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To: Squawk 8888
****IMNSHO I think math teachers in the early grades should get rid of both pencils and calculators and just hand out a slide rule to every kid.****

Are you crazy? They'll poke their eye out!
(kidding)

btw, wanna buy a Post Versatrig?
Black case with belt loop included :-)

And in much better shape that the one in the pic.

btw2 - someone's going to ask, "What's a slide rule".

44 posted on 06/08/2005 2:07:55 PM PDT by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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To: Condor51
someone's going to ask, "What's a slide rule".

I'm waiting for that question on this thread as well :-P

I still remember the groundschool class on the flight computer. There were only two of us over 35 and we both understood exactly how it worked (the other old-timer was an engineer preparing for retirement) but them thar whippersnappers were totally bewildered over the notion that a device that doesn't use electricity could calculate wind drift, fuel load and ETA. I made the mistake of telling them that it was just a slide rule with a circular design and "What's a slide rule" was their response, using those exact words.

47 posted on 06/08/2005 4:02:28 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Canada's worst nightmare: Terrorist attack on Americans, launched from Canada)
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