The World's Largest Computer in 1951

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yomamma said:
nope. that would be WAY too easy

I figured but decided I might as well get the obvious out of the way...

So how about shuffleboard?
 
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yomamma said:
you win. too easy :redface:

I can't think of anything good... :frown:

Anyone who wants to go can...
 
Documented evidence of tsu chu found in a Chinese military manual written about 2nd century BC describes a practice known as ?? or ?? (on the right track: American ________). The Dublin University Club was founded in the same year what instrument was patented? (on the right track: secant is the extension of the second syllable). What was it?
 
Townsend said:
So where the hell is Wolram?

Ok...someone go!

We can't wait for wolly...

Sorry, i thought the thread had died, the ansewer was.
Tsar Pushka (Царь-пушка in Russian) is a huge cannon, founded in 1586 by a Russian founding master Andrey Chokhov. Weight - 40 tons, length - 5,34 m, calibre - 890 mm, external diameter - 1200 mm.
Andrey Chokhov, was also a bell maker.
Sour grapes = grape shot.
 
Documented evidence of tsu chu found in a Chinese military manual written about 2nd century BC describes a practice known as ?? or ??. The Dublin University Club of this was founded in the same year what musical instrument was patented? What was it?
 
Its over 100 meters long
could travel over 400 km/hr
weighed 540 tons fully loaded
had 10 engines
could travel over land, water, snow, ice.

WHAT WAS IT??
 
It is the most successful Canadian invention of its kind and is known world-wide.
 
The circle-shaped bacon? Maple syrup? The tree?

The dildo? All were pretty successful.
 
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WTF! Television wasn't a good enough invention? What do you want? The wheel? Coke?
 
first conceived of in 1979

Television was invented in about seven places at once.
 
Mk said:
I hope its not Trivial Pursuit.

I'm sorry to shatter your hopes, yes.
 
4!=24
5!=120
6!=720
(Number of colons in a MAC address)!=?
 
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Mk said:
4!=24
6!=720
(Number of colons in a MAC address)!=?
1111000 (or, alternatively, 78)
 
No, that's not quite right.
 
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What the hell? Don't tell me I killed the thread again!
 
It ain't dead yeat. Just clue us some more.
 
Look up MAC address on your computer or on the internet, this one, you don't have to think a lot. Unless you don't know what the "!" means.
 
You guys suck. 120.

Hey, why did you edit that? :-p In Windows, the colons are hyphens, BTW. For others, they're periods or spaces. Or did I miss something? Is it 1? Do I win? It's either 1 or 120. Hurry up and tell me! :devil: Heh, I didn't realize I missed this game so much.
 
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