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Top 11 little known uses for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute's 1,100-node Apple G5 Super Computer.

• Count the number of bullets fired in the "Matrix" film trilogy. - Bill Brownrigg

• Given all available information, determine once and for all who actually won the 2000 presidential election. Speaking of which, we could also use it to develop a secure, reliable, auditable system for electronic voting machines using off-the-shelf parts in time for the next election. Oh, sorry. That only requires one G5. - Nathan Hampton

• Predict when the last Windows Vulnerability will be found. - Bill Baltas

• A boat anchor! - James D hudspeth

• Drop it on real apples to make applesauce. - David Perdue

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