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Slide Rules

Anonymous Fri 25 Dec 17:27:30 2020 No.12506932 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>12507232 >>12507233 >>12507875

What does /sci/ think about slide rules?
>is it worth learning how to use one?
>will I become better at mathematics than with an electronic calculator?
>what are the best brands, models, and should it be vintage or new?
>are regular calculators just for plebs?

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Anonymous Fri 25 Dec 2020 19:46:17 No.12507232 Report

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>>12506932
We're not in the 19th century anymore. Your phone does all this for you.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Dec 2020 19:47:16 No.12507233 Report

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>>12506932
No, it's called a calculator.
Might be interesting to see how they are designed and work just for your own engineering knowledge

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Anonymous Fri 25 Dec 2020 23:56:50 No.12507864 Report

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Anonymous Fri 25 Dec 2020 23:59:50 No.12507875 Report

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Brainlet hipster garbage. It will takes you 3 seconds to learn how to use one and after that it won’t it doesn’t matter

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