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.

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  • Understanding of electronic components such as resistors and capacitors
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  • Basic historical context of computing technology development
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  • Research the technical specifications and historical significance of the ENIAC
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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.

  • #1,891
wolram said:
Forgive me if this clue is not good.
it is a blood sucker, not, the middle sounds like dentistry, the last is hellish.
Ah, one of the three faces is the Mona Lisa. The other two faces are in a city in Italy. The city begins with a T. One is kept in a church. Its true origin is shrouded in mystery. :wink:
 
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  • #1,892
honestrosewater said:
Ah, one of the three faces is the Mona Lisa. The other two faces are in a city in Italy. The city begins with a T. One is kept in a church. Its true origin is shrouded in mystery. :wink:

The Turin Shroud, then...
 
  • #1,893
brewnog said:
The Turin Shroud, then...
Right, so what is the third face that's kept in Turin and some people think was the model for both the Mona Lisa and the Shroud of Turin?
 
  • #1,894
:rolleyes: It's a self-portrait.
 
  • #1,895
Leonardo's self-portrait in Turin?
 
  • #1,896
hitssquad said:
Leonardo's self-portrait in Turin?
Correct! Some people think Leonardo created the Shroud of Turin and used himself as the model for it, the Mona Lisa, and (uncontroversially) his self-portrait.

So you each got one of the faces. Um, maybe you each get a turn?
 
  • #1,897
honestrosewaterwickedbutt said:
Ah, one of the three faces is the Mona Lisa. The other two faces are in a city in Italy. The city begins with a T. One is kept in a church. Its true origin is shrouded in mystery. :wink:
I fell asleep and must have dreamed that i solved all three.
 
  • #1,898
wolram said:
I fell asleep and must have dreamed that i solved all three.
Hey, leave my butt out of this or I'll send the ram of wool after you. :buggrin:
You have a question going, what was it
it is a blood sucker, not, the middle sounds like dentistry, the last is hellish.
Hm, I have no idea.
 
  • #1,899
Hypoxia and aspic?
 
  • #1,900
Where are you HRWWB?
 
  • #1,901
Clue me man!
 
  • #1,902
it is a blood sucker, not, the middle sounds like dentistry, the last is hellish.
 
  • #1,903
Hypoxia and aspic?
 
  • #1,904
I meant a new clue! I think I'm a bit out of the loop on this one.
 
  • #1,905
Look in wiki for hypoxia, then find a link to aspic, then what is a blood sucker,
and the sounds like dentisry thing. then the hellish bit.
 
  • #1,906
Well I know what hypoxia and aspic are, and I have a fair idea of a blood sucker. Then I get stuck.
 
  • #1,907
brewnog said:
Well I know what hypoxia and aspic are, and I have a fair idea of a blood sucker. Then I get stuck.

A creature that needs very little oxygen.
 
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  • #1,908
It is not jelly, but close.
 
  • #1,909
A jellyfish? I have no idea.
 
  • #1,910
brewnog said:
A jellyfish? I have no idea.

If i gave you fithty quids, i bet you would spend it on beer.
 
  • #1,911
Gelatin?!
 
  • #1,912
brewnog said:
Gelatin?!

No it is a creature, that needs little oxygen, has a jelly like structure, it even
has a defensive luminescent arsenal.
 
  • #1,913
wolram said:
No it is a creature, that needs little oxygen, has a jelly like structure, it even
has a defensive luminescent arsenal.
On this clue, I'll guess sea anemone. But I'm not sure about the other clues yet...
 
  • #1,914
I'm guessing squid. If it's right, somebody else go. I have to leave for work now. Won't be back until after midnight.
 
  • #1,915
Danger said:
I'm guessing squid. If it's right, somebody else go. I have to leave for work now. Won't be back until after midnight.

It is a squid but a very special one, keep going.
 
  • #1,916
Vampyroteuthis infernalis.

And I hear it has a wicked butt. :-p
 
  • #1,917
honestrosewater said:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis.

And I hear it has a wicked butt. :-p

Right on babe, you are a one :devil:
 
  • #1,918
wolram said:
Right on babe, you are a one :devil:
Well, your clue was the dog's bollocks. :smile: Yeah, I don't really understand that expression. But on with the show...

This lone star ring was killed by the big C.
 
  • #1,919
honestrosewater said:
Well, your clue was the dog's bollocks. :smile: Yeah, I don't really understand that expression. But on with the show...

This lone star ring was killed by the big C.

HMMM, something about Texas? Rose, dogs bollocks are rough english slang
meaning the best.
 
  • #1,920
wolram said:
HMMM, something about Texas?
Spot on.

Rose, dogs bollocks are rough english slang
meaning the best.
Yeah, what I don't understand is, well, have you ever seen a dog's bollocks? :confused:
 

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