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That is a slide rule, HSM.   

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waiprjueVpQ

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule

 

 

It really was helpful during high school chemistry... I never got past pretty basic operations... my bet is that Papist or BrianThePhysicist or ARFink could tell us how the danged thing worked.. but it worked.

 

Shortly after that it was totally replaced by a pocket calculator...

 

 

 

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That is a slide rule, HSM.   

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waiprjueVpQ

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule

 

 

It really was helpful during high school chemistry... I never got past pretty basic operations... my bet is that Papist or BrianThePhysicist or ARFink could tell us how the danged thing worked.. but it worked.

 

Shortly after that it was totally replaced by a pocket calculator...

Yes, I knew that. But, even though my dad was a chemist, I never took chemistry and dodged higher math when I could. ;)

 

I think I saw a slide rule once, but when I touched it, it burned me like holy water burns the possessed... It was a clue that math was not for me. ;)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAmGsM4Dids

 

 



Anybody else like Brother Cadfael?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa-P3m0TNyk

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRqHRMQiXM4

 

 

 

Edit:  I give up.  It just won't let me separate out the 2 cadfael videos... and it won't let me post 3 videos.   There really is a third video hiding in here... just paste it into another window and enjoy.....

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I finally found what I had as a boy. I had this exact tool chest. All I see missing is the hammer.

 

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