.
Lynn @ SafeBeauty says
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I like Er because my given name is Ermilene and in elementary school my friends couldn’t say my name right and it irritated me to the point that I said “Just call me Er” and it stuck for about 4 years. This metal is soft and malleable and is bright, silvery, and has a metallic lustre. Which is so me! :o)
My best, Lynn
*this is the one, I can feel it…
MEG says
Mg Me! Boron is my favorite element because it’s fun to say.
Sandra T says
Mg me! Sodium, reactive!!
Faith says
Mg me! I actually really like magnesium. It was very fun to use in chemistry lab. Also it helps prevent cramps, which i appreciate. This would be a wonderful question to ask my dad though. He did post-doctoral work and has over thirty years work experience in chemical engineering-specifically gas chromatography, so he could probably tell us off he top of his head which elements produce which colors and all sorts of fun stuff like that.
Danica Allen says
Mg ME! I’m going with K for potassium. yum. yum.
Miriam Rudolph says
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I’m going with iron (fe) mostly because I play that word in “Words with Friends” for often than I’d care to admit!
Meagan says
Mg Me! um Gold. because I’m a material girl. :)
Rose Lane says
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I go crazy over Pb…
haaaa
Alie says
Mg Me! My Favorite element is Plutonium, and there’s a story. Back in middle school when my dad was helping me memorize these, he would make up funny stories for each element. And in his best Mickey Mouse voice he said “P-U, don’t step in that!” And I will forever remember that Plutonium is Pu!
Thanks for the fun memory guys! And I could really use this!
~~Alie
Lori says
Mg ME!!!! Well, must go with Oxygen. Definitely a must! Great giveaway
Courtney says
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I’m a fan of Cu – Copper, mainly because I love the patina it gets as it ages. I also like that you can clean it up and then watch it age all over again.
Anna Valentine says
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Hmm…i like gold!
Katie Cook says
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Pleaseeeeee!
Kr, Krypton, btdubs
Debra Cutler says
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Dan Valentine says
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Definitely oxygen…why not!
Michelle M. says
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How about livermorium, for being the most recently discovered element.
Ali says
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Hard to pick… but I like salty things, so I’ll go with Na (sodium). :)
Jen says
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I’m a fan of Mn for MANGANESE! Cause it sounds fun!
eryn says
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Laura says
Mg ME!! Gold, I <3 jewelry.
Christy says
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Carbon!
Andrea says
In this economy, I’ve gotta go with Au – gold.
JC says
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having asthma, I have a fine appreciation for oxygen!
Amy Barber says
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Te – Tellurium, the namesake of the beautiful town I live, Telluride!
Emma says
Mg ME! I would have to go with Ca because ice cream is a good source of it, right? ;-)
Rebecca says
Mg ME! I’m going to go with Xenon…not only is it noble, it also comes in handy during a game of Scrabble.
Sarah says
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Pu (Plutonium)is my favorite because Pluto the dog deserves some love! :)
Jessica says
Mg ME! Tungsten, because I wrote a report on it back in middle school. I’ve been attached ever since.
Thayer Hallidayschult says
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Favorite element is unununium, because of the excessive use of U’s!
Kari says
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How about H? Can’t live without hydrogen.
Katie McG says
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Krypton because superman is amazing. It’s kind of an oxymoron, but I don’t care.
Sam says
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I like Carbon! Carbon is a girl’s best friend! ;)
Rachel says
MG Me!!!!!! I’m a big fan of neon because it’s so hot right now. LOL. I’m trendy like that. :)
Nels says
Mg Me! My favorite is copper!
Ashley W says
Mg Me! Bringing back horrible memories of freshman year and my D in chemistry
Jen says
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Uuq! Ununquadium – it’s weird and fun to say. I was just happy to learn the elements in high school for tests and grading, but this is a fun tongue twister element.
Kelley says
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My fave is Fluorine… I’m a chemist and that little bugger saved the project I’m working on :)