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jdrose
PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:48 am 
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Appears to be an Acorn "BBC Model" computer?

Can be seen in operation from 1:19 to 1:42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZPTM0PGQPE
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BigEd
PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:39 am 
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These are brilliant! (Yes, that's a Beeb)
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Arlet
PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:31 am 
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Nice, but I do question the scientific accuracy of grinding up teeth as a good way to obtain pure calcium :)
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jdrose
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"... I do question the scientific accuracy ..."

Indeed.

The video is a farce. British humor.

In one of the experiments they are evoking word messages from intelligent calcium.
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BigEd
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It does ramp up the absurdity quite slowly. And the tone is spot-on for that period of educational television.
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Arlet
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Indeed. I only watched a little bit in the beginning at first, but as you get a bit further it becomes obvious that it's a bunch of nonsense. Well, at least the Beeb was real :)
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teamtempest
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There's that ubiquitous constant again - 42!
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Dr Jefyll
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There's that ubiquitous constant again-- 42!

Indeed. Nothing the least bit ordinary about that number, is there!
Expressed as an 8-bit binary, it's even a palindrome. "Coincidence"?
There are countless facets to the enigma. It's spooky! :shock:

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