The World's Largest Computer in 1951

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The discussion revolves around historical and technical aspects of significant machines and vehicles, including the ENIAC computer and the Russian Ekranoplan. Participants engage in a quiz-like format, posing questions and providing hints about various inventions, their specifications, and historical context.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes the ENIAC, detailing its size, weight, components, and power consumption, while noting its limited processing power compared to modern devices.
  • Another participant identifies the ENIAC as the machine described in the previous post.
  • Participants discuss a large vehicle that weighs 540 tons, can travel over land and water, and is hinted to be built in Russia, leading to speculation about its identity.
  • Some participants propose that the vehicle in question is the Russian Ekranoplan, explaining its design and operational principles related to ground effect.
  • There is a discussion about a vehicle that achieved over 188 miles per gallon, with participants speculating on its type and historical significance, including a mention of a Harley Davidson motorcycle from 1908.
  • One participant describes a crude device involving a wooden stand, a funnel, acid, and copper wire, prompting further questions about its purpose.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the identity of some machines, particularly the vehicle that achieved high fuel efficiency, as various guesses and clarifications are made. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specifics of some inventions and their historical context.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the specifications and classifications of the vehicles discussed, particularly regarding the Ekranoplan's operational capabilities and the fuel efficiency claims of the motorcycle.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in the history of computing, engineering innovations, and the evolution of vehicle technology may find this discussion engaging.

  • #2,251
it has a fan
 
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  • #2,252
It sounds like a Winnowing machine but they are usually staitonary, i know
they have a fan.
 
  • #2,253
It was in a 2004 issue of The New York Times Magazine
 
  • #2,254
hypatia said:
It was in a 2004 issue of The New York Times Magazine

Is the sail a ,sail board, and the wing some thing to direct the grain ?
 
  • #2,255
I have made this one really tough so suffer :smile:

You will not be able to push this car made by a russian bell maker, is that
true or just sour grapes ??
 
  • #2,256
I though it would be to hard :smile:
 
  • #2,257
Swedish designer Monica Förster said she often stares at clouds outside her airplane window and wonders what it would be like to step inside one. After learning that cumulus clouds form in the morning, then dissipate at night, she decided to create a nylon "cloud" that could serve as a quiet meeting space by day and collapse at night. Förster's Cloud is 8 ft. tall and 18 ft. long. A fan inside its carrying case inflates it in 3 min. It weighs 33 lbs.

In 2004 Time Magazine.
 
  • #2,258
I got an idea... how about teams competing? That would be interesting, we could use telephone, PMs and instant messaging to communicate between teams, and stuff and awesome!
 
  • #2,259
Mk said:
I got an idea... how about teams competing? That would be interesting, we could use telephone, PMs and instant messaging to communicate between teams, and stuff and awesome!

Erm, MK there is only three or four of us :rolleyes: There seems to be a dearth
of brains in this forum :cool:
 
  • #2,260
Of course after the draft is set in play, there will be hundreds... thousands... millions! MOO HOO HAHAHAHAH :devil:
 
  • #2,261
Ok, I need one small tiny hint. :frown:

Does it have to do with Schilovsky?
 
  • #2,262
Mk said:
Ok, I need one small tiny hint. :frown:

Does it have to do with Schilovsky?

2 tsars. together
 
  • #2,263
Clue me! (extra characters)
 
  • #2,264
matthyaouw said:
Clue me! (extra characters)

big bang ?
 
  • #2,265
This is too hard :frown:
 
  • #2,266
what''s the clue?
 
  • #2,267
You will not be able to push this car made by a russian bell maker, is that
true or just sour grapes?
 
  • #2,268
does it have to do with Aleksandr Freidman?
 
  • #2,269
yomamma said:
does it have to do with Aleksandr Freidman?

Change one letter and you have the answer.
 
  • #2,270
No one get it :frown: :bugeye:
 
  • #2,271
Aleksandr Friedmann!
 
  • #2,272
Aleksandr Freidmann!

Aleksandr Friedman!
 
  • #2,273
Alexander Friedman?
 
  • #2,274
If that's right, I got it first!
 
  • #2,275
I got it first, but I'll let you have it.


I figured it out :mad:
 
  • #2,276
Alexandr Friedman
Alexander Friedmann
Alexandr Freidman
Alexandr Freidmann

(I got the name right!)
 
  • #2,277
So where the hell is Wolram?

Ok...someone go!

We can't wait for wolly...
 
  • #2,278
okay...

This popular game was developed in the 15th century, back then, it was simaler to croquet
 
  • #2,279
yomamma said:
okay...

This popular game was developed in the 15th century, back then, it was simaler to croquet

Golf...
 
  • #2,280
nope. that would be WAY too easy
 

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