Curta Type I

It's a pocket calculator! :eng101:

An incredibly cool device that I feel really happy with owning. Sorry about blocking the thing with my hands all the time in this video, but it is incredibly difficult to demo this little thing without getting all up in your face about it.

[moriarty]

appearing with this in class instead of an digital calculator would make you the ultimate hipster

[bradkaitting]

My man ... I absolutely love your content! You are a joy to listen to, given your soft-spoken and enthusiastic nature, and this is a master course in human ingenuity. I had no idea that the majority of these gadgets even existed, before I came across your channel! Thank you ... I sincerely enjoy this. :)

[pioneerz]

Something I find on it's way out these days sadly is tactility. The intricate elements of interaction with a device that gives physical feedback on its operations.
Take smartphones, in car entertainment etc. Tactility is all going out the window in our new touch era.

There is nothing more rewarding than using something that gives feedback and response when you use it, turning a real key in an ignition, a knob on an old car or using a really good mechanical keyboard or even a typewriter or in this case a mechanical calculator.
It is so calming, and rewarding.

[Drdd]

This was the first mechanical calculator I ever saw.
Our math teacher brought it one day to school to demonstrate us the mechanics behind the basic calculations and to show off how pocket calculators used to look like in _his_ days.

[oysterstu]

have you ever considered doing audiobooks? your voice is incredibly relaxing

[jimthesnowboarder]

"i think we can all appreciate a clean number" lol sure can awesome video!

[patriotbarrow]

A TF2 player with an interest in old, geeky mechanical stuff. My man.

[mattgiles]

You say the word opportunity incredibly, you have a great accent

[hollowneedles]

"I think we can all appreciate a clean number every now and then." - Words to live by.

[MattH-wgou]

Can I have it?! Pretty please?! 😂
I NEED one of these!
Also, really nice presentation box for it! Beautiful stuff, man. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Ninjahbutter]

Can you do another video using this wonderful device and the 2dn version of it. Mechanical calculators are amazing when you think about it. I'm going to have to own one of these some day. Thanks for sharing!

[ZIGMAN]

How much did you pay for this exact specimen?
I see them going fro 700-2000 USD

[RSFGman]

this device is really cool, wish I had one

[Tinnesa]

Ser ut som en tidsinställd handgranat. Skruva 3 gånger för 3 sekunder till explosion.

[Metal_Enjoyer]

It looks like a grenade, also your voice is very relaxing

[TC-ziyp]

The one guy who disliked clearly vapes.

[geezermann]

Ah yes, now I know why I got the green parrot "boop" video offered to me.  I subbed to you after watching the calculator "asmr" video.  What a lovely bird.

[Don.Challenger]

Very spiff and spiffy. Fine mechanism - what goes around, comes around. Do you suppose you can work it one handed with practice (over a hard pillow - no bouncing)?

[KandiKlover]

Man I would love a nice mechanical computer like this but I looked on eBay and they go for lile $1, 500. The bigger adding machines are like $50 though, it would've been cool to be able to take this to class though.

[jon-]

What do you typically use to take care of your devices internals? - I'm sure they don't need much up keep, but in the event you want to do such a thing - what is used for lubrication and protection? Silicone, White Lithium?