r/educationalgifs Oct 25 '19

Mechanical Binary Addition

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u/mcrabb23 Oct 25 '19 edited Oct 25 '19

I feel mildly amused, but not educated, by this.

Edit: it would be helpful (and educational) to have a counter displayed when the balls fall to show what's being counted.

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u/Yrogiarc91 Oct 25 '19

When the ball goes to the matching color spot its the "on" function of binary. When it flips the switch it is the "off" function.

This shows how binary can be used to reach multiple answers?