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Croney

(4,689 posts) Tue Sep 6, 2022, 04:49 PM Sep 2022

I was today years old before I learned that turning my phone sideways

on the calculator gives this.

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I was today years old before I learned that turning my phone sideways (Original Post) Croney Sep 2022 OP

Did you have grandkid show you that trick? multigraincracker Sep 2022 #1

Usually it would be a grandkid but this time it was my husband. Croney Sep 2022 #3

I knew about that but that's way more math than I ever need, Ocelot II Sep 2022 #2

EE, that is Rad. Pinback Sep 2022 #4

If you turn it completely upside down, it becomes an abacus Bristlecone Sep 2022 #5

Very good! (n/t) PJMcK Sep 2022 #11

Wow, this is new to me too. MN2theMax Sep 2022 #6

I don't like calculators with equals signs. lostnfound Sep 2022 #7

Still not in RPN genxlib Sep 2022 #8

How long will it take people to realize that one should turn the phone sideways to shoot video? Earth-shine Sep 2022 #9

That is very nice, but I was hoping ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2022 #10

multigraincracker

(32,811 posts)

1. Did you have grandkid show you that trick?

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 04:51 PM

Sep 2022

I need to borrow a kid.

Croney

(4,689 posts)

3. Usually it would be a grandkid but this time it was my husband.

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 04:52 PM

Sep 2022

I was impressed.

Ocelot II

(116,140 posts)

2. I knew about that but that's way more math than I ever need,

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 04:52 PM

Sep 2022

so I never turn the calculator app sideways. It just confuses me.

Pinback

(12,183 posts)

4. EE, that is Rad.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 04:53 PM

Sep 2022

tanh you!

Bristlecone

(10,164 posts)

5. If you turn it completely upside down, it becomes an abacus

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:05 PM

Sep 2022

Super handy.

PJMcK

(22,118 posts)

11. Very good! (n/t)

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 06:31 PM

Sep 2022

MN2theMax

(1,451 posts)

6. Wow, this is new to me too.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:14 PM

Sep 2022

Thanks for sharing!

lostnfound

(16,209 posts)

7. I don't like calculators with equals signs.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:25 PM

Sep 2022

genxlib

(5,548 posts)

8. Still not in RPN

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:27 PM

Sep 2022

For the real eggheads out there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation

I have add-on apps that mimic a real HP RPN calculator. I am paralyzed without them.

Once you go RPN, you never go back.

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

9. How long will it take people to realize that one should turn the phone sideways to shoot video?

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:50 PM

Sep 2022

I stand firmly against vertical video!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,413 posts)

10. That is very nice, but I was hoping ...

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 06:15 PM

Sep 2022

... that if you turned it sideways the other way, it would be a hexadecimal calculator.

Oh well.

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