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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Each finger is conveniently split into 3 parts. Using 8 fingers we can count to 24 without resorting to any fancy math.
Just go base 2 and you can count to 31 without using knuckles
True, although I would put binary in the "fancy math" category.
I wouldn't. It's easy, people just haven't learned it. It takes probably all of a minute to teach someone to count in binary with their fingers.
If they are already familiar with binary, sure.
There are 10 types of people. Those that understand binary and those that don't.
Actually can count to 144 or a gross if you use base 12. One hand for the ones place and the other hand for the dozens.
That’s the point most westerners seem to miss. There are so many ways to use fingers to count, while the one common in Europe the simplest one possible. It’s like demo version, while some other countries get the full pro ultra max edition.
But this isn't about counting on fingers. It's about counting fingers. As in, the fingers themselves are what's being counted when you talk about your "middle finger".
Fair enough. This was an unnecessary side tangent.