From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 26 22:38:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40AD41065693 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:38:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBD4D8FC26 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:38:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n7QMZLIq025089; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:35:21 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n7QMZLtw025088; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:35:21 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:35:21 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: George Davidovich Message-ID: <20090826223520.GA25056@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <1338880b0908241129p75b6845cg26d21804e118364@mail.gmail.com> <20090824223247.GD43410@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <1338880b0908252246s21191e83k7c251366b706532@mail.gmail.com> <20090826180741.GA23120@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20090826191348.GA85581@marvin.optimis.net> <20090826202347.GA27093@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20090826204539.GC24590@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20090826211451.GA88786@marvin.optimis.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090826211451.GA88786@marvin.optimis.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hard disk failure - now what? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:38:58 -0000 On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 02:14:51PM -0700, George Davidovich wrote: > > > > A number of supercomputers from Cray and Control Data and maybe some > > other places used this sort of thing on some experimental systems. I > > don't know if any ever were put in to commercial production. They > > submerged who boards in to it and then supercooled the fluid. I > > don't remember the chemical names. > > I do, but have no idea why. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorohexane > > > The fluid was a relative of Freon and held sufficient levels of oxygen > > to support lung breathers. They used to have a tank with a live mouse > > submerged in it bouncing around and seeming to have no trouble not > > choking or drowning. > > > A variation of it was also researched as a blood substitute for some > > special medical needs. I don't know how far that went. I know it > > is not all fantasy because I saw the live mouse. > > I believe you. I saw a similar scene in a movie, so I already knew it > had to be true. Bonus points for anyone that can add to this thread's > collection of off-topic but semi-interesting trivia and name the movie. I vaguely remember a movie with it in, but I saw it in person at Cray headquarters back when. > > > I didn't try the blood substitute. > > How do you save a drowning mouse? > Use mouse to mouse resuscitation. > > Thanks, I'll be here all week. Try the veal instead. Only with the asparagus. ////jerry > > -- > George > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"