You can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10

9 months ago by sixty to c/todayilearned

Forget about counting to 10 on your fingers ... you can count past 1,000 if you want! With just your right hand you can count to 31:

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YSK You can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10

With just one hand, you can count to 31, and with both hands you can reach a whopping 1,023. This is because the placement of the held up fingers matters, rather than the amount.

It can be very useful in everyday use, being able to count to huge numbers when you don't have your phone or pen and paper nearby.

thessnake03 8 points 9 months ago

Depending on how well you can control your individual joints, could get base 3 or 4 going.

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hellfire103 2 points 9 months ago

Binary instead of unary

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chloroken 0 points 9 months ago

I just tried, and counting this way on one's fingers is not very useful because it's awkward. Try counting to 32 and tell me if you didn't experience frustration bending your fingers.

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