Kinda wild how so much of engineering is still just using lookup tables that were hand calculated like 150 years ago
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a sliding ruler can give you just about every answer a computer can, sometimes faster
yeah, it's also kinda wild how WW2 artillery equipment has been made relevant again because they started using drones as spotters
rereading Calvin & Hobbes as an adult is wild. His parents are such interesting characters, and you just don't notice it if you're reading it as a kid.
Like, in the original strip, you can see Calvin seems to get his penchant for wild fantasies from his dad
