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indigo945today at 8:40 AM1 replyview on HN

    > The Cray supercomputer were fluid cooled back in the 1980's, the entire 
    > board had an inert liquid flowing across it.
You can still do this with any computer, by the way: just submerge the entire board in motor oil. Slightly smelly and might make a mess, but absolutely workable.

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alt227today at 9:47 AM

Mineral oil is the usual substance used, as its clear and non smelling.

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