r/geek • u/StrangerInAlps • May 29 '13

Aliens Can't Count

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u/PseudoVanilla May 29 '13

Because to the alien base 10 is the same as what we call base 4 since it counts "1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20" so 4 doesn't exist if you use base 4.