Apathy Curve: They're for science....honest

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

They're for science....honest

Scientists use playstation 3 consoles for black hole experiment.

When black holes are perturbed, they vibrate somewhat like a ringing bell. Now astronomers have narrowed down the rotational speed at which that vibration should stop.
As is typical, they did it out by running a simulation. But instead of a supercomputer, they used a batch of Sony Playstation 3 gaming consoles wired together.
The so-called PS3 Gravity Grid, a network of 16 Playstation 3 consoles grouped together in a cluster capable of running simulations that rival a dedicated supercomputer at a much lower cost.

I wonder how that budget meeting went?
Boss: you need what?
Science Geek: 16 Playstation 3s, so we can run experiments on them.
Boss: OK as long as I have next on Sonic the hedgehog 7

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