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Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Found Calculators?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday September 11, 2012 @02:31AM from the compare-them-for-accuracy dept.

New submitter Covalent writes "I'm a science teacher and have, over the years, accumulated a number of lost graphing calculators (mostly TI-83s). After trying to locate the owners, I have given up and have been loaning them out to students as needed. I want to something more nerd-worthy with them, though. I would feel wrong for selling them. What is the best use for bunch of old calculators?"

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GOP by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-11 02:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Send one to Paul Ryan - he could do with help with his math
Build a by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-11 02:35 · Score: 4, Funny

Beowulf Cluster
Beowulf Cluster by jfdavis668 · 2012-09-11 02:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these!
What I usually do... by PhotonSphere · 2012-09-11 02:44 · Score: 5, Funny

Key in 5,318,008, turn the calculator upside down, then smile with fifth grade satisfaction.
Re:Doing the right thing by dwarfsoft · 2012-09-11 03:01 · Score: 5, Funny

No Silicon Heaven? That's preposterous! Where would all the calculators go?

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Re:Doing the right thing by geekoid · 2012-09-11 04:09 · Score: 5, Funny

They just derive off into the sin set.
BAM!

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Re:Give them away by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-11 04:37 · Score: 2, Funny

Maybe make a prize out of it?
Make a prize fight out of it. Sure to be much more entertaining.