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counting (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If you count in binary you can get to 31 on one hand, and 2,047 on two hands

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not flipping you off, i just counted to 4

19 is the rock and roll symbol

22 is the shocker

Assuming you use your thumb as the first bit

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I taught my kids how to do it and for a while they'd tell each other to binary four off

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

My seven year old did something similar. At least once a day I'd hear 'Dad, Dad, I'm counting to four!' and see the little shit flipping me off and laughing hysterically :D

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

It really turns into Naruto style ninjitsu.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

One hand would be 2**5 = 32 (0 to 31) and two would be 2**10 = 1024 (0 to 1023).

And if you use 3 states per finger (down, half raised and raised), you can have 3**10 = 59049 (0 to 59048).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I don't count to 1024 over often (literally never) so I don't feel the need to go to trinary.

[–] LudwigvanBeethoven 1 points 9 months ago

nah, you can have 16+8+4+2+1 = 31 on one hand, and 1024+512+256+128+64+32+16+8+4+2+1=2047 on two hands.