From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 18:09:32 -0800 (PST)
To: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Subject: Re: Sliderules, Logs, and Prodigies
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Bill Frantz wrote:
> 
> Slide rules are still, IMHO, the best calculator to keep in a car for
> calculating gas mileage.  They are rugged, have no batteries, are not
> attractive to thieves, and have sufficient accuracy for the problem.  They
> also teach the logarithm relation, which is valuable for understanding the
> physical universe.
> 

Gas mileage is easy enough to calculate without any devices.

	- Igor.