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HardWhat Off-The-Shelf Item Did The United States Air Force Build a Supercomputer From?
Answer: PlayStations
In 2010, the United States Air Force made headlines by building a super computer out of 1,760 PlayStaton 3 units. Why video game consoles? Thanks to the advanced GPU system in the PlayStation 3 and the ease of hacking multiple units into legitimate computing clusters, it allowed the Air Force to build a super computer array that cost roughly 5-10% as much as a traditional super computer with equivalent computing power; even better, the array consumes around 10% of the power of an equivalent traditional super computer.
At the time it was revealed to the public, the array, dubbed the Condor Cluster, was the 33rd most powerful super computer in the world and the most powerful super computer within the Department of Defense.
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HardThe Function Of Golf Ball Dimples Is To?
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Hard“Credit Crunch,” The Practice Of Shrinking TV Show Credits To Run Promos, Was Pioneered By?
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EasyWhich Famous Inventor Allegedly Electrocuted An Elephant To Discredit His Competition?
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HardVideo Games Frequently Use Which Of These Techniques To Create The Illusion Of 3D Space?
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HardWhich Of These U.S. States Is Known For An Architectural Detail Called A “Witch Window”?
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HardWhere Did IBM’s Super Computer Watson Learn To Swear?
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EasySunsets Over The Ocean Will Rarely, But Curiously, Produce A Flash Of?
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HardWhich Iconic Movie Prop Took A Trip To The International Space Station?
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Very HardThe Ubiquitous Chinese Food Takeout Container Was Actually Invented To Hold?
