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classicman 01-19-2013 12:38 AM
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ZenGum 01-19-2013 01:46 AM
"What, you don't recognise Latin numerals?"

Trilby 01-19-2013 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 849040)
"What, you don't recognise Latin numerals?"
of course not! He's an American!

toranokaze 01-25-2013 08:12 PM
Americans know what Romain numerals are; how else do you think we know which Rocky squeal is which?

xoxoxoBruce 01-25-2013 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 849040)
"What, you don't recognise Latin numerals?"
Meh, they didn't even have a zero. That's nulla good.

ZenGum 01-25-2013 09:40 PM
The zero is indeed a brilliant invention.

Which reminds me, why is Halloween equal to Christmas?

xoxoxoBruce 01-25-2013 10:09 PM
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We have Christmas on 25 December. Let’s put that here:
DEC 25
= 25 [let's focus on the day, ok?]
= 24 + 1 [it's obvious I know...]
= (8^1) * 3 + (8^0) * 1 [some fancy arithmetic]
= 31 [of base 8. Much easier to work with than base 3]
= OCT 31 [let's use the short form of octal]

Wait a minute, OCT 31 looks awfully familiar… Hey it’s Halloween, which falls on 31 October! Thus is Christmas equal to Halloween.
My Google skills are almost as good as 3foot's. http://cellar.org/2012/bwekk.gif

xoxoxoBruce 01-25-2013 10:16 PM
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Here's a good one. And solution.

Griff 01-26-2013 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 850118)
The zero is indeed a brilliant invention.
An invention of pessimists.

Trilby 01-26-2013 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff (Post 850176)
An invention of pessimists.
Not quite.

Let's say you have zero cancer. That would be good, right?

Or zero court summons, or zero traffic tickets...

I could go on you know.

Trilby 01-26-2013 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 850124)
My Google skills are almost as good as 3foot's. http://cellar.org/2012/bwekk.gif
I don't understand this...I mean your answer. I don't get it. What's with all the magic symbols, etc?

Why IS Christmas like Halloween? All your mathematics don't tell me a thing.

Clodfobble 01-26-2013 07:41 AM
All it really says is that the number 25, when converted to base 8, is written 31. They could just as easily ask why is St. Patrick's Day (17) like Martin Luther King Day (21, at least this year,) or why is Valentine's Day (14) like Emancipation Day (16)...

Trilby 01-26-2013 07:49 AM
yeah.


I really don't belong in the math thread.

footfootfoot 01-26-2013 09:01 AM
But that's where all the hot nerds hang out.

footfootfoot 01-26-2013 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 850124)
My Google skills are almost as good as 3foot's. http://cellar.org/2012/bwekk.gif
Wait till I tell you about the drag and drop image search...:rotflol:


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