@stevemould: Ever find yourself just needing to know how things work? Before electronic calculators, there were mechanical ones, like the Curta, the only handheld mechanical calculator ever made! I showed this off at the last Festival of the Spoken Nerd show, and there’s plenty more where that came from. Join us at the Royal Institution, London, on March 2nd for more sciencey nerdy demos. Bring your nerdiest friends, they’ll love it. Link in bio #FestivalOfTheSpokenNerd #CurtaCalculator #RoyalInstitution #stevemould
Steve Mould
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Friday 31 January 2025 16:19:21 GMT
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coolguy :
this isnt even as fast as an abacus
2025-02-19 08:00:22
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freerthanamerica :
I was about to buy one and they are like $2000 😭
2025-01-31 18:04:11
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Polar Hill :
*divides by zero on mechanical calculator*
*throws it like a grenade*
2025-02-01 08:48:29
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PsychoC4rnivore :
This is honestly more impressive to me than a electronic calculator
2025-01-31 22:04:11
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Jack Turner :
How on Earth does this work this is insane
2025-01-31 20:27:35
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hshsucyuahjsid :
Curt Stark made this in a cave! with scraps!
2025-01-31 17:59:20
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Cal :
Well well well… always thinking of money
2026-09-14 02:42:52
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Julia :
I can build a digital one from scratch. But this looks like magic...
2025-01-31 18:13:12
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Mr. Grogg :
I think I saw one of these in a pawn shop in Oregon a couple years ago. I fiddled with it and thought it was neat but didn’t know what it was. Now I’m kicking myself! It was in good shape for $45!!
2025-01-31 21:50:52
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Shodi :
I feel as an impostor living on the same planet as ppl who design such masterpieces 😩
2025-02-02 08:34:40
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Egan2606 :
crazy how it's all manual in such a small space, that's precision and engineering. so cool
2025-01-31 18:32:18
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Suzume.Okyakusan :
As someone who studied computer science this is really interesting. I learnt 2s compliment, didn't think of 9s compliment
2025-01-31 16:29:37
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Shawn Doucette :
That is some insane engineering
2025-02-08 18:05:45
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mrengibeer :
people who understand mechatronics like this are terrifyingly smart
2025-01-31 21:31:58
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FurstenburgIII :
Me: Oh, that would be a neat thing to have.
eBay prices
Me: Well, perhaps not that neat.
2025-01-31 20:42:49
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jacksmackx :
I’m scared to imagine what the cross section of this thing must look like
2025-03-18 06:27:35
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NathBayl :
love the whir as the handle turns
2025-01-31 16:28:58
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clock :
I love how you explained every single step with great detail and I still did not know what the hell was going on for the entirety of the video
2025-02-27 14:06:47
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Quinn Trecartin :
it’s so confusing and i want one
2025-02-08 15:12:00
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NoodleDoodle :
Pattern Recognition.
2025-01-31 19:43:26
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yrdman :
why are the Starks always making things in prison
2025-02-02 11:20:48
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DarkenedHero :
I wish this was a 3D print
2025-01-31 20:16:15
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Melkvrouwtje :
Inside curta calculator
2025-02-09 23:13:36
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chastimban :
"9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9" sounds exactly like Hetlon Musk 😂
2025-02-01 18:13:03
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ToyRaqell :
The brain behind this thinking can write better computer codes than we do today, whaaaat??
2025-03-29 12:01:12
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