I\u2019m fairly confident that the only song that was ever released in the US that mentions a slide rule is Wonderful World, sung by Sam Cooke in 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last line of the third verse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t know what a slide rule is for\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think it\u2019s safe to say that a lot of people these days can say the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name slide rule doesn\u2019t give much hint as to its function, although its function is clear from the name in Japanese, \u8a08\u7b97\u5c3a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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