The World's Largest Computer in 1951

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In summary, the ENIAC was a massive machine weighing 30 tons, occupying 1,000 square feet of floor space, and containing over 70,000 resistors, 10,000 capacitors, 6,000 switches, and 18,000 vacuum tubes. It required 150 kilowatts of power to run, which was enough to light a small town. The final machine was less powerful than a $5 pocket calculator. The Russian Ekranoplan, also known as the Caspian Sea Monster, was a ground effect vehicle that could travel over 400 km/h and weighed 540 tons fully loaded. It was used as a high-speed military transport and could transport over 100 tonnes of cargo. The
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Danger said:
Dang! I knew that I shouldn't have slept so much during Geography class.
In case you didn't know, the leading family in Soggy Hatchet is the Hogfnorts, with the Dungbottoms as a close second.
 
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arildno said:
In case you didn't know, the leading family in Soggy Hatchet is the Hogfnorts, with the Dungbottoms as a close second.
It's coming back to me now, but not from Geography. It seems to me that the cover blurb on one of my 'Molly Hatchet' albums refers to their home town...
 
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Yep, Molly was the daughter of Sally and Burt Hogfnort. She had to run away when her parents found out she carried on with Terry Dungbottom. A sad story, really..
 
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Its a place in the uk.
it has a kitchen.
it has a canal.
it has a parlour.
it sounds like a star wars character and a void.
watery axe.
 
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Hm, do you pronounce Bath like Hoth? Oh, how 'bout Leek?
 
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honestrosewater said:
Hm, do you pronounce Bath like Hoth?

posh people say BAR th
the rest of us say bAth
 
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honestrosewater said:
Hm, do you pronounce Bath like Hoth? Oh, how 'bout Leek?
Leek, the vegatable is same as ,"my bath has a leak".
 
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wolram said:
Leek, the vegatable is same as ,"my bath has a leak".
Hehe- I was guessing Leek- the town in Staffordshire, England.
 
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honestrosewater said:
Hehe- I was guessing Leek- the town in Staffordshire, England.
No not a town or city, the star wars character is the best start, remeber
we have some strange place names here.
then just add the void.
 
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Give us a clue about the Star Wars character...
 
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wolram said:
No not a town or city, the star wars character is the best start, remeber
we have some strange place names here.
then just add the void.
Bah, do you know how many Star Wars characters there are?! Is it a main character? A good guy? bad guy? human? in which episode? anything to narrow the list?
 
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Llantilio Crosseny.
 
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honestrosewater said:
anything to narrow the list?
It apparently is a castle. Here is a complete list of UK castles:
http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/list.php
 
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He is one of if not the biggest stars
 
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hitssquad said:
It apparently is a castle. Here is a complete list of UK castles:
http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/list.php

not a castle, no one built this.
 
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Lukabyss?
Anakinnothingness?
Hanvoid?

Somehow, none of them seems probable..
 
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Dartmouth.
 
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canal.jpg

Edit: Oops. That's a picture of Venice, Italy. And it is linked from the wrong Dartmouth. I was very confused. Sorry.
 
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Hits, that picture is V.nice!
 
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arildno said:
Lukabyss?
Anakinnothingness?
Hanvoid?

Somehow, none of them seems probable..

right idea though
 
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"Han" is the first syllable, I think..
Hanabys?
 
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hitssquad said:
Dartmouth.

no not as big as dartmouth
 
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arildno said:
"Han" is the first syllable, I think..
Hanabys?
not Han or abys

Teddy bear?
 
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This is a, "cheesy", area
 
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Chewie??
Ewok?.
 
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OK. It's Chewy, then.
 
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arildno said:
Chewie??
Ewok?.

what is chewie?
 
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Teddington.
 
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wolram said:
what is chewie?
Chewbacca?
 
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hitssquad said:
Teddington.

no it is not a town or city, or even man made.
 
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Is it Loch or Lake something? Loch Ness?
 
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Loch Craggie? :smile: Oh, right, cheesy- Loch Hope?
 
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Cheddar Gorge?
 
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honestrosewater said:
Is it Loch or Lake something? Loch Ness?
not a loch or lake.
 
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brewnog said:
Cheddar Gorge?
right area

parlour
kitchen
canal
watery axe
den
teddy bear like SWs character
and a void.
 

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