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Students Power Supercomputer with Bicycles

Posted by samzenpus on from the those-crazy-college-kids dept.

inkslinger77 writes "A team of ten MIT students powered a supercomputer for twenty minutes by pedaling bicycles. They duly claimed the world record for human-powered computing (HPC). They powered a SiCortex SC648 supercomputer with a Linux cluster of 648 CPUs and almost 1TB of main memory in a single cabinet. The system is low-powered and draws 1,200 watts without needing special power supplies or cooling..."

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  1. Solution to clean energy crisis by Carbon016 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A Beowulf cluster of bicycle-laden MIT students.

    I feel suddenly dirty.

  2. In other news... by kellyb9 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... I ate chicken sandwich today.

    Oh I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about pointless things that happened today.