You did what?! You barbarian! You animal! Have you no decency?
I took out my old Sterling plastic slide rule and showed it to a class of pre-calculus students and asked them what they thought it was. No one had a clue.
“I took out my old Sterling plastic slide rule and showed it to a class of pre-calculus students and asked them what they thought it was. No one had a clue.”
Bwaaaa!
Scoped Ruger Redhawk 44 mag. Blew it to splinters at about 80 yards! Took a couple shots to hit it though. But the satisfaction factor was great! Did the same with that cheap Homelite weed trimmer. Now that was serious fun! Unfortunately, that wonderful pistol was lost in a boating accident! Ya know?
I have an abacus which my father taught me how to use for simple math calculations when I was very young (a long, long time ago). My eleven-year-old grandson who spent a week with me while his parents were out of the city saw it on the table and asked what it was so spent time on several days teaching him how it works. His father, who received straight A’s in all math and physics classes was impressed. Grandson is going to take it to school this fall and teach kids in his class.
BTW, I still have my slide ruler. Didn’t like using it when I had to. If ammo weren’t so expensive, I might also consider putting a bullet through mind. Trig and calculus were difficult for all my female college classmates. Maybe because women think they have to understand and analyze everything right down to a gnat’s ass. Once I figured out you just do it and move on, it was somewhat less difficult.