***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.
Kathy W. says
Mg me! Uh, not a chemistry girl. But I like all the ones the previous commenters mentioned. I do LOVE Oreck Vacuums, so I guess I’ll say Mg! Thanks!
Carrie says
Mg me!!!
Chelsea says
Mg me! When I was in chemistry in high school my teacher taught us to remember silver by “Aww gee (Ag) why did you take my silver?” and “Hey you (Au), get your hands off my gold!”
Kate says
Mg MEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
I NEED OXYGEEEEN (colbie caillat…?)
Kristen says
Mg ME! I’ll go with Oxygen, can’t live without it!
Rebecca says
Mg Me! Fe=Iron is my favorite…just because.
Sara W says
Mg ME!
I’ll take some Ag, Au, or Pt anyday! Perferably in the form of jewerly…but, I wouldn’t turn down a bar or two.
Kristin says
Mg ME!
Es – 99 – Einsteinium – It’s my favorite because it has a half-life of 472 days (so its wicked slow) and no known applications. Seems like kind of a waste of an element! LOL
angela aliff says
Mg me! I would have to say NA bc it’s just Sodium funny :)
Jill says
Mg ME!
I’m a nurse in the recovery room so I’ll have to stick with good ol’ oxygen :)
Mollie says
mg ME!
Rosie says
Mg Me! I love helium for obvious reasons: it’s the most fun element!
Tiffany says
Mg ME!
I’d say my favorite element is the element of surprise.
Groan. :)
Kathryn Humphreys says
Mg ME!!!! I like Molybdium because its so fun to say :)
Rachel says
Mg me!!
My favorite would have to iron…to make us big and strong like Popeye!
Diane says
Mg ME!
I’m a fan of oxygen!
Megan W. says
Mg ME!! I would totally choose silver and copper!!
Stephanie B says
Mg Me!
Es (Einsteinium) is my favorite, purely based on the name. :) Kr (Krypton) is a close second.
Sarah S. says
Mg ME!!
I’ll go with K. Love me some potassium in the form of banana bread!
Diana says
Mg ME!
favorite element is Cl — got me through grad school, into a postdoc, and keeps the pool clean in the summer time!
Mandi says
Mg ME! I’d say Iodine would be my favorite. I have such fond memories of scraping my knees and elbows as a kid and my mom would get out a small glass bottle with bright red iodine in it and put it on our boo-boo and suddenly everything was right. So weird.
Isaac says
Mg ME!
I like Helium, because it can make my voice sound funny. (Even though my wife disapproves…)
Tiffany Constable says
Mg ME!!!!
I’m not a big science person so I’ll go with Neon because it makes things pretty :)….i think! haha
Renee says
mg me!
Christa @ a*typicaljourney says
Mg me!
I’m gonna have to stick with Mercury because it is in liquid form when at room temperature, which is totally mind-blowing to me. lol
cait says
Mg ME!
definitely oxygen…we’re desparate for it in the texas humidity!
Sarah says
Mg me!
Lead (PB)…b/c I love peanut butter, y’all.
Renee VanReed says
Mg ME!!
Na – Sodium – Cause, just like you said, I love all things salty! Hate to steal your idea prompt, but it’s true. Salty food, salty water, salty sea air…ah love!
Julianne says
Mg ME!
Helium is my favorite!
Jenni says
Mg ME!
Tough one! I don’t think I have a favorite, but I do like Ytterbium, just because the spelling looks cool to me. I also really like Tom Lehrer’s song about the Elements!
Kim says
Mg ME.
Meagan B. says
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Cu, I heart copper because it’s the color of my two boys hair :)
kristin says
Mg ME!
Tungsten – that would be a great name for a band.
Katy Kash says
Mg Me! K (Potassium) is my fave bc I love bananas and my name is Katy Kash!
Tiffany says
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I’ll say Oxygen, proably because it’s the only one I remember. What can I say, science was never my strong suit. :)
Stephanie Klemm says
Mg ME!
I have no favorite because I am HORRIBLE at science. But all the elements you listed sound wonderful :)
Chelsie says
Mg Me!
Also, have you seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy0m7jnyv6U
I highly recommend the entire DVD for Miss Clara. My daughter loves it.
C Carbon is awesome.
Amber says
Mg me! I’ve always been a big fan of K. Potassium rules!
Kelly says
Mg ME!
I like Oxygen because I’d like to be alive :)
Jaclyn says
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Hands down, oxygen. If only because I’m trying to quit smoking and my lungs are loving the extra oxygen-ation.
Elaine says
Mg ME! Platinum!
Alisa says
Mg ME! I’m actually going to have to go with Mg as it has very good relaxing powers.
Jennifer says
Mg Me! Am I a fan of Sodium? Na.
bethany says
Mg ME! Helium, because it makes people talk funny!
Cari says
Mg ME!!!
Palladium! :)
Sue says
Mg ME!
Rosi. W says
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My favorite is Ag, I love me some silver!
Ashley says
Mg ME! Gold and Silver, for sure!
Mandy says
Mg ME!
I’ve got to go with the ol’ Na, since I LOVE salty food!
Shannon M. says
Mg me!
Favorite element Carbon–I just love the visual look of carbon chains-such a nerd I know!