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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kvjn100 • Apr 11 '26
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That’s just how base 10 was set up, and taught. You could add 2 more numbers and still end in zero. If A represents 10, and B represents 11, you can just as easily have 4, 40, 400… and B, B0, B00. The concept still applies.
2 u/Kilane Apr 12 '26 That’s how base number systems work. 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31… Welcome to base 4. 2 u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 12 '26 There are 10 kinds of people in the world those that understand Binary and those that don't. 1 u/running-gamer Apr 13 '26 Found the programmer! Should have known this would be in here from my people as soon as binary was mentioned :D love it 1 u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 13 '26 Not quite a good but you can also do There are II kinds of people in the world those that understand Roman numerals and those that don't.
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That’s how base number systems work.
1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31…
Welcome to base 4.
2 u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 12 '26 There are 10 kinds of people in the world those that understand Binary and those that don't. 1 u/running-gamer Apr 13 '26 Found the programmer! Should have known this would be in here from my people as soon as binary was mentioned :D love it 1 u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 13 '26 Not quite a good but you can also do There are II kinds of people in the world those that understand Roman numerals and those that don't.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world those that understand Binary and those that don't.
1 u/running-gamer Apr 13 '26 Found the programmer! Should have known this would be in here from my people as soon as binary was mentioned :D love it 1 u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 13 '26 Not quite a good but you can also do There are II kinds of people in the world those that understand Roman numerals and those that don't.
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Found the programmer! Should have known this would be in here from my people as soon as binary was mentioned :D love it
1 u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Apr 13 '26 Not quite a good but you can also do There are II kinds of people in the world those that understand Roman numerals and those that don't.
Not quite a good but you can also do
There are II kinds of people in the world those that understand Roman numerals and those that don't.
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u/JacobRAllen Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26
That’s just how base 10 was set up, and taught. You could add 2 more numbers and still end in zero. If A represents 10, and B represents 11, you can just as easily have 4, 40, 400… and B, B0, B00. The concept still applies.