On: First USGS supercomputer decommissioning makes way for successors

Wait, serious question: was it not a bench seat? I've always assumed it was, and a quick Google finds several places claiming they were bench seats, though none of them terribly authoritative.

The "bench" exterior was an aesthetically minded comfortable seat, but inside was much of the cooling system.

Filled with that ... coolant.

Pics or it didn't happen?

The Bench:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray-1#/media/File:Cray-1-p101...

Perfectly functional as a seat.

Yes, you can sit on them. I have.