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OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Matt Agajanian - 09-02-2013 Hello all. After watching 'The Big Bang Theory' a few times, less than ten , I would think that HP calculators or RPN would get a mention. So, have there been lines spoken in the series which give HP or RPN a mention?
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Fred Lusk - 09-02-2013 Matt… I have the first four seasons of BBT on DVD and have watched them several times each. I don't recall any reference to HP or RPN or RPL, though I am certainly willing to be corrected.
At the very least, Howard (the engineer) should be familiar with RPL, given his apparent age.
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Katie Wasserman - 09-02-2013
Quote: I think that he's supposed to be about 30 now. That would place him well after the heyday of HP calculators in his work or in school. While they often make reference to vintage technology (video games) and vintage collectables (Star Trek stuff) I don't think that HP calculators are something that too many of the general population can relate to. On the other hand, they do a lot with product placement in that show and if HP were to be a sponsor they might be able to work something about their calculators in there!
Edited: 2 Sept 2013, 1:54 a.m.
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) - 09-02-2013 Some of them are on the dark side :(
Massimo
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Jim Johnson - 09-02-2013 LOL. Nice link, Massimo. I'd forgotten that Mayim Bialik did a pitch for the evil competitor.
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Namir - 09-02-2013 I attended NCTM conference in Denver last April (which is where HP first showed the HP Prime). Myiam was the keynote speaker.
Namir
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Fred Lusk - 09-02-2013 True, but… A couple times a year, I find myself wandering through the engineering department at my alma mater and I often see students using the latest graphing calcs, including some HP-50G's. While Howard missed the glory days of HP, RPN/RPL shouldn't be foreign to him.
Here's an interesting thought: how often would an imaginary mechanical engineer use imaginary numbers? :-)
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Matt Agajanian - 09-02-2013 Hmmm? Intetesting thought
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Dale Reed - 09-02-2013 It all depends on what form the 'use' operator takes. If it's an addition operator, then you'll get: how_often = i+i = 2iso it only happens in his imagination.
If it's a multiplication operator, then you'll get: how_often = i*i = -1so it happens less than not at all.
If it's a power function, then you'll get: how_often = i**i = 0.207879576...so it really happens, about 20% of the time. When I found out that i**iis a real number (a set of real numbers, actually!), I was impressed, but not as impressed as I was when I found out that e**(i*pi)+1=0Complex numbers may or may not be "fun" but they sure are "neat"! Dale
Edited: 2 Sept 2013, 5:34 p.m.
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' - LOYAL USER OF ENTER KEYS! - Joerg Woerner - 09-02-2013 Hi there, I talked last year to Mayim and can assure you that she is a very loyal user of the magic ENTER-key for more than 20 years. Proof included. Cheers, Joerg
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' - LOYAL USER OF ENTER KEYS! - Namir - 09-03-2013 I remember you posted a video of meeting her at your TI calculator table.
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - BruceH - 09-03-2013
SCENE: Sheldon is walking backwards along a corridor, Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Matt Agajanian - 09-03-2013 Was this from an actual episode?
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Gerson W. Barbosa - 09-03-2013 Quote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUHmbqWsXuo
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Gerson W. Barbosa - 09-03-2013 Quote: Now I finally understand why she got so disappointed at the mention of Hewlett's and Packard's names :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjvT-RhVidU
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' - LOYAL USER OF ENTER KEYS! - Joerg Woerner - 09-03-2013 Yep, and she signed my TI-81 - should be worth a zillion in a few years.
Take care, Joerg
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Matt Kernal - 09-04-2013 It seems your gullibility quotient is working at peak performance today. ;-) Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' - LOYAL USER OF ENTER KEYS! - Eddie W. Shore - 09-04-2013 Nice! :)
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' - LOYAL USER OF ENTER KEYS! - Adrien Bertrand - 09-05-2013 Ah ! I remember I was there :) Here's another (blurry... :( ) proof some seconds before or after :P
( source with some more photos : http://tiplanet.org/forum/gallery/image_page.php?album_id=60&image_id=544 )
Re: OT--'The Big Bang Theory' and RPN/HP--Any connections? - Adrien Bertrand - 09-05-2013 Haha nice ;)
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