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.
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i though for a moment ,and If its what i think it is, i must have thought right,
I could be wrong, and in that case I am thinking my thoughts might be wrong
do you get marks for thinking the right answer?
 
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Sure, special people gets marks for everything. :smile:

What do you think it is? What happened to people actually trying to guess the answer??
 
  • #1,383
The Marx brothers had shows, i can only remember, Duck soup, but
horse something, and chicken something featured somewhere.
 
  • #1,384
it's a zoo :rolleyes:
 
  • #1,385
Oh, I was going to have so much fun with this one too.
Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup. And many, many more. They're hilarious. They're movies, BTW. Did you see them on what are youmacallit- Vaudeville?
 
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honestrosewater said:
Oh, I was going to have so much fun with this one too.
Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup. And many, many more. They're hilarious.

Have you seen them recently? i used to love watching them but haven't seen
any of their stuff for years.
 
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honestrosewater said:
No to the first thing Danger says.
:smile:
You mean it's not Artman's bedroom? :confused:
 
  • #1,388
Can not think of a good question so this will have to do.

Use this for making water ? what a waste, how hot was it?
 
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brewnog said:
I know what it is!
Sorry about the insult. You're naturally the first Brit that comes to mind, and that 'wanker' gag just wouldn't have sounded right in reference to a Yank. :biggrin:
 
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wolram said:
Can not think of a good question so this will have to do.
If by 'good' you mean 'incomprehensible', then you're doing just fine. :-p
 
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Danger said:
Sorry about the insult. You're naturally the first Brit that comes to mind, and that 'wanker' gag just wouldn't have sounded right in reference to a Yank. :biggrin:

Is that supposed to have a double meaning? :confused:
 
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wolram said:
Have you seen them recently? i used to love watching them but haven't seen
any of their stuff for years.
I watch them often. Duck Soup is my favorite. We watched them as a family and have them memorized, so we'll sometimes just start running through a movie at a restaurant or something, especially to embarrass the young ones. :-p
 
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If by 'good' you mean 'incomprehensible', then you're doing just fine

put some," trim", on and take the weight of :smile:
 
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Danger said:
:smile:
You mean it's not Artman's bedroom? :confused:
See, some men are dependable :)
 
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wolram said:
Is that supposed to have a double meaning? :confused:
If you mean the original post, sort of. It was just my way of showing the other people who knew the answer that I also knew, plus maybe give a cryptic clue to the others. :devil:
If you're referring to the one that you quoted, no. If you can come up with a second one, more power to you. :biggrin:
 
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Have to go for a bevy, sugar cane, i hope catch you later.
 
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Pregnancy?
Okay, maybe it's time for me to call it a day.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
If I didn't already know what it was, I can't think how you'd find out, except by showing the picture to people till you found someone who recognized it.
I was thinking that an enlargement showing the spark plugs in more detail might do it.

In reference to Wolram's clues, the only thing that comes to mind at all is a 'cloud-seeding' aeroplane, and I know that's wrong.
 
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In reference to Wolram's clues, the only thing that comes to mind at all is a 'cloud-seeding' aeroplane, and I know that's wrong

Well if you get the temperature wrong in this process, the produce from this apparatus, "the thing i want", will make your mind cloudy.
 
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wolram said:
Use this for making water ? what a waste, how hot was it?
When you say "making water" do you mean:

1) peeing?

2) heating water?

3) making H2O from some something else?
 
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wolram said:
Well if you get the temperature wrong in this process, the produce from this apparatus, "the thing i want", will make your mind cloudy.
Sounds like distilling the water out of some kind of alcoholic brew, instead of distilling the alcohol out.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Sounds like distilling the water out of some kind of alcoholic brew, instead of distilling the alcohol out.
Close.
and the "thing i whant is" ?
 
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wolram said:
and the "thing i whant is" ?
Scotch whiskey? Guiness stout? Champagne?
 
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Think about temperature, one gives water, one gives a headache, i want the
apparatus.
 
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A still...?
 
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I think Moonbear still has a question due.

:biggrin:
 
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I can't believe there was one that i knew and i wasnt online to get it!
 
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Danger said:
Sorry about the insult. You're naturally the first Brit that comes to mind, and that 'wanker' gag just wouldn't have sounded right in reference to a Yank. :biggrin:


No worries, I'm still happy that we are allowed to say "wanker" in here without Evo telling us off!
 
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brewnog said:
No worries, I'm still happy that we are allowed to say "wanker" in here without Evo telling us off!
She may not know what it means. It's not used here, in the US. It took me a while to work out a translation.
 
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silly tossars.
 

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