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.
  • #1,951
This is a logical anecdote - one that can be deduced.
 
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  • #1,952
Ivan Seeking said:
No :smile:

Now wait, did I tell you about the leveling system, or was that a fortuitous joke?
You mentioned it along with several other engineering accomplishments in a thread I started last year about those people who scam inventors. You talked about the guy you know who was involved with the creation of the Biodome in the desert in the same thread IIRC.
 
  • #1,953
Ivan Seeking said:
This is a logical anecdote - one that can be deduced.
Oh, I bet the thing with the strap hanging off is some ferrous object that was sucked into the magnet.
 
  • #1,954
zoobyshoe said:
Oh, I bet the thing with the strap hanging off is some ferrous object that was sucked into the magnet.

http://img106.echo.cx/img106/3733/mriscrubber7ro.jpg

The janitor ain't supposed to go in there with the scrubber.

Something similar happened to me. Someone had mixed in a chair with iron in the frame, with the identical stainless steel chairs used in the MRI lab. That particular magnet was 0.95T as I recall, and I was literally taken off my feet with my arm slung through the chair. I had to winch it out! We had another guy who was a WWI vet who had some really low grade stainless pins in his leg from the war. They were virtually sucked out of his leg.
 
  • #1,955
That's fantastic!

I thought they made damn sure that stuff like this didn't happen, but that picture is brilliant!
 
  • #1,956
zoobyshoe said:
You talked about the guy you know who was involved with the creation of the Biodome in the desert in the same thread IIRC.



Oh, him. :rolleyes:
 
  • #1,957
brewnog said:
That's fantastic!

I thought they made damn sure that stuff like this didn't happen, but that picture is brilliant!

Oh, then you would be amazed at what goes on.
 
  • #1,958
retained a short section of wing about six feet in length?
 
  • #1,959
wolram said:
retained a short section of wing about six feet in length?
The autogiro?
 
  • #1,960
zoobyshoe said:
The autogiro?

I thought this one might have lasted a bit longer, but Zooby gets it in one :biggrin:
 
  • #1,961
Earth quake ,bird, dam. who?
 
  • #1,962
Cleansed by fire, or so legend says, this was made of the same material as some Egyptian burial cloths, and modern gaskets as well.

This came in handy if the Franks were messy.
 
  • #1,963
Asbestos, But were did this thread come from :confused:
 
  • #1,964
Asbestos is not the answer.

Re thread: It died so I brought it back.
 
  • #1,965
along time ago.
 
  • #1,966
yes, a long time ago
 
  • #1,967
Oh, Ivan ROCKS! I've been meaning to resurrect this thread, but I hate coming up with clues...
It's not asbestos?!? Wild guess: Fiberglass?
 
  • #1,968
Not fiberglass.

Be sure to read the question and rejected answers carefully. :biggrin:
 
  • #1,969
I can only think of Paper.
 
  • #1,970
Wolram, you were much closer the first time.
 
  • #1,971
Doh! Charlemagne's tablecloth. :rolleyes:
 
  • #1,972
wolram said:
I can only think of Paper.
That must get pretty boring after a while... :smile:
 
  • #1,973
Thin strips of gold?
 
  • #1,974
honestrosewater said:
Doh! Charlemagne's tablecloth. :rolleyes:


Asbestos (Greek a-, "not"; sbestos, "extinguishable") is a group of fibrous metamorphic minerals. The name is derived for its historical use in lamp wicks; the resistance of asbestos to fire has long been exploited for a variety of purposes. It was used in fabrics such as Egyptian burial cloths and Charlemagne's tablecloth, which, according to legend, he threw in a fire to clean
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos

You're up.

Oh yes
Charlemagne (c. 742 or 747 – January 28, 814) (or Charles the Great, in German Karl der Große, in Latin Carolus Magnus, giving rise to the adjective form "Carolingian"), was king of the Franks from 771 to 814
 
  • #1,975
Crapola. Okay.

They don't snuggle but eat each other, and they aren't fish.
 
  • #1,976
honestrosewater said:
Crapola. Okay.

They don't snuggle but eat each other, and they aren't fish.

snugglefish?
 
  • #1,977
Close... when men want to fall asleep, women want to...
 
  • #1,978
Black Widow?

or

Praying mantis?

Or a female hamster if you touch her offspring ?

Or a tom cat killing off a litter...

How many guesses are we allowed to post cause I could go on for quite a bit?
 
  • #1,979
cuddlefish... :smile:
 
  • #1,980
honestrosewater said:
Close... when men want to fall asleep, women want to...

Talking snuggle fish?
 

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