The World's Largest Computer in 1951

[Moonbear]

Is it the highlander's touch that contains the elixer of life?

Nope.

1) Some sort of alcholic drink?

1) Poison?

LOL! Yeah, I guess some people would say pick your poison. An alcoholic drink would be on the right path.

 

[Huckleberry]

A tifflask of brandy?

 

[Moonbear]

A tifflask of brandy?

Nope, remember, the flask and beverage must share a common name.

 

[Danger]

You're a good person danger.

Thanks, sweetie. Really, I'm a jerk, but I try to hide it when I'm around people I like.

Besides, Evo, how could anyone ever get a single one of the technical things Ivan posts without googling?

What world do you live in? Do you seriously think that I either 'Googled' or looked up in a book the radio telescope or photocell answers? That's cheating as far as I'm concerned. I was really enjoying this thread until I found out what people were doing; now I'll just read it once in a while. I didn't even know what a 'Google' was until a couple of weeks after I came to PF (early March), and I still sure as hell don't know enough about it to look up a clue or 'Google-proof' one of my own. The problem is, even if the rules say 'no Googling' they're still going to do it.

 

[Huckleberry]

*huck raises his hand and bows his head*

Hi, my name is Huckleberry and I am a google addict.

Moonbear's question appears to be googleproof though

 

[Danger]

Nope, remember, the flask and beverage must share a common name.

Not participating any more, but this is one that aggravates me. I'm 25% Highland, 25% Lowland, and 100% alcoholic, and I can't think of the answer. I'll keep trying to, though.

 

[Mk]

Coffee cup?

Coffee is what's inside, and the flask is called a coffee cup!

 

[Moonbear]

Coffee cup?

Coffee is what's inside, and the flask is called a coffee cup!

We've established the contents are alcoholic ("spirit" and "proof" were supposed to hint at that.)

 

[Moonbear]

Moonbear's question appears to be googleproof though

That was my plan. You have to figure out at least part of it before you can google anything.

Edit: sorry folks, it's past my bedtime. I'll return tomorrow to see if there's any new progress on this one and to consider some additional clues if you're still stuck.

 

[Huckleberry]

Sour fruit in a sour fruit flask?

 

[Mk]

Wine cooler!
Its a drink and a cooler for wine!

Waha! Got it!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Dewars?...

 

[JamesU]

:zzz: I'm back, couldn't resist.

 

[Mk]

lol, when its my turn I'll let you give a question, if you want. Have you given one?

Moonbear, this is a fair one right? You don't have to live under giant artichoke or pig to get it right?

 

[zoobyshoe]

It was 10 feet tall, occupied 1,000 square feet of floor- space, weighed in at approximately 30 tons, and used more than 70,000 resistors, 10,000 capacitors, 6,000 switches, and 18,000 vacuum tubes. The final machine required 150 kilowatts of power, which was enough to light a small town.
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what was it?

Here's post #1. Where does it say "No Googling"? The no googling rule was something that some people decided to impose on themselves with no outside instruction to do so.

 

[Mk]

Tru dat! I'm for googling. Everyone in the thread should. Besides, some of these are quite diffucult with googling.

 

[Danger]

Here's post #1. Where does it say "No Googling"? The no googling rule was something that some people decided to impose on themselves with no outside instruction to do so.

I took it to be a test of both knowledge and reasoning. Both of those are out the window as soon as you start looking things up. I mean, really, the ENIAC question was so obvious that there should have been no reason for anyone to look anything up. (Well, kids maybe. ENIAC and MultiVac were the first 2 things that I had to study for Data Processing class in grade 10.)

 

[Mk]

I always use knowlege, reasoning, literture in my home, and the internet for the questions. But yeah, ENIAC was really easy, it only required the first two.

 

[Mk]

I guess If we won't receive confirmation from Moonbear for a while, we could try a crack at mine?

A company started in Daegu, Korea. They are now mainly an electronics company, after sugar production failed. They got permission to build half of what huge structure in the southern hemisphere?

I suggest using the four resources.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I took it to be a test of both knowledge and reasoning. Both of those are out the window as soon as you start looking things up.

I took it to be a fun thread to pass the time. No one's being graded. Anyone who knows the answer off the top of their head can automatically get it into the thread before anyone could possibly google it, so the well read people with good memories win the round anyway.

 

[Mk]

Except of course some of the questions, like Ivan's, or some of mine, would be impossible to know off the top of your head.

 

[matthyaouw]

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?

Whisky (a good single malt, prefereably ) in a hip flask I'd assume.

 

[matthyaouw]

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.

No one guessed this one. It was the electric guitar.

 

[Mk]

In 1846, Dewar's first master blender employed a method of handcrafting whisky, creating John Dewar and Sons' most treasured blend. After carefully blending selected quality malt and grain whiskies (each of which was at least 12 years old), the master blender - When satisfied with his creation-would "marry" the resulting blend. That kind of skill and knowledge has been passed down only from master blender to master blender over successive generations.
1) Scotch
2) A dewar

 

[Mk]

Anyone want to try mine since Moonbear won't be here for a while?

 

[brewnog]

MK, it is Samsung's big tower in Dubai?


Anyway, I don't see any problem using the internet as a resource. Half the fun is knowing where to look, and it's sometimes quite educational. I'll admit that I've used it to look up a few dates, and especially for help setting up my own clues. It's like anything else, if you cheat then you don't get the satisfaction out of it, and it's not like anyone's marking you!

Oh, except Danger, we're marking you...

 

[Mk]

No, you have half of it right.



And the United Arab Emirates is in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

[brewnog]

Urrrm, it's half a mile tall?!


Ooh yeah, northern hemisphere, right!

 

[Mk]

I'll tell you its more than 400 meters tall. The company only got permission to build HALF of it, that means there's TWO parts.

I'm sure you'll all be fair. You'll know the answer when you get it. But I will post it in white:

The answer is found in the last line of the first paragraph. Paste this in your address bar: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Group#1990s Have a good day, Mk.

 

[Moonbear]

In 1846, Dewar's first master blender employed a method of handcrafting whisky, creating John Dewar and Sons' most treasured blend. After carefully blending selected quality malt and grain whiskies (each of which was at least 12 years old), the master blender - When satisfied with his creation-would "marry" the resulting blend. That kind of skill and knowledge has been passed down only from master blender to master blender over successive generations.
1) Scotch
2) A dewar

Woo hoo...some thinking outside the box required, huh? Now, the only part left is what is the dewar flask more commonly known as? (This is usually a brand name.)