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On 16/03/2015 13:41, scott wrote:
>>> Next, you can teach him to count to 29 without taking off his socks. ;-)
>>
>> You can count up to 1023 using only your fingers. Although, it takes a
>> little bit of dexterity.
>
> If you're really good you can manage up to 59048...
>
It is too cumbersome counting in binary. If you use base five, it is
easy. Almost as if your fingers were made for it. ;-)
You can add and subtract for small values of yes.
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Stephen
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Le 16/03/2015 15:22, Stephen a écrit :
> On 16/03/2015 13:41, scott wrote:
>>>> Next, you can teach him to count to 29 without taking off his socks.
>>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> You can count up to 1023 using only your fingers. Although, it takes a
>>> little bit of dexterity.
>>
>> If you're really good you can manage up to 59048...
>>
>
> It is too cumbersome counting in binary. If you use base five, it is
> easy. Almost as if your fingers were made for it. ;-)
> You can add and subtract for small values of yes.
>
>
I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
--
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On 16/03/2015 14:33, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
Why am I thinking of The Chrysalids?
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Stephen
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Le 16/03/2015 16:05, Stephen a écrit :
> On 16/03/2015 14:33, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
>
> Why am I thinking of The Chrysalids?
>
Because you do not count like me with your thumb to the segment of the
four other finger.
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On 16/03/2015 16:51, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 16/03/2015 16:05, Stephen a écrit :
>> On 16/03/2015 14:33, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>> I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
>>
>> Why am I thinking of The Chrysalids?
>>
> Because you do not count like me with your thumb to the segment of the
> four other finger.
>
I was on the point of admitting defeat when it dawned on me what you meant.
It sounds cumbersome. It must look like two spiders being romantic. ;-)
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Stephen
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Le 17/03/2015 21:08, Stephen a écrit :
> On 16/03/2015 16:51, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> Le 16/03/2015 16:05, Stephen a écrit :
>>> On 16/03/2015 14:33, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>>> I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
>>>
>>> Why am I thinking of The Chrysalids?
>>>
>> Because you do not count like me with your thumb to the segment of the
>> four other finger.
>>
>
> I was on the point of admitting defeat when it dawned on me what you meant.
> It sounds cumbersome. It must look like two spiders being romantic. ;-)
>
Each hand stays on its side. Just base 12 with 2 digits.
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On 17/03/2015 20:58, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 17/03/2015 21:08, Stephen a écrit :
>> On 16/03/2015 16:51, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>> Le 16/03/2015 16:05, Stephen a écrit :
>>>> On 16/03/2015 14:33, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>>>> I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
>>>>
>>>> Why am I thinking of The Chrysalids?
>>>>
>>> Because you do not count like me with your thumb to the segment of the
>>> four other finger.
>>>
>>
>> I was on the point of admitting defeat when it dawned on me what you meant.
>> It sounds cumbersome. It must look like two spiders being romantic. ;-)
>>
> Each hand stays on its side. Just base 12 with 2 digits.
>
The base 12 I got. I just can't visualise how you keep your place.
I curl the fingers on my left hand for the digits 1 to 5. And if I curl
the fingers on my right hand, in a binary fashion, for 5, 10, 15, 20...
up to 155. So I can count up to 160 or in the range -80 to +80.
(I have had some boring jobs in my life.)
I am trying to reverse the opinion that counting on your fingers is a
sign of being poorly educated. So I am always on the lookout for
different ways to do it.
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Stephen
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Le 19/03/2015 11:31, Stephen a écrit :
> On 17/03/2015 20:58, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> Le 17/03/2015 21:08, Stephen a écrit :
>>> On 16/03/2015 16:51, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>>> Le 16/03/2015 16:05, Stephen a écrit :
>>>>> On 16/03/2015 14:33, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>>>>>> I have enough problems counting to 143 with both hands.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why am I thinking of The Chrysalids?
>>>>>
>>>> Because you do not count like me with your thumb to the segment of the
>>>> four other finger.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I was on the point of admitting defeat when it dawned on me what you
>>> meant.
>>> It sounds cumbersome. It must look like two spiders being romantic. ;-)
>>>
>> Each hand stays on its side. Just base 12 with 2 digits.
>>
>
> The base 12 I got. I just can't visualise how you keep your place.
>
> I curl the fingers on my left hand for the digits 1 to 5. And if I curl
> the fingers on my right hand, in a binary fashion, for 5, 10, 15, 20...
> up to 155. So I can count up to 160 or in the range -80 to +80.
> (I have had some boring jobs in my life.)
>
> I am trying to reverse the opinion that counting on your fingers is a
> sign of being poorly educated. So I am always on the lookout for
> different ways to do it.
>
thumb is a cursor, going over the 12 different places (one per bone) of
the 4 remaining fingers.
0,1,2 on index
3,4,5 on middle
6,7,8 on ring
9,10,11 on pinky
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Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmail com> wrote:
> So, when are you and Stephen (as well as Holsenback, Henderson et al)
> going to help me populate the world with a seed population of little
> scientists? ;-)
>
> John
> --
> Protect the Earth
> It was not given to you by your parents
> You hold it in trust for your children
My son Vaughn just loves science. He also tends to find school a bit boring
hecause he has a wide scope of general knowledge. He loves games like Kerbal
Space Program, Space Engineers, Medieval Engineers. He knows what a Halon
Colider is. He is a bit like Numher 5 - "more input".
-Nekar Xenos-
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Am 19.03.2015 um 17:33 schrieb Nekar Xenos:
> My son Vaughn just loves science. He also tends to find school a bit boring
> hecause he has a wide scope of general knowledge. He loves games like Kerbal
> Space Program, Space Engineers, Medieval Engineers. He knows what a Halon
> Colider is. He is a bit like Numher 5 - "more input".
"Halon Colider"? Are those his own words, or should I direct my
nitpicking at his dad? ;)
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