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killercup
on Dec 7, 2013
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Finger binary
"Normal" counting is
unary
(base 1, amount of fingers shown = number represented). Decimal would mean 10 states for each finger.
deletes
on Dec 7, 2013
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It can be whatever you want it. 10 states for two hands. Or take 8 fingers and you get a byte.
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If it were decimal you'd be able to show us 6552920451 using your ||||||||||
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