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Thread: New use for a slide rule

25/05/2021 14:11:04

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 24/05/2021 13:05:37:

Your post intrigued me, Timothy ... so I went a-googling, and found this: **LINK**

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/how-to-use-a-watch-bezel-slide-rule/

MichaelG.

Michael, I am so glad that my words can intrigue someone.

24/05/2021 12:11:44

My first such line was in watches, it was very convenient. This watch was given to me by my father when I was young. Mark Carson, the author of the slide rule in watches, said: “I grew up without computers. My father, as an engineer, used slide rulers and taught me how to use them when I was 12 years old. The round slide rule was my favorite because it had no beginning or end. Sometimes people ask me how I guess the exact value, for example, 1.1? My father taught me to keep the answer in my head. The slide rule only clarifies the value. If your $ 20 restaurant bill requires a 15% tip, the amount you need will not be 23 cents or $ 230. The invoice with a tip will amount to $ 23 ".

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