The World's Largest Computer in 1951

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The discussion centers around two significant machines: the ENIAC, an early computer that was 10 feet tall, weighed 30 tons, and required 150 kilowatts of power, and the Russian Ekranoplan, a ground effect vehicle that could travel over 400 km/h and weighed 540 tons. The ENIAC utilized a vast number of electronic components but had less processing power than a modern pocket calculator. The Ekranoplan, developed by the Soviet Union, operates just above water using a shock wave principle, allowing it to travel over various terrains. The conversation also touches on trivia and historical facts about these machines, highlighting their unique engineering and capabilities. Overall, the thread showcases a blend of technical details and engaging quiz-like interactions.
  • #331
Okay now, if you're all done whining, its Zooby's turn.

ZOOBY! WAKE UP!
 
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  • #332
Lemme think a bit.
 
  • #333
MK had a question. And we had parallel questions running before.

Go ahead Mk.
 
  • #334
This man's invention made his name synonymous with quality. Name the man, and the invention.
 
  • #335
zoobyshoe said:
This man's invention made his name synonymous with quality. Name the man, and the invention.
Clarence Birdseye? TV dinners?
 
  • #336
Danger said:
Clarence Birdseye? TV dinners?
That's the Canadian hallmark of quality? TV dinners?
 
  • #337
Karl Benz, the car (aka automobile) ... along with Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach
(despite what the English, Americans, and yes, even the French say!)
 
  • #338
McCoy, sorry, I went out for a snack.
 
  • #339
zoobyshoe said:
"Sort of" is what you say to your 97 year old great grandmother
My what year old great grandmother?! I thought you said that you're older than me. My mother is 91. If my dad were still around, he'd be 104 next month. My great grandparents would be somewhere around 200.
 
  • #340
Nereid said:
Karl Benz, the car (aka automobile) ... along with Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach
(despite what the English, Americans, and yes, even the French say!)
No, the clue isn't meant to say the man merely made a quality product.
 
  • #341
Yeah, Elijah McCoy as in 'the real McCoy' and he invented the lubricating cup for steam engines.
 
  • #342
Mk said:
McCoy, sorry, I went out for a snack.
I'm not McCoy. I'm the captain, and you are the WINNER!

Except you forgot to tell us what the original "real McCoy" was.
 
  • #343
Huckleberry said:
Yeah, Elijah McCoy as in 'the real McCoy' and he invented the lubricating cup for steam engines.
Better than one for baseball players, I guess.
 
  • #344
Dr. W. Edwards Deming - TQM (aka Total Quality Management), a management technique (duh!)
 
  • #345
The thing was a lubricator for steam engines, mostly used for boats and locamotives.
 
  • #346
Huckleberry said:
Yeah, Elijah McCoy as in 'the real McCoy' and he invented the lubricating cup for steam engines.
No, I'm not Grampa McCoy, I'm Peppito, and you are the WINNER!

The automatic lubricating cup was "The Real McCoy."

We have two winners!

I guess you colaborate on a quetion via PM.
 
  • #347
What, me. I just googled McCoy after MK posted it. I wanted to know the invention.
 
  • #348
Nereid said:
Dr. W. Edwards Deming - TQM (aka Total Quality Management), a management technique (duh!)
You may not hear the phrase "That's the real McCoy" over there. It means "That's a quality machine, thing, etc". or that it's authentic.
 
  • #349
This DRUG was originally developed for treating a heart condition known as Angina pectoris, it was patented in 1996, and since then, made over a billion dollars. What is its technical and marketing name?
 
  • #350
Huckleberry said:
What, me. I just googled McCoy after MK posted it. I wanted to know the invention.
OK. We'll give it to MK.

Now, I pass the baton to the Island of Guam...
 
  • #351
is it Viagra?
 
  • #352
Hey, MK, Huckleberry ... you guys won it.

However, the http://www.deming.org/demingprize/ is 'synonymous with quality' (well, to some folk anyway!)
 
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  • #353
Bah! Everytime I reload the page there's like 5 new posts!
 
  • #354
Huckleberry said:
is it Viagra?

Yes, but what is its two-word more technical name?
 
  • #355
sildenafil citrate.
 
  • #356
Ah, Huckleberry wins!
 
  • #357
I figured that anything that made a billion dollars had to be intimately tied to our biology. People can be so predictable.

Okay, I got one. Just a minute to check the reference.
 
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  • #358
Nereid said:
Hey, MK, Huckleberry ... you guys won it.

However, the http://www.deming.org/demingprize/ is 'synonymous with quality' (well, to some folk anyway!)
Looks like you have to be Japanese to win.
 
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  • #359
zoobyshoe said:
Looks like you have to be Japanese to win.
Or from Japan.
 
  • #360
Huckleberry said:
I figured that anything that made a billion dollars had to be intimately tied to our biology. People can be so predictable.

Okay, I got one. Just a minute to check the reference.

Darn, I thought you guys were still on the previous question (zooby's question)! This thread is moving to fast! If I knew that new clue was up, I could have beaten all of you to it!
 

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