1950s mechanical calculator crumbles in the face of divide-by-zero conundrum — relic spins its gears uncontrollably in 'chaotic loop' of endless motion

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Divide by zero is one of computing’s most notorious error conditions - and an old mechanical calculator doesn't handle it gracefully.

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