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A path, covered up.
The World's Largest Computer in 1951
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The discussion centers on the ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic computer, which stood 10 feet tall, occupied 1,000 square feet, and weighed approximately 30 tons. It utilized over 70,000 resistors, 10,000 capacitors, 6,000 switches, and 18,000 vacuum tubes, consuming 150 kilowatts of power. Additionally, the conversation shifts to the Russian Ekranoplan, a Ground Effect Vehicle developed by Rostislav Alekseev, which could travel over 400 km/h and weighed 540 tons fully loaded. The Ekranoplan was designed for military transport and could carry over 100 tonnes of cargo.
PREREQUISITES- Understanding of electronic components such as resistors and capacitors
- Familiarity with the concept of Ground Effect Vehicles
- Knowledge of military transport technologies
- Basic historical context of computing technology development
- Research the technical specifications and historical significance of the ENIAC
- Explore the design and operational principles of Ground Effect Vehicles
- Investigate the military applications of the Ekranoplan
- Learn about the evolution of computing technology post-ENIAC
This discussion is beneficial for historians, technology enthusiasts, and engineers interested in the evolution of computing and transport technologies, particularly those focused on military applications and early electronic devices.
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yes. minus the covered up
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What island has the fruit made by mixing a delicious red kind with a Virginia Rawls Jennet's on it?
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fuji...?
yay
yay
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honshu!
correct
correct
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Yes, thy speaks true.
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I don't like cheese but my friend ____ does., I am not a mammal. But You touch me everyday.
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This could be too many things, can you narrow it down a wee bit?
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I move around, seldomly making noises. I do not breathe or live. My body is bilateral, I am not a sport, but people play with my ball.
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A computer mouse.
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good job...
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The first letter of the 3-letter word that provides the most points in Scrabble, is known in commonwealth english as a different term. In Men In Black, what actor plays him?
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Rip Torn?
("Zee" / "Zed")
PS Don't you guys EVER sleep?
("Zee" / "Zed")
PS Don't you guys EVER sleep?
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Great NOW you go to sleep!
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Yes, Rip Torn, correct.
I'm going to bed now. I'm in Guam, so day-night's different.
I'm going to bed now. I'm in Guam, so day-night's different.
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Aha! OK. Um, a clue. Let's Pretend I'm Steve.
"A clue? Do you see a clue? Where?"
"Oh, right! There's a clue on that sand over there. You know what we need, our handy dandy ... NOTEBOOK."
"Let's see, how do you draw sand?"
to be continued. (The clue is SAND)
"A clue? Do you see a clue? Where?"
"Oh, right! There's a clue on that sand over there. You know what we need, our handy dandy ... NOTEBOOK."
"Let's see, how do you draw sand?"
to be continued. (The clue is SAND)
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(OK, I know... so far too vague)
"Oh look, it's our second clue! on that box of Borax laundry detergent"
"Oh look, it's our second clue! on that box of Borax laundry detergent"
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Ah, the suspense is killing me. I feel like I'm in Death Valley or something... ?? 
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consider the basic elements of these clues (there is one more clue coming of course)
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Wild guess: glass?
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Last clue:
"Oh look, the phosphorous is our third clue. Let's make a sandwich."
"Oh look, the phosphorous is our third clue. Let's make a sandwich."
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Well Phosphorus has been used in washing powders to make your whites whiter, and is next to Silicon on the periodic table, which is a constituent of sand, and, urm, not far away from those is Chlorine which is used to bleach paper?!
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I googled "Phosphorous, silica, borax, sandwich" and didn't seem to come up with anything. Does "Let's Pretend I'm Steve," LPIS, have some clue value? Sandwich and silicon suggest some sort of semiconductor, alliteratively speaking.Chi Meson said:
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Wow! This thread has been busy.
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sounds like a bomb to me.
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Ivan Seeking said:
Yeah. What was it, ten pages in ten hours?
Zooby: "Steve" is from "Blues clues." All i know of poular culture these days comes from "Nick Jr."
Sandwich. Tis wafer thin. Think about it in the light of day.
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Photocell?
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Ouch! That came fast.Danger said:
Yes, the original photocell. Newer ones use layers of variously doped gallium.
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Lots of teeth, but only bites you by accident.
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Danger said:
Moonbear?
Oh no wait, accident. Hmm...
Mantrap?