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Same place:
http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue9
http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue9
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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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Not in Alaska.
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This place has a special name that is not the same as the name of the volcano it is on. To say this name, you have to cuss.
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Danger said:Not me.
That was a pretty dirty one for those of us who refuse to Google answers. By the way, the Chewie version of the name is spelled 'Wookiee'.
Oh yeah, one more just on principle:
I did not know that nongooglers existed
i can not imagine life without my google, i would have nothing left to
play with
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It snows there, too.
http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue10
http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue10
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Nice shot from higher ground:
http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue11
http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue11
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The name of the Volcano this place is on is similar to the name of a famous television dog.
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Lassen Peak?
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Or Lassen Park. I found the same picture. :) Bump@ss Hell
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But what is the specific name of this place, Rose?
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Who discovered this place, Rose? What happened to him after he accidentally stepped into a boiling mud pit?
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Not a Chuck Berry fan, huh?wolram said:i would have nothing left to
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Yes. Bumpass Hell -- named after Kendall Vanhook Bumpass "who discovered it and lost his leg as a result of burns suffered when stepping into a thermal pool."
http://www.cyberhikes.com/HLVP0114.HTM
It's your party, Rose.
http://www.cyberhikes.com/HLVP0114.HTM
It's your party, Rose.
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Kendall Vanhook Bumpass. He lost a leg.hitssquad said:
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As the sign says, watch your children and stay on the boardwalk.honestrosewater said:Kendall Vanhook Bumpass. He lost a leg.
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Okay, I'll think of one for the purists.
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Mt. Lassen erupted in 1915. In 1916 it was made a national park.
http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Lassen/Lassen.html
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, located in north central California at the southern end of the Cascade mountain range, is the only national park containing a volcano which has erupted in the twentieth century.
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Until St. Helens in 1980, it had remained the most recent eruption in the United States.
http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Lassen/Lassen.html
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, located in north central California at the southern end of the Cascade mountain range, is the only national park containing a volcano which has erupted in the twentieth century.
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Until St. Helens in 1980, it had remained the most recent eruption in the United States.
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gray baseball
southern french
southern french
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I can not think where to start with this one, a base ball stadium in newhonestrosewater said:
orleans?
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This is a word association clue for the non-googlers. I don't think google will help much, and it's all pretty much common knowledge anyway. Here's another:
gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
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Elementary.honestrosewater said:
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Southern French is creole.wolram said:
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Sorry, I forgot about this. 
Nothing right or close so far. You're connecting the clues in the wrong way. Here's another:
gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
liberty arch
Nothing right or close so far. You're connecting the clues in the wrong way. Here's another:
gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
liberty arch
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No one? Not even guesses? Ugh, here's more:
gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
liberty arch
ding bend
gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
liberty arch
ding bend
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Sagrada Familia?
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Correct! Okay, no, and that's not funny. Okay, a little funny.hitssquad said:
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Okay, hitssquad should definitely get this.
There was a big book about IQ by the same name.
It's two words.
The first word: Elisha Gray, southern [blank], Sherlock Holmes, The Liberty [blank], Ding!
The second word: something thrown in baseball, French [blank], learning [blank], arch, bend.
There was a big book about IQ by the same name.
It's two words.
The first word: Elisha Gray, southern [blank], Sherlock Holmes, The Liberty [blank], Ding!
The second word: something thrown in baseball, French [blank], learning [blank], arch, bend.
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A bell curve!
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Three cheers for brewnog!
Was that really so difficult?
Elisha Gray- vs. Alexander Graham Bell
southern belle
Sherlock Holmes- Watson, Bell's assistant
The Liberty Bell
Ding!- a sound a bell makes.
something thrown in baseball- curve ball
French curve
learning curve
arch, bend- synonyms or things that curve.
Okay, I'm free. bye bye now.
Was that really so difficult?
Elisha Gray- vs. Alexander Graham Bell
southern belle
Sherlock Holmes- Watson, Bell's assistant
The Liberty Bell
Ding!- a sound a bell makes.
something thrown in baseball- curve ball
French curve
learning curve
arch, bend- synonyms or things that curve.
Okay, I'm free. bye bye now.
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Ok, this one will be easy for many of you.
http://personalpages.umist.ac.uk/student/E.Smith-2/guess8.jpg
If this is too easy for you, keep quiet about what it is, and let the others have a go!
http://personalpages.umist.ac.uk/student/E.Smith-2/guess8.jpg
If this is too easy for you, keep quiet about what it is, and let the others have a go!
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