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I just realized that the way we count on our fingers is great for speed and instant recognizability since we are used to thinking in base 10, but it is incredibly inferior when it comes to how hifh you can count on your fingers.

Just by switching to base 2 and using every finger as a digital bit, you can count up zo 1024 on just your fingers.

Hell, if you considered using three positions and therefore effectively utilized base 3 wystem, you could count to 59049 just using your fingers.

This shit just blows my mind.
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Bearetta 🐻‍❄️🇨🇿 2y ago

You mean that binary thing where everyone giggles at number 4? Yeah I know that. I acknowledge it just to let you know I'm also cool.

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An Capone 🌗 2y ago

Didn't even think to think about it that way. Come to think of it, I have no idea, why 3 is somehow connected to the word "peace"

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An Capone 🌗 2y ago

Or is that 12?

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Bearetta 🐻‍❄️🇨🇿 2y ago

Never heard of it. But I realized I can count only to 32 on my fingers🤭 Still more than enough for me😄#binary

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An Capone 🌗 2y ago

Until a while back, I though the highest you can get on your fingers is 30. How do you get 32? Do you only have one hand?

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Bearetta 🐻‍❄️🇨🇿 2y ago

1-2-4-8-16 on one hand. Anything between can be counted on that combination🤔 Wait. There's more! I can count to more than 16 on one hand!

Jesus fckin Christ and they accepted me to IT on MU with this brain. #maths #it

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Bearetta 🐻‍❄️🇨🇿 2y ago

I'm seriously laughing my ass off. I'm sick, it's late, I'm done😂😂😂

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Darwin Award Winner 2y ago

Exactly, 12