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.
  • #601
zoobyshoe said:
Boy, they were expensive. And Turquoise?
The first one came out in 1963 (that explains turquoise). Yep, sounds expensive to me, even by modern standards, but they sold over 500,000 of them in the first year!


OK: 1920, invented because his wife was prone to minor accidents while cooking.
Wild guess: oven mitts?
 
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  • #602
earle dickenson, band-aid
 
  • #603
Moonbear said:
I hadn't been following this whole thread, but I just went back to the first page, and there were no anti-google rules. I think more of the challenge is in writing a good google-proof clue. :approve:
The anti-google rules were discussed in another thread.

If my vast worthless wealth of knowledge means nothing, I'm not playing. :cry: It's all I have, I don't have the formal education Moonbear has. I don't know all the cool stuff she knows, but I have a ton of trivial cr@p memorized. :frown: Then someone with NO KNOWLEDGE can just type the clues into google and win without knowing anything? A POX UPON THEM! :mad:
 
  • #604
yomamma said:
earle dickenson, band-aid
Dickson, not dickenson. Yes.
 
  • #605
Evo said:
Then someone with NO KNOWLEDGE can just type the clues into google and win without knowing anything? A POX UPON THEM! :mad:
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!
 
  • #606
anyway,

Invented in 1927 to help kill mosquitoes carrying malaria during WWII.
 
  • #607
yomamma said:
anyway,

Invented in 1927 to help kill mosquitoes carrying malaria during WWII.
I actually might know this without any google aids. DEET.
Nevermind: DEET wasn't invented until the 1950s according to the site I just looked it up on. :frown:
 
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  • #608
Aaaagghh. At least try to pretend you know the answer. I can't take it. Gokul, I understand why you left. (hangs head in sorrow)
 
  • #609
yomamma said:
anyway,

Invented in 1927 to help kill mosquitoes carrying malaria during WWII.
smudge pots?
 
  • #610
no, no NO ,NO! GOOGLE [/size]
 
  • #611
Moonbear said:
I actually might know this without any google aids. DEET.
Actually, MB, I think you've discussed DEET before.

SEE. Moonbear actually KNOWS an answer!

Feels good, doesn't it??

(hopefully people will feel guilty now and poor Evo can sneek an answer in) :devil:
 
  • #612
WTF is DEET?
 
  • #613
Evo said:
Aaaagghh. At least try to pretend you know the answer. I can't take it. Gokul, I understand why you left. (hangs head in sorrow)
If you already know the answer you can type it in faster than anyone can google it. If you don't know, you're still at no more of a disadvantage than anyone else who'se googling.

The real trick is to phrase your questions so that people have to do some indirect googling.
 
  • #614
Evo said:
Actually, MB, I think you've discussed DEET before.

SEE. Moonbear actually KNOWS an answer!

Feels good, doesn't it??

(hopefully people will feel guilty now and poor Evo can sneek an answer in) :devil:
But, alas, it seems to be wrong upon attempted google confirmation. :cry:
 
  • #615
OKAY, COPY and PASTE my question into google, you'll find it
 
  • #616
yomamma said:
WTF is DEET?
Oh! Oh! I know! It's a popular mosquito repellent! My turn!
 
  • #617
no, it HELPED the mosquito reppelants. It also helps your house smell good
 
  • #618
yomamma said:
WTF is DEET?
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/deet.htm
1. What is DEET?

DEET (chemical name, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) is the active ingredient in many insect repellent products. It is used to repel biting pests such as mosquitoes and ticks, including ticks that may carry Lyme disease. Every year, approximately one-third of the U.S. population is expected to use DEET. Products containing DEET currently are available to the public in a variety of liquids, lotions, sprays, and impregnated materials (e.g., wrist bands). Formulations registered for direct application to human skin contain from 4 to 100% DEET. Except for a few veterinary uses, DEET is registered for use by consumers, and it is not used on food.

