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Best abacus to buy - sachiek - 12-28-2021 Just for fun, I was thinking of buying an abacus. Dhould I get a 4:1 abacus or 5:2 abacus? Any abacus geeks here able to weigh in? RE: Best abacus to buy - ttchrist69 - 12-28-2021 5:2 abaci work perfectly well for base 10. On the other hand, 4:1 abaci don't really work at all for anything above base 10, so the 5:2 abacus will give you more flexibility. RE: Best abacus to buy - Kevin - 12-28-2021 If you really want to use base 16, get a 4:1. All the 5:2 abacus are too large and old formatted. Slow to use. RE: Best abacus to buy - curved_time - 12-28-2021 Get the squiggly ones in the doctor's office lol. |