The World's Largest Computer in 1951

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The discussion revolves around historical and technical aspects of significant machines and vehicles, including the ENIAC computer and the Russian Ekranoplan. Participants engage in a quiz-like format, posing questions and providing hints about various inventions, their specifications, and historical context.

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  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes the ENIAC, detailing its size, weight, components, and power consumption, while noting its limited processing power compared to modern devices.
  • Another participant identifies the ENIAC as the machine described in the previous post.
  • Participants discuss a large vehicle that weighs 540 tons, can travel over land and water, and is hinted to be built in Russia, leading to speculation about its identity.
  • Some participants propose that the vehicle in question is the Russian Ekranoplan, explaining its design and operational principles related to ground effect.
  • There is a discussion about a vehicle that achieved over 188 miles per gallon, with participants speculating on its type and historical significance, including a mention of a Harley Davidson motorcycle from 1908.
  • One participant describes a crude device involving a wooden stand, a funnel, acid, and copper wire, prompting further questions about its purpose.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the identity of some machines, particularly the vehicle that achieved high fuel efficiency, as various guesses and clarifications are made. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specifics of some inventions and their historical context.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the specifications and classifications of the vehicles discussed, particularly regarding the Ekranoplan's operational capabilities and the fuel efficiency claims of the motorcycle.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in the history of computing, engineering innovations, and the evolution of vehicle technology may find this discussion engaging.

  • #781
I can't find the city but I know you're talking about pellagra
 
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  • #782
The Prisoners are POWs right?
 
  • #783
Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by dietary lack of niacin and protein, not a parisite. Good guess though.
 
  • #784
Oops, I was catching up in another thread.

It isn't pellagra. They were not POW's. They were imprisoned criminals.

a hint. At the trial of Nuremburg Germany uses this incident to justify their actions in concentration camps, or at least to claim that they didn't act any differently than other nations have.
 
  • #785
Oh! malaria in chicago
 
  • #786
yup you got it
 
  • #787
Two great minds, one interest. Two important men, one invention. Two close friends, one story. What did they invent and who were they?

Most people have them
 
  • #788
I guess its not the Brothers Grimm...
 
  • #789
I suppose its not the Wright Brothers and the airplane. Not many people own those.
 
  • #790
Nope, VERY common Item. I know MK and Huck have used them(as well as a lot more)
 
  • #791
Duryea brothers and the first gasoline powered automobilies.
 
  • #792
Sorry, nope. no cars or any automobiles. think circut city
 
  • #793
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, they started Apple Computer and are credited with initiating the entry of computers into private homes.
 
  • #794
good job Mk!
 
  • #795
What animal has the longest penis to body length ratio? Give an approximate ratio.
 
  • #796
Oh, or should we use my old one I posted before I saw Huckleberry's?

Mk said:
In the mid-1980s a company famous for making small replicate non-flammable automobiles, manufactured a "magic" puzzle that was not a cube. Who was the inventor? Name one other famous puzzle/toy that he invented.
 
  • #797
I should have guessed the Mac reference from the killer thread.
 
  • #798
I think you should go to the old one...
 
  • #799
I would guess the human.
 
  • #800
Not a human.
 
  • #801
hOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW?
 
  • #802
Evo knows a bunch of useless trivia, so does Google and Wikipedia.
 
  • #803
So does Evo
 
  • #804
A barnacle, or does it have to be a mammal?
 
  • #805
That'll due. Barnacles have the longest penis to body length ratio, its penis is 20 times its body lenght.
 
  • #806
I do not want to know why Mk knows this fact
 
  • #807
Oh yes, I'm gay and I have fantasies.
 
  • #808
Is Huckelberry giong to ask a question? Or will I or zoobyshoe do so?
 
  • #809
The first year these came out, they cost a penny, and were black. The next year they changed the color to red because people found it easy to reuse the black ones.
 
  • #810
is it matches?
 

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