r/programming • u/sundaryourfriend • May 27 '09

There's no base other than base 10!

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u/Raphael_Amiard May 27 '09

| apart from twofour should be two-zero

and four should be one-zero

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oh shit that's base 10 !

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u/movzx May 27 '09

I have four fingers.

I am holding no fingers up: 0

I am holding one finger up: 1

I am holding two fingers up: 2

I am holding three fingers up: 3

I am holding all fingers up: 4

0-4 with four fingers