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).
Bohnett said he purchased the Enigma machine in part because of his fascination with Turing's life. Like Turing, Bohnett has devoted his career to computer technology and is gay. As a young man, Bohnett helped to found the Internet site GeoCities, which he later sold to Yahoo.is Enigma machine, which is kept at his Beverly Hills office, was purchased 15 years ago at Sotheby's in London. The machine, for which Bohnett estimated he paid around 12,000 pounds ($18,000), is believed to have once been used on a German U-boat.