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The Astounding Curta Mechanical Calculator
Witness the jaw-dropping ingenuity of this fascinating hand-held mechanical calculating machine.
Apr 30, 2008 7:20 AM
Re: The Astounding Curta Mechanical Calculator
Gee, I take it those bloody Nazis would have enclosed a Bedienungsanweisung.
"Vell Now, Ve vill calculate die amount of troops ve need to befrei uns von dem pesky Allied Vorces für once und vor immer." (Excuse my German.)
"Vell Now, Ve vill calculate die amount of troops ve need to befrei uns von dem pesky Allied Vorces für once und vor immer." (Excuse my German.)
By: White_Wolf
Re: The Astounding Curta Mechanical Calculator
That was Hitler speaking, after having received this wunderbar gift.
By: White_Wolf
Re: The Astounding Curta Mechanical Calculator
I was amazed by this post, so I looked into it. And from all accounts, this inventions kept Herzstark alive. And, I imagine a man clever enough to think of something like this while surrounded by Nazi guard dogs would also be clever enough to make just enough progress on it so he could live out the war, but not get in trouble for taking his time. Very impressive. Very eenterestink.
By: Oh-Deeh
