The World's Largest Computer in 1951

[Ivan Seeking]

I figured that, Risk, or Chess of course.

18436572

 

[Moonbear]

18436572

Is that a clue?!?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Is that a clue?!?

yes.

 

[JamesU]

we need more clues...too much stuff on google

 

[Ivan Seeking]

How to "see the USA"

 

[Danger]

How to "see the USA"

I've never driven down there, but are those highway numbers?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I've never driven down there, but are those highway numbers?

No. I learned this in high school.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Firing order for a v-8 engine?

 

[JamesU]

grrrr...I was going to say that...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Firing order for a v-8 engine?

That's it!

 

[JamesU]

APE?! i's your turn!

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Just looking for something interesting to ask about.

This person has been credited as the first computer programer though the program this person concieved was never used.

I hope this one is a bit more difficult.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

The good sir Babbage

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

The good sir Babbage

Getting warm there but no.

 

[JamesU]

Augusta Ada King

 

[Ivan Seeking]

An interesting aside: One of Babbages descendents is a customer of mine.

 

[zoobyshoe]

An interesting aside: One of Babbages descendents is a customer of mine.

Does Babbage eat cabbage?

 

[JamesU]

OMG! Augusta Ada King! APE!?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Does Babbage eat cabbage?

Boy...you know...I never thought to ask.

So, programmers. Galileo?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Does somebody want to go ahead while we wait for an answer from TheStatutoryApe?

 

[JamesU]

I will since I missed my last one.. give me a minute

 

[JamesU]

okay, nobody in the great thread of riddleness can get one. if nobody gets it here I'll just give it away

I don't think you'll find it on google:

Curved when I'm small
Flat when I'm all
Infanite is all
big, wide and tall

I extend in three directions
a paridox of perplexions

What am I?

 

[Danger]

What am I?

Space? 10

 

[JamesU]

no, not space...


think about lines 2&3 carefully

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Well come on yomamma, how about another clue?

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

OMG! Augusta Ada King! APE!?

Yes correct.
Sorry I had to go again.

 

[JamesU]

Well come on yomamma, how about another clue?

okay...it's VERY related to our smileys. but it has a special characteristic that the smileys don't

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Okay, how about giving it up and pick a new one?

 

[JamesU]

k you go ivan

 

[Ivan Seeking]

What was it?