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.
  • #481
Mk said:
Thread. What was it?

Apple sells a software product that provides aadvanced digital compositing. When you add milk what do you get? You can make it in your blender, or buy it from McDonalds.

Goodnight, its 12:30 here, you'll know if you get the answer or not.


Shake?

Just a hunch!
 
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  • #482
It's the world's largest one of its type, and it's twice as big as the next-largest one, which is in Georgia, USA. It contains 53 miles of cabling just to support itself.
 
  • #483
brewnog said:
It contains 53 miles of cabling just to support itself.
Suspension bridge?
 
  • #484
Danger said:
Suspension bridge?

No, but I was hoping you'd say that :smile:


It's covered in Teflon!
 
  • #485
brewnog said:
No, but I was hoping you'd say that :smile:
You set that whole bridge thing up on the other thread just to fake me out here, didn't you?

brewnog said:
It's covered in Teflon!
My next guess would have been Moonbear's bra, until you mentioned the Teflon.
 
  • #486
brewnog said:
Shake?

Just a hunch!

I stayed up, shake is half of it. add milk. It is milkshake. Good job.
 
  • #487
Is it the longest cable car system?
 
  • #488
Mk said:
Is it the longest cable car system?

Nope, I wouldn't make it that easy!

Danger said:
You set that whole bridge thing up on the other thread just to fake me out here, didn't you?

Yeah, and it worked. Hurrah!
Danger said:
My next guess would have been Moonbear's bra, until you mentioned the Teflon.

Heh, good guess, but no.

Ironically, it's probably more similar to half of moonbear's bra, with a scaling factor taken into account. The heating system is probably still there though...
 
  • #489
brewnog said:
Ironically, it's probably more similar to half of moonbear's bra, with a scaling factor taken into account. The heating system is probably still there though...
Sports dome?
 
  • #490
Danger said:
Sports dome?

Getting there...

It's got 12 masts.
 
  • #491
brewnog said:
Getting there...

It's got 12 masts.
A sports boat? :biggrin:
 
  • #492
Danger said:
A sports boat? :biggrin:


Hah, no.

But it could fit an Eiffel tower inside it (if you turned the Eiffel tower on its side, and moved it a bit).
 
  • #493
brewnog said:
Hah, no.
Well, I got to go work a 10-hour shift now. I'll ponder this all day, come up with a truly brilliant solution, then come back and find out how humiliatingly wrong I am. Later, bud.
 
  • #494
The Millenium Dome? I believe the Georgia Dome in Atlanta is another fabric roof.
 
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  • #495
FredGarvin said:
The Millenium Dome? I believe the Georgia Dome in Atlanta is another fabric roof.


Correct!

The Millennium Dome in Greenwich, London, consisting of a PTFE-coated GFRP roof supported by twelve steel masts, is the largest dome in the world. Designed by the Richard Rogers partnership, it was full of crap until it was closed due to having less than a quarter the number of visitors it was supposed to have.
 
  • #496
Incidently, that was correct about the "self starter" back there. Sorry I wasn't awake to confirm it.
 
  • #497
Fred? Fred! Your go!

I fianlly got back on line and there's nothing to do here!

[tap tap tap]
 
  • #498
Here's an easy time filler till Fred gets back:

It shatters when struck, but oozes slowly into a puddle when left alone.

What is it called, and what is it made from?
 
  • #499
Ice, and water?
 
  • #500
brewnog said:
Ice, and water?
An answer that fits the clue exactly, so, you're right, but that isn't the substance I had in mind. The one I mean doesn't exist in Nature.
 
  • #501
zoobyshoe said:
Here's an easy time filler till Fred gets back:

It shatters when struck, but oozes slowly into a puddle when left alone.

What is it called, and what is it made from?

Would it be cornflour mixed with water?
 
  • #502
matthyaouw said:
Would it be cornflour mixed with water?
Cornstarch and water behaves similarly, but the stuff I'm referring to wouldn't dry out over time. Different constituents.
 
  • #503
how about silly putty? (gooey stuff designed for kids to play with). Don't know what its made of.
 
  • #504
matthyaouw said:
how about silly putty? (gooey stuff designed for kids to play with). Don't know what its made of.
That is it! It is made of boric acid and silicone oil, heated to perfection.

Your turn.
 
  • #506
Invented in the 1930s this was a new variation on something well known previously. Its new twist allowed it to be a lot louder than its predecessors. It is still commonly used today.
 
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  • #507
matthyaouw said:
Invented in the 1930s this was a new variation on something well known previously. Its new twist allowed it to be a lot louder than its predecessors. It is still commonly today.
The rolled paper jacket for firecrackers?
 
  • #508
Not what I was thinking of. You're quite cold at th moment.

And yes, that guy's hair looks uncannily familiar.
 
  • #509
matthyaouw said:
Not what I was thinking of. You're quite cold at th moment.
The paper cone in the electromagnetic loudspeaker?
 
  • #510
Nope again, but you're much much closer. It does rely on vibration.
 

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