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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Earth quake ,bird, dam. who?
 
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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.
 
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Asbestos, But were did this thread come from :confused:
 
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Asbestos is not the answer.

Re thread: It died so I brought it back.
 
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along time ago.
 
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yes, a long time ago
 
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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?
 
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Not fiberglass.

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

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

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

snugglefish?
 
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Close... when men want to fall asleep, women want to...
 
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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?
 
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cuddlefish... :smile:
 
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honestrosewater said:
Close... when men want to fall asleep, women want to...

Talking snuggle fish?
 
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honestrosewater said:
Close... when men want to fall asleep, women want to...
I was going to say cuttlefish. but now________________-
 
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wolram said:
I was going to say cuttlefish. but now________________-

crap, cuttlefish, that's what I meant!

Oh wait, that was townsend's answer. All moving too fast again...
 
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Okay, yeah, I guess Townsend's up. It's cuttlefish. I just discovered these critters and think they're the coolest... though neither cuddly nor fish.
Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squids and nautilus.
...
Cuttlefish eat small molluscs, crabs, shrimp, fish and other cuttlefish.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish
 
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Domestic cuttlefish are very reminiscent of domestic cats, even exhibiting cat-like habits such as resting, pouncing on moving prey, begging owners for food, and even begging for more food than they need or is healthy for them. Like cats, cuttlefish are not truly tame, but rather tolerate and cooperate with their owners to live a comfortable life. But unlike cats, cuttlefish will try to eat other cuttlefish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish

Interesting...

It looks like Townsend is up.
 
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While Townsend is AOL.

This cat spins round and round, go man go.
 
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wolram said:
While Townsend is AOL.

This cat spins round and round, go man go.

take it...I need some sleep... :smile:
 
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wolram said:
While Townsend is AOL.

This cat spins round and round, go man go.
Eh, the thingamabobbers spin, right? The Cat's Eye Nebula?
 
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honestrosewater said:
Eh, the thingamabobbers spin, right? The Cat's Eye Nebula?

I am not sure this is a good clue.

But the cat part is a clue to a persons name.
 
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Cat Stevens?

(I guessed the nebula because I've seen you in the astronomy et al forums.)
 
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What happened to the thread after it died?

Cat Glover I will guess.
 
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honestrosewater said:
Cat Stevens?

(I guessed the nebula because I've seen you in the astronomy et al forums.)

Think of a pet name for a cat, that will give you some one, and an invetion.
 
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Baudrons... Kitty... kitty...

I dunno.

Here's an interesting answer that is not yours.
Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball, the kitty, than one's opponent is able to do.
 
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A cartoon cat, and this thing goes round and round.
 
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Sylvester Howard Roper, inventor of the first motorcycle??
 
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honestrosewater said:
Sylvester Howard Roper, inventor of the first motorcycle??

Close wrong cartoon, and his went round and round, not up and down.
 

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