Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video

[jdrose]

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

[BigEd]

These are brilliant! (Yes, that's a Beeb)
Cheers
Ed

[Arlet]

Nice, but I do question the scientific accuracy of grinding up teeth as a good way to obtain pure calcium

[jdrose]

"... 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.

[BigEd]

It does ramp up the absurdity quite slowly. And the tone is spot-on for that period of educational television.

[Arlet]

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

[teamtempest]

There's that ubiquitous constant again - 42!

[Dr Jefyll]

Quote:

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!