The Abacus - How to Use This Ancient Wonder

Ever wonder about the abacus? This venerable classic is surprisingly easy to use. Check out this brief demo!

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[rscrspytrt]

Is there an app for this?

[LordZarkoff]

I built my own abacus with the wifes anal beads

[shadowrao1]

@LordZarkoff yeah...cuz math is for assholes right?! =P

[jobo9173]

my teacher said this was the first computer i mean from the word compute, and it was made on for over 500 years ago.

[HeyItsAni]

i got lost once he said "HERE"

[GoldfishLight]

abacus is chinese, right? Am I even close?

[sonofLellan]

@Borednesss 9999.99 + 0.01

[KSonNS]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooo at first i was like wtf but now i understand how its read,sick,i should of asked for one for christmas

[brenoakiy]

@AlexLong1000 or you could practice with this and develop an "internal abacus"

no more calculators :)

[CBMaster2]

@gromhell1234 are you trying to be funny ? because it's not working

[ApharHa]

@rscrspytrt Calculator?

[gromhell1234]

1+1 = 2 

no abacus

no calculator,

just pure brains, im a genius i know it..i feel it , u jelly ?