(11 votes, average: 4.45 out of 5)
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A nifty little mechanical calculator from WWII. A really powerful tool for what it was. Only thing was, you actually had to know your mathematics in order to use it effectively…
Found Here:
www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/stunningly-intricate-curta-mechanical.html
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Simulator:
www.vcalc.net/curta_simulator_en.htm
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September 26, 2008 at 11:03 pm
But will it grind coffee?
September 26, 2008 at 11:29 pm
To that coffe grinder quip (it does, doesn’t it?) I considered a joke about making rough field pi from prime cuts but I like it for the way it looks, not the fact I understand maths, and the joke probably would fall flatter than this explanation.
I need coffee >.>
September 26, 2008 at 11:46 pm
@Brevity Truta
I lol’d.
September 27, 2008 at 12:01 am
Oh and short balance?
September 27, 2008 at 12:07 am
Is that like a flat white but with no milk and sugar cubed?
Call me Brevity, or Brevs, too, cuz it’s Briefer, Nyoki =)
September 27, 2008 at 12:41 am
As much as I would enjoy sugar cubed if I could, nothing could induce me to drink coffee (flat white or otherwise), which is strange because I absolutely love the smell of brewing coffee and will occasionally add it when I make chocolate frosting.
September 27, 2008 at 8:33 am
In behind Willian Gibson by , what??, 5 years?
Still an amazingly cool idea, excellent look.
September 27, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Never had to worry about batterys.
October 4, 2008 at 11:27 pm
@nyokki: Coffee chocolate frosting? Hmmm… that sounds delicious…
October 4, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Gotta loves the mocha.