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My parents taught me to count on my fingers with binary, which lets you get to 31 on one hand, and 1023 on two. I've found that to be a small thing of huge valu
by wxs 13y ago
My parents taught me to count on my fingers with binary, which lets you get to 31 on one hand, and 1023 on two. I've found that to be a small thing of huge value when doing simple counting tasks, such as counting syllables or words in a short text, where you can't just keep a count in your head.
- lifeformed 13y agoJust don't stop at 132 when people are around!
- jawns 13y agoELDERLY LADY: How old are you, little boy? YOU: (middle finger) ELDERLY LADY: WHAT?!? YOU: It's 4 in binary. ELDERLY LADY: Oh, for a second, I thought you ... YOU: (two middle fingers) ELDERLY LADY: WHAT?!? YOU: Oh, sorry, I was just guessing your age.
- untothebreach 13y agoHow have I never thought of this? I am using this from now on...
- jdangu 13y agoAnyone fascinated by this will find this wikipedia article convenient to get going! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_binary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_binary
- lutorm 13y agoI just tried it and I have the problem that it's very difficult for me to extend only my ring finger. I vaguely remember someone saying that this is because some fraction of the population don't have fully independent 4th and 5th fingers...
- DEinspanjer 13y agoI hadn't heard about anyone having naturally occurring fourth and fifth fingers without the linkage. I do remember reading a story about a piano player who devised a set of stretches intended to develop the independence of his ring fingers but it ended up damaging the (tendons|ligaments|<insert medical term here>) and he could no longer effectively play the piano.
- ironcoal 13y agohttp://musicthing.blogspot.de/2006/09/finger-stretching-for-pianists-and.html http://musicthing.blogspot.de/2006/09/finger-stretching-for-... That was Robert Schumann.
- pisarzp 13y agoI never thought of that, it's really cool. But I'm not able to show 8 or 9... :(