Math Props: the Curta Calculator in Gibson's Pattern Recognition

12 Days of Curtsmas Chapter 6: Gibson's Pattern Recognition
It's a math props episode!
This is a Curta Type I, built in 1952. Stay tuned for episodes every other day, December 3 - 25. Thanks as always to the person who gave me the Curta.
Chapter 11 (December 23) will be a mailbag episode! So please ask questions, etc.
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[@ChrisStaecker]

Sorry for the re-upload! I have fixed audio issues from the original.

[@petejandrell4512]

Thanks Chris. I thought I'd seen a 'knurlier' version of this vid

[@Pallethands]

I didn't think it was that bad

[@ColtonRMagby]

It was fine for me, but I get it.

[@BravoCharleses]

Im too old and deaf to have heard the high-pitched noise in the other vid but I'll gladly watch again.

[@ChrisStaecker]

I could never hear it either! But my kids could hear it, and frequencies in audio software did show something.

[@trillman1111]

dang, really makes me feel old. I never noticed the high pitch ring on the original video.

[@HipNerd]

First time I ever heard of a Curta was reading Pattern Recognition. I have a acquaintance who has one, and I got to play with it for a few minutes. I would like to have one as sort of an ultimate math fidget toy.

[@MattMcIrvin]

It's interesting that there's quite a bit of clever futurism in this story that isn't even set in the future. He's trying to be 100% up to date with his present and feels like he needs to sniff out trends just to do that.

[@seantak]

I remember reading this book when it came out! I was never able to afford the curta, but I do have my MA-1 buzz rickson jacket

[@Space-G]

Thank you for reuploading, sir. I really appreciate it! And you did a wonderful job, as always, great video!

[@pierQRzt180]

I already saw this, but it is missing my like. Rewatching.

[@NonTwinBrothers]

I was just playing typeracer and at the end when it revealed the passage I typed was from this book, I was like "Curta!" 😳

[@jdudb]

I bought one in a London street market, somewhere near Cavendish Square Gardens back in the late 1990s. It cost me about £200. I still have it.

[@ChrisStaecker]

@@jdudb nice

[@dalethomas1234]

Need rename so I know this is the 6th day of Curtsmas

[@getjaketospace]

Curta