Vasovagal Syncope. Vasovagal syncope is a common cause of fainting. The vagus nerve is overstimulated and causes the body's blood vessels to dilate and the heart to slow down. This anti-adrenaline effect decreases the ability of the heart to pump blood upward to the brain against gravity. Without blood flow, the brain turns off.
Enigma. The Enigma machine is a piece of spook hardware invented by a German and used by Britain's codebreakers as a way of deciphering German signals traffic during World War Two.hoto: A four-rotor German Enigma cipher machine made during WW2. This rare machine is thought to have been used in the post-war years for coding Swiss diplomatic traffic. (SSPL/Getty Images).
Nearly a third of The Imitation Game takes place at the decryption facility at Bletchley Park, where Turing, Joan Clarke (Keira Knightly), and their fellow code-breakers worked tirelessly to decipher the German militaryâs Enigma code.uringâs Code-Breaking Machine Wasnât Really Named âChristopherâ. One of the more touching things in Imitation Game is the moment when Turing tells Joan Clarke that heâs named the computer heâs working on âChristopherâ (after Turingâs first loveâJoan doesnât know that part, though).