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.
  • #1,711
Same place:

http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue9
 
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  • #1,712
Not in Alaska.
 
  • #1,713
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.
 
  • #1,714
Danger said:
Not me. :-p
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'. :-p


Oh yeah, one more just on principle: :-p

I did not know that nongooglers existed
i can not imagine life without my google, i would have nothing left to
play with :biggrin:
 
  • #1,715
It snows there, too.

http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue10
 
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  • #1,716
Nice shot from higher ground:

http://www.efn.org/~callen/imageclue11
 
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  • #1,717
The name of the Volcano this place is on is similar to the name of a famous television dog.
 
  • #1,718
Lassen Peak?
 
  • #1,719
Or Lassen Park. I found the same picture. :) Bump@ss Hell
 
  • #1,720
But what is the specific name of this place, Rose?
 
  • #1,721
Who discovered this place, Rose? What happened to him after he accidentally stepped into a boiling mud pit?
 
  • #1,722
wolram said:
i would have nothing left to
play with :biggrin:
Not a Chuck Berry fan, huh? :biggrin:

And :-p again, just because.
 
  • #1,723
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.
 
  • #1,724
hitssquad said:
Who discovered this place, Rose? What happened to him after he accidentally stepped into a boiling mud pit?
Kendall Vanhook Bumpass. He lost a leg. :frown:
 
  • #1,725
honestrosewater said:
Kendall Vanhook Bumpass. He lost a leg. :frown:
As the sign says, watch your children and stay on the boardwalk.
 
  • #1,726
Okay, I'll think of one for the purists.
 
  • #1,727
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.
--

Until St. Helens in 1980, it had remained the most recent eruption in the United States.
 
  • #1,728
gray baseball
southern french
 
  • #1,729
honestrosewater said:
gray baseball
southern french
I can not think where to start with this one, a base ball stadium in new
orleans?
 
  • #1,730
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
 
  • #1,731
honestrosewater said:
holmes learning
Elementary.
 
  • #1,732
wolram said:
I can not think where to start with this one, a base ball stadium in new orleans?
Southern French is creole.
 
  • #1,733
Sorry, I forgot about this. :redface:
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
 
  • #1,734
No one? Not even guesses? Ugh, here's more:

gray baseball
southern french
holmes learning
liberty arch
ding bend
 
  • #1,735
Sagrada Familia?
 
  • #1,736
hitssquad said:
Sagrada Familia?
Correct! Okay, no, and that's not funny. Okay, a little funny. :rolleyes:
 
  • #1,737
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.
 
  • #1,738
A bell curve!
 
  • #1,739
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.
 
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  • #1,740
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!
 
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