DEET is designed for direct application to human skin to repel insects, rather than kill them. After it was developed by the U.S. Army in 1946, DEET was registered for use by the general public in 1957. Approximately 230 products containing DEET are currently registered with EPA by about 70 different companies.
 
  • #619
yomamma said:
OKAY, COPY and PASTE my question into google, you'll find it
But what's the fun in that?

(I know, I'm one of those freaks that like tests) :blushing:

Even a good guess that's wrong is better than no guess.
 
  • #620
:rolleyes: OMFG
 
  • #621
Ddt?...
 
  • #622
Maybe we should have a "google this" thread?
 
  • #623
you CAN[/size] do it :rolleyes:
 
  • #624
Even danger has shunned this thread since he realized it was a googling contest.

This thread is BELOW DANGER's STANDARDS!

You're a good person danger. :approve:
 
  • #625
Evo said:
Maybe we should have a "google this" thread?
Go back and look at the very first thing Wolram posted. Even with google, I couldn't figure out what it was.
 
  • #626
Can Can Can Can Can Can
 
  • #627
yomamma said:
Can Can Can Can Can Can
So, you're saying it's not DDT?
 
  • #628
I have no idea what DDT is, but it's probably not. aero
 
  • #629
zoobyshoe said:
Go back and look at the very first thing Wolram posted. Even with google, I couldn't figure out what it was.
That's because certain people are way above us zoobie. We will never be on their level, and we are all right with that. :smile:

I figure if I have a vague memory of the subject and need to google to confirm it, it's ok. But, I won't answer if I really have no clue.
 
  • #630
Evo said:
Even danger the bottom feeder[/color] has shunned this thread since he realized it was a googling contest.

This thread is BELOW DANGER's THE BOTTOM FEEDER'S[/color] STANDARDS!

You're a good person bottom feeder[/color] danger. :approve:
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  • #631
OMFG! spray!
 
  • #632
yomamma said:
I have no idea what DDT is, but it's probably not. aero
DEET's not DDT.
 
  • #633
I don't know what either of those are! I've given you aero can and spray, FIGURE IT OUT!
 
  • #634
yomamma said:
I have no idea what DDT is, but it's probably not. aero
More clues please.
 
  • #635
Aero can sprays mechanically air freshener repellant
 
  • #636
:smile: Hmm..yomamma, do you think you can spell it out for us? Okay, I'll bite, aerosol can.

But I'm still trying to think of a clever next clue.
 
  • #637
OMFG finally. I gave you all those hints just scattered
 
  • #638
yomamma said:
anyway,

Invented in 1927 to help kill mosquitoes carrying malaria during WWII.
So, in 1927 they already knew there would be a WWII? Why didn't they just kill Hitler, instead of working on the coming mosquito problem?
 
  • #639
I copied t off of a website, it's not mine
 
  • #640
Okay...I almost have the next clue ready...just confirming some details first.
 
  • #641
Shut up :frown:
 
  • #642
People should have a supply of clues ready in case they guess right so they can throw them right out and people don't have to wait.
 
  • #643
I do :biggrin:
 
  • #644
Besides, Evo, how could anyone ever get a single one of the technical things Ivan posts without googling?
 
  • #645
yahooing or askjeevesing
 
  • #646
yomamma said:
yahooing or askjeevesing
That's right and if moonbar doesn't post soon I'm going to go to a different thread or watch TV.
 
  • #647
I'm watching the daily show :biggrin:
 
  • #648
Okay, in the spirit of a somewhat google proof clue, a Highlander might store this in a flask of the same name. Two-part answer required: 1) What is the item being stored? 2) By what name is the flask more commonly known?
 
  • #649
zoobyshoe said:
That's right and if moonbar doesn't post soon I'm going to go to a different thread or watch TV.
Yeesh! Such impatience! Sorry, I thought I had a clue lined up, but my first idea didn't hold up to google scrutiny. :redface:
 
  • #650
Estimation of zoobie's answer
1) beer
2)drunkbucket
 

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