This Paper Calculator Adds Via a Series of Tubes

I find this charming. Human beings have always created tools for calculating numbers, from the ancient abacus to today’s electronic calculators. But here’s an ingenious calculator drawn on paper—the creation of comic book artist Jason Shiga. And he and the folks at Numberphile have created an explanatory video of how it…


This Paper Calculator Adds Via a Series of Tubes
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