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i bow down to the king of all nerdom | February 7, 2006 @ 1:47 PM

andrew carol, great mind behind much of the LEGO serial protocol, has constructed a working LEGO technic difference engine able to "compute 2nd or 3rd order polynomials to 3 or 4 digits."

i mean...holy shit right? his explanation of his process is really interesting (if you're into that sort of thing) but also pretty dense if your brain has been out of calculus - or algebra...or, let's be honest, math - mode for awhile. more photos at the bottom of the page.

link via eric

cat: i must retire to my nerdery, look over here!
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