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The correct way is to count in binary, and easily reach 1023 without needing a third hand [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_binary https://en.wikip
by jhncls 5y ago
The correct way is to count in binary, and easily reach 1023 without needing a third hand [0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_binary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_binary
- cochne 5y agoThe number 4 may be an issue for some cultures!
- mngnt 5y agoSo 4 is the numeric equivalent of a raised middle finger.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> and easily reach 1023 without needing a third hand Given that most people cannot move their ring finger independently of their middle finger, this seems like a stretch.
- thom 5y agoTry it. It works.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoI've tried it. It doesn't work.
- Joker_vD 5y agoI personally can't bend my pinkie without bending the ring finger, not the middle finger.
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- Toutouxc 5y agoNumber 14 (pinky touching thumb, others raised) doesn't work for me. It hurts a lot.
- Cederfjard 5y agoPeople’s anatomy differ, and with that also how easy it is to move these digits independently. See for example the answer to this question: https://biology.stackexchange.com/q/60075 https://biology.stackexchange.com/q/60075
- thom 5y agoApologies, I didn’t realise people struggled to this extent. I’ve taught many people to count this way and not encountered anybody who struggled, but it was ableist of me to assume that was universal.
- rfrey 5y agoHaving just finished my commute home, I'm sorry the converse isn't true.
- throwaway1239Mx 5y agoCame here to comment on binary finger counting; found it'd already been said! I have trouble with some positions due to the ring/pinkie connection, but for me it's more of an internal count anyway, so something like counting a 'down' finger as '1' instead of '0' makes it a lot more comfortable, or even '1' is finger touching a surface, '0' is not - which can involve moving a digit only a few mm or so. The 1023 thing does require fine motor control of at least ten appendages, though even legs-arms-tongue gets you to 32, if a bit inconveniently.
- eurasiantiger 5y agoI tried ordering 99 glasses of beer because why not, the waiter took a while and finally arrived holding 792 beers.
- smegger001 5y agogot to make sure both parties are using the same endian
- jhellan 5y agoI am guilty of having taught that to a five year old during a hiking trip. He is now an engineer.
- dylan604 5y agoI taught a 5 year old that 1 + 1 = 10, and they got in trouble at school for arguing with the teacher. Even after explaining that 1 + 1 = 10 in binary specifically, as the teacher was complaining to the parents "whatever that means". The parents asked me to be more careful with my "teaching".
- moralestapia 5y agoI get your teacher was dumb, but technically it could be on the right side. It all depends on whether you were writing it or saying it, "1 + 1 = 10" is true in binary but "one plus one equals ten" is not, not even in binary.
- dylan604 5y ago>I get your teacher was dumb, but technically it could be on the right side. Let's be fair, a 5 year is only in kindergarten, so I would not expect a kindergarten teacher to be fully expecting a 5 year old to be talking about binary or even fully educated in other counting methods than base 10. That doesn't make them dumb. I'm sure that teacher could teach you things without calling you dumb.
- moralestapia 5y agoErr... sorry I don't know said teacher, I was just following along your comment, where you seem to portray the teacher in such way. You even do it in this comment, condescendingly, >I would not expect a kindergarten teacher to be [...] fully educated in other counting methods than base 10 Honestly, it's not that big of a deal to know binary or not. But anyway, that aside, you completely missed the point of my comment. Whew.
- toxik 5y agoAnd with two’s complement, we can even have negative numbers!
- eurasiantiger 5y agoAnd just by touching your toes, you can do signed 10-bit addition and subtraction!
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- danellis 5y agoThe first time I saw this, it was a blind person on a train counting stations. Personally, I would need a lot of practice to gain that dexterity.