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So find a time machine and travel back and tell the people of your superior solution. scnr
by _nalply 2y ago
So find a time machine and travel back and tell the people of your superior solution.
scnr
- kazinator 2y agoMy point is more that the people of the past weren't stupid; they didn't believe that a horizontal line couldn't be easily extended by a forger to hang over newly added digits. Rather, our explanation today is lacking; there must have been some other reason for the practice. Or no reason other than that someone stated it and it become something that is always done that way.