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Do you know how to use a slide rule?
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. August 10, 2017, 03:26 PM
jhe888No, I don't. But my dad has a good K&E slide rule from his college years, 1953 to 1957.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. August 10, 2017, 04:49 PM
joel9507Yes, though it's been years (decades) and I couldn't put my hands on any of mine, if indeed I still have them. Haven't thought about them in forever.
August 10, 2017, 09:26 PM
Ed FowlerFor many a slide rule was a magnet for females who
figured we would be wealthy engineers.
August 10, 2017, 09:32 PM
Chach38 and I've never even seen one in person. Other than the one my grandfather brought back from WWII that is a Japanese navigator's rule
August 10, 2017, 09:51 PM
casSlide rules, sure. But it's been a long time since I've needed to worry about knowing them...
Never go down one in shorts in the summer time. Always wait for the person ahead of you to get off before you go down.
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August 10, 2017, 10:00 PM
parabellumquote:
Originally posted by cas:
Never go down one in shorts in the summer time. Always wait for the person ahead of you to get off before you go down.
August 10, 2017, 10:14 PM
FenrisAnyone have a Curta?
It's a pocket sized mechanical adding machine.
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. ~ Cicero 55 BC
The Dhimocrats love America like ticks love a hound. August 10, 2017, 10:32 PM
parabellumLooks like a steampunk hand grenade.
August 10, 2017, 10:40 PM
Fenrisquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Looks like a steampunk hand grenade.
I bought one at a gun show. I also got the instruction manual, but I've never tried it.
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. ~ Cicero 55 BC
The Dhimocrats love America like ticks love a hound. August 11, 2017, 05:04 AM
msfzoeUsed a Curta during T, S , D road rallies in the 60s.
Remember how to use the C and D scales on the slipstick.
August 11, 2017, 06:46 AM
Steve 22Xquote:
Originally posted by Fenris:
Anyone have a Curta?
It's a pocket sized mechanical adding machine.
No I don't own one.
But in working condition they are worth a bunch of money nowadays.
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August 11, 2017, 06:48 AM
parabellumquote:
Originally posted by cas:
Never go down one in shorts in the summer time. Always wait for the person ahead of you to get off before you go down.
cas, what does this mean?
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August 11, 2017, 07:21 AM
M-11I have my old Pickett in a box in the basement. Or attic. Or somewhere.
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Ripleyquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
cas, what does this mean?
I'll guess you could get a nasty thigh burn and endanger fellow sliders in front. I might think going head first or standing on the way down are also not the way to go.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. August 11, 2017, 07:51 AM
Patrick-SP2022quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by cas:
Never go down one in shorts in the summer time. Always wait for the person ahead of you to get off before you go down.
cas, what does this mean?
I think this refers to a playground slide and its related rules.
Took me a few minutes to pick that up.
August 11, 2017, 08:35 AM
Floyd D. Barberquote:
Originally posted by Patrick-SP2022:
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by cas:
Never go down one in shorts in the summer time. Always wait for the person ahead of you to get off before you go down.
cas, what does this mean?
I think this refers to a playground slide and its related rules.
Took me a few minutes to pick that up.
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August 11, 2017, 08:56 AM
Ed Fowlerquote:
Originally posted by Steve 22X:
quote:
Originally posted by Fenris:
Anyone have a Curta?
It's a pocket sized mechanical adding machine.
Would love to have one, bet TSA would ring the bells if you had one in your pocket!
No I don't own one.
But in working condition they are worth a bunch of money nowadays.
August 11, 2017, 09:54 AM
Steve 22Xquote:
Originally posted by Ed Fowler:
quote:
Originally posted by Fenris:
Anyone have a Curta?
It's a pocket sized mechanical adding machine.
Would love to have one, bet TSA would ring the bells if you had one in your pocket!
No offense Ed but you added your comment inside of my quote.
I fixed it above
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Regards, Steve
The anticipation is often greater than the actual reward
August 11, 2017, 11:13 AM
ScoutmasterI am looking at an abacus given to me by a friend after his trip to China. He went to a local shop to buy souvenirs, the checkout clerk was using it behind the counter to tally purchases, he bought it for the company accountant (me). I have no clue how to use it.
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