26 Sep
2012
26 Sep
'12
3:12 p.m.
you could go when the next big solar flare hits how are we going to do math
well i will have the corner of the market on these things
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Paul Anderson <wackyvorlon at me.com> wrote:
On 2012-09-26, at 2:50 PM, Pontus <pontus at
update.uu.se> wrote:
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.
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" :)