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Re: 1950s HANDHELD CALCULATOR

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 6:26 pm
by loringa
Katharine wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:26 pm The last time I had to think for a nanosecond about logs was a few years ago. A friend, also a former Maths teacher and very close to me in age, called out to me across a room of youngsters that the key code for a cupboard was log pi. I dialled 4971 and opened it, one of the youngsters did ask what was going on!
To avoid confusing anyone it is, of course, 0.4971 (to 4dp)).

Re: 1950s HANDHELD CALCULATOR

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 6:36 pm
by Katharine
loringa wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 6:26 pm
Katharine wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:26 pm The last time I had to think for a nanosecond about logs was a few years ago. A friend, also a former Maths teacher and very close to me in age, called out to me across a room of youngsters that the key code for a cupboard was log pi. I dialled 4971 and opened it, one of the youngsters did ask what was going on!
To avoid confusing anyone it is, of course, 0.4971 (to 4dp)).
Have you seen a combination lock with a decimal point, oh Pedant?