***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.
Amandelin says
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…I am actually in desperate need of a vacuum. I don’t currently have one and I have to go next door and borrow my mom’s every time. Aggravating.
My favorite element is Antimony, because when I was in Chemistry in High School in 1998 (gah), I remembered that the atomic symbol for antimony was Sb with the fun pneumonic “The son of a bit*# forgot to pay his antimony!”
Riva says
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I was always intrigued by the elements that don’t exist in nature, like Einsteinum (Es).
Erin says
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I have to go with Gold. As a kid I was having the hardest time rememering the periodic table and remembering all of the elements. My mom was trying to help me but I was beyond frustrated. She started coming up with word association to help me out (which really just frustrated me more). :-) Anyway, she came up with the following: OK, so for Gold, just think of it like, “AU!! (Hay you!) Come back with my Gold!” I didn’t think she was funny at all but the day of the test – I totally remembered that one. Ah, moms. ;-) – E
Veronica B says
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I’m a huge fan of Au – this girl loves her some (white) gold!!
Amy says
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Plutonium…but only because it’s fun to say!
Morgan Shannon says
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Fe – Iron.
The Chatty Housewife says
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I don’t have a favorite element, but if I was to quickly choose one I would choose cobalt because I love cobalt blue. :)
Darlene W says
“Mg ME!” I’m an oxygen fan!
Pam Mc says
Mg ME! I’m a fan of platinum.
Kate says
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So, nerd alert, my favorite element is probably Mo, Molybdenum, because I love its name! Then again, Tungsten (W) is pretty cool… I mean, Wolfram (the reason Tungsten’s symbol is a “W”)? How cool is that name??
Adam says
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My favorite is cesium- watched a video of that being dropped into a vat of water in high school chemistry, and I’ve never been the same.
Nancy S says
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Ok, you got me here – I don’t know anything about this. But after looking it up on the good ole net I have to say a picture of the table itself :)
3 is my favorite number so I’ll go with Li, not knowing what it stands for………………….
Angela M says
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I never really thought about what my favorite element was… but I guess its Oxygen. I suppose I like the whole breathing thing.
Sara says
Mg me!! Silver? Next to diamonds…I like it most :)
Cynthia says
Mg ME! My favorite element would be Fe – Iron. Because it makes no sense whatsoever, and it’s the only one I can actually remember.
Tracey says
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I am a fan of Au and carbon
Caitlin says
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Just trying to answer the bonus question is causing me to have cold sweats, I hated chemistry! (but somehow became a scientist anyway!)
karen m. says
Mg ME! Ca-Calcium…for strong bones and good teeth.
Hannah Mueller says
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Breathing is pretty cool so i’m gonna go with oxygen
Mindy says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Helium because it’s so fun – hot air balloons, funny cartoon character voices, etc. etc. Love vacuuming although my husband thinks it’s silly to have a favorite chore – that is mine!
nicole mason says
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I will say K (potassium) because I love bananas!
Steph says
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Cu. It’s pretty and shiny. What’s not to love?
Meggan says
Mg Me! I love mercury…liquid metal is just so mysterious and amazing. Too bad it’s so poisonous.
Mary says
Mg ME! I’d have to go with gold! :)
Emily says
Mg ME! I’m going with K, mostly because I use it at work all the time, but bananas are awfully yummy too :)
Chelsea says
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He, for helium because it’s ohhh so much fun to talk in that high silly voice :)
Lee Ann says
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Gold (Au) for the type of metal in my grandmother’s wedding ring that was just handed down to me.
JILL says
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I’m a total chemistry nerd and had to know the periodic table front to back in college. Au fo sho. It’s the prettiest.
Michele says
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Nicole says
Mg Me!!! I’ll go with copper, because it’s so pretty.
nova mom says
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Mo – Molybdenum. Try and say that a few times fast!
Kimberly says
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Francium, because it’s fancy, different, and super rare, apparently!
http://www.webelements.com/francium/
Maryanne B says
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Christina Bailey says
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This is going to sound soooo silly….when I was in school we had to remember the periodic table.
I had trouble with Potassium…which is K (I mean really?)
So I remembered it by saying bananas have potassium and who eats bananas….KING KONG
Stuck with me I guess :)
Stephanie says
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Cu (copper) is my favorite. Love the colors it produces!
Stephanie says
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How could I pick just one element?!
jennifer says
Mg ME!! My favorite chore is vaccuming….I know, I’m sick. Elements…hmmm…I’m gonna be lame and go with Oxygen. I dispise chemistry.
Kathleen says
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…and magnesium, of course! That vacuum will look great in my home.
Mary Cay says
Mg Me!!!! I have been putting off buying a new vacuum and the one I have is soooooo heavy!!! Fingers crossed!
Ale says
Mg Me! I would say may favorites are H – Hydrogen and O- Oxygen because we are made up of mostly water!! H2O
Julie S. says
Mg me! I would have to say carbon!
Anne says
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Leanne says
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For a home improvement site, I’m going to go with PD — palladium.
Katherine Porter says
Mg ME! My favorite element was always “I” for iodine, because it was the easiest to remember during high school chemistry tests!
Christa Aaron says
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I’m all for Carbon, since we are made of it :)
Tara says
Mg ME! I’ve have to go with Gold & Silver for sure!
Miranda says
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My favorite element is Na for sure:) I love salty stuff! And I’d love this vacuum!!
Jennifer says
Mg ME! Cl from all the time I have spent in the chlorinated pools all these years! I even love the smell.
Jackie says
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Oxygen!!! I am a big fan of yoga and when you breathe deeply during a yoga class you get more good ole’ O2!
Leigh says
Mg ME! though I like carbon best.