Do you require some help when balancing an account, adding up a mini-golf score or counting calories? Need a hand when making change or summing a puppy litter during birth? Just whip out these snug-fitting, Teflon fabric, abacus gloves, pull them on and you’re ready for any addition or subtraction predicaments, in any weather.

Like a Japanese abacus, the left hand glove is the “lower deck” with four smooth-gliding rings on each finger. The right hand glove is the “upper deck” with one ring on each finger. A stop on each finger tip acts as the separating “crossbar”, and the thumbs quickly push and pull the ring “beads” on the finger “rods” for values up to 10.000.
-- FarmerJohn, Apr 04 2005

Japanese abacus http://www.knet.co.za/japan1/abacus.htm
[FarmerJohn, Apr 04 2005]

Also useful as martial arts weapons...
-- RayfordSteele, Apr 04 2005


What is that strange pattern on Nabuko's face, master?

Ah, he wears the mark of the abacus...
-- theircompetitor, Apr 04 2005


... He had short-changed a banker by $5.00 from the looks of it, now he wears the mark forever...
-- froglet, Apr 04 2005


Abacusbie and Finch can't keep'em on the shelves.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Apr 05 2005


...don't bump me, I'm counting.
-- macncheesy, Apr 05 2005


Yesss. Once again I spotted the FarmerJohn idea by reading the title. Croissant for meee. And have one yourself.
-- English Bob, Apr 05 2005



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