I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue Very cool. I'm old enough that I used slide rules in middle and high school.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue
Awesome! -
I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue This is absolutely wonderful. What a beautiful way to carry a legacy.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
If it ever helps you, the slang term for a slide rule is a "slipstick".
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue
Superb! My sweetie gave me spirit level cufflinks, a similar train of thought. -
I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue this is so cool! (I have a small collection of actual real slide rules, but I don't use them for math so much these days.)
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue This is amazing and makes me inordinately happy.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue
I own an actual slide rule, though I have never used it for anything serious. I bought it when I was in highschool when they were already obsolete but not yet collectable. It was at an office supply store going out of business sale, so I got an excellent deal.FWIW, it's a Pickett Log Log Decitrig, so it's a serious slide rule.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue Very nice! I'd love to watch your colleagues trying to understand what your ear rings are. I wonder how many have ever seen a slide rule?
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue this is wonderful.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue I still have my slide rule from high school. I loathed my slide rule. I knew deep down something would replace it and when calculators came around I was in heaven. But I love the look and feel of them. Very cool tribute to your grandfather and engineers!
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue hell, i learned enginnering in the early ‘70ds with a slide rule. The early calculators were banned from tests at University of Michigan.
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue @jeridansky Kewl!
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I finally had my grandfather's slide rule cuff links made into earrings.
He was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer. He graduated in 1950, learning engineering with a slide rule, before calculators.
@sewblue my father was a textile engineer. I remember him sitting at the desk using his slide rule. He would continue to use it even after calculators hit the market.
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@sewblue
I own an actual slide rule, though I have never used it for anything serious. I bought it when I was in highschool when they were already obsolete but not yet collectable. It was at an office supply store going out of business sale, so I got an excellent deal.FWIW, it's a Pickett Log Log Decitrig, so it's a serious slide rule.
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