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The Charcoal Briquette?
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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No to dishes, napkins and charcoal.
Oh, and I have given you a further clue...you might have overlooked it before.
Oh, and I have given you a further clue...you might have overlooked it before.
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The "Kiss the Cook" apron?! 
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I like that answer, but no, that's not it. Okay, here's another clue. When you sit around with your buddies playing poker, you might use it then as well.honestrosewater said:The "Kiss the Cook" apron?!
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A folding table?
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A meat thermometer? 
Now that I see your new clue, this is very funny. I don't think I want to play poker with a meat thermometer.
Now that I see your new clue, this is very funny. I don't think I want to play poker with a meat thermometer.
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what is it?
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Glass bottle packaging?
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Gee, why didn't I think of that.yomamma said:
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Nobody has guessed it yet. One of the guesses is getting pretty close though (but I'm not telling you whose). 
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Wow, I was sure it was the folding table. I guessed canned beer, but that wasn't until later, and you said it wasn't food. I hope the meat thermometer wasn't close.
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Oh, folding chairs!? Brody & Surgwar, June 11, 1889.
If that's it, TheStatutoryApe can have my turn if you want it.
If that's it, TheStatutoryApe can have my turn if you want it.
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a skyewer?
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The disposable paper plate.
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Guessed already.zoobyshoe said:
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That's it! Bravo!honestrosewater said:Oh, folding chairs!? Brody & Surgwar, June 11, 1889.
If that's it, TheStatutoryApe can have my turn if you want it.
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it has to be a skewer... poke[/color]er
edit: nvm
edit: nvm
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Oh wow. I tried that and didn't find it.honestrosewater said:Oh, folding chairs!? Brody & Surgwar, June 11, 1889.
If that's it, TheStatutoryApe can have my turn if you want it.
You can go ahead, are you logging off or something?
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It wasn't, but I was having a good laugh thinking about what new meaning it brought to the game "poker."honestrosewater said:
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No, but your guess gave me the idea. If you don't want it, I did just think of a clue.TheStatutoryApe said:
It has four legs and is as tall as it is wide.
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Hmmmm... is it a living thing? Lol... can we change this to twenty questions?!honestrosewater said:
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micheal moore?
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Eek, a clue already? You don't really need one; You only need to think inside of the box on this one.
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Is it a square?honestrosewater said:Eek, a clue already? You don't really need one; You only need to think inside of the box on this one.
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It was a square. How did it get legs?
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it had birth defects
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it needed to square dance?
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Okay, I'm leaving now and don't want to hold things up. It's a square cut on the diagonal, the legs being the legs of the right triangles. I guess TheStatutoryApe is up. Have fun!
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that was a trick-ish question- #1,170
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Sorry, I'm getting impatient. Seems I'm on an odd sleep cycle with everyone else in this forum. Let's just remember that statutoryApe is up, but in the meantime, here's a googleable one:
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