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Originally Posted by Elsi
I've lost my 12 inch slide rule somewhere in all the moves since university, but we still have the 6 inch and a round slide rule (6-inch diameter). My daughter just graduated university with a degree in mathematics, and she has never used a slide rule!
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I'm feeling very young now. I've never used a slide rule either, though my Father use to threaten to take away my calculator and give me a slide rule to do my homework with. I can't remember if he offered to teach me how to use it first or if that was part of my homework too.