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Originally Posted by tjwolter
bonus points for use of word "patinated"!
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My slide rule is patinated. Like those sophomore physics tests several decades ago at Georgia Tech, during which electronic calculators were not permitted, and points were deducted for failure to show work, include correct units, express results to the required number of significant figures, etc.
My slide rule was replaced by a
15C calculator. Now that calculator has been replaced by an app. Someday, apps will be patinated.
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(Cosmic Religion : With Other Opinions and Aphorisms (1931) by Albert Einstein, p. 97)