![In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture](http://imgur.com/scw9Rce.jpg)
In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture
![Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com](http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2011/03/2011-02-22-jb-romelab3jpg-4af23cbd82c9e9c4.jpg)
Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com
![TIL The US Department of Defense created a supercomputer using 1,760 PS3 consoles. Compared to other supercompuing systems at the time, it cost 90-95% less to build and required only one tenth TIL The US Department of Defense created a supercomputer using 1,760 PS3 consoles. Compared to other supercompuing systems at the time, it cost 90-95% less to build and required only one tenth](https://external-preview.redd.it/O-70MWedJ4voTJi95qC-KKXE6gkykPHuNZb8fbFcEOc.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fe5e2d416466ad065edbb012bed849d4c9a3c766)
TIL The US Department of Defense created a supercomputer using 1,760 PS3 consoles. Compared to other supercompuing systems at the time, it cost 90-95% less to build and required only one tenth
![Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com](http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2011/03/2011-02-22-jb-romelab1jpg-a538b38923cb7742.jpg)
Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com
![In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture](https://i.redd.it/4ufttsgny8v81.jpg)
In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture
Why did the US Air Force assemble a supercomputer using thousands of Playstation 3 consoles in 2011 even though they were several years old already and were much less powerful than even
![HISTORY This is the "Condor Cluster," a custom-built supercomputer made for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. It was made out of 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles. - iFunny HISTORY This is the "Condor Cluster," a custom-built supercomputer made for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. It was made out of 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles. - iFunny](https://img.ifunny.co/images/21a20ded252700987860b4ff0a52f91c5ccb24b6356aec203f84920a273ba8f4_1.jpg)
HISTORY This is the "Condor Cluster," a custom-built supercomputer made for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. It was made out of 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles. - iFunny
![Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com](http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2011/03/2011-02-22-jb-romelab2jpg-0abfe3c7746b991d.jpg)