26 Sep
2012
26 Sep
'12
1:10 p.m.
On 2012-09-26, at 2:50 PM, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
If that doesn't bring it home, I've found this answer makes an impression on some
people "Oh this, it cost 400 000 dollars new" followed by "I found it in
the trash" :)
Similar deal with slide rules. Adjusted for inflation, they were expensive devices. My
dads old Hemmi(same as a Post 1461, pocket version of the Versalog), adjusted for
inflation, went for about $500 in modern terms.
Though, I find if you can connect it to something historical that they know about and
understand, then they *really* get it. I can go into a whole long spiel about slide rules
and their importance, but when I hand them my Nestler 23R and explain that they are
holding the same model used by Einstein, their eyes just light up with amazement. I have
yet to find any other way of presenting it that is quite so effective at communicating the
wonder to people.