JESUS CHRIST IT'S ONE POST PER SEVEN GET TO DA CHOPPA

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07-12-2007, 03:53 AM
Madame Adequate

JESUS CHRIST IT'S ONE POST PER SEVEN GET TO DA CHOPPA

So, why one post per ten? Why did we pick that number? Why, in fact, do we generally have a base ten numerical system? (I know that's not universally true, but it is the most common.) I have heard it is simply because we have ten digits on our hands. I don't know. The explanation seems plausable, yet it doesn't sit terribly well with me for some reason.

Anyone got any ideas or thoughts they'd like to share? Once per seven posts?
07-12-2007, 04:00 AM
Psychotic

I do hope you all like the way I called you little gits. :)
07-12-2007, 04:02 AM
CimminyCricket

I don't! It hurt my feelings. D:
07-12-2007, 04:07 AM
Jessweeee♪

One per 23 wouldn't be odd.
07-12-2007, 04:07 AM
Denmark

Decimal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

yeah, supposedly it's based on the fingers on our hands. but i can count to 1023 on two hands, so digital counting goes out the window! (132 is a not-nice number to showcase on 2 hands)

we could do base 6 like naitsirk used to suggest. one hand counts 0-5, the other counts 6's. you could count to 35 on 2 hands.
07-12-2007, 04:08 AM
LunarWeaver

Because when 7 ate 9, only 10 stood up to his tyranny and put a stop to the foolishness. That is why 10 is the admiral of the awesome ship and the epic ship. Admiral 10.
07-12-2007, 04:14 AM
Rengori

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunarWeaver

Because when 7 ate 9, only 10 stood up to his tyranny and put a stop to the foolishness. That is why 10 is the admiral of the awesome ship and the epic ship. Admiral 10.

Have my mutant babies.
07-12-2007, 04:21 AM
CimminyCricket

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunarWeaver

Because when 7 ate 9, only 10 stood up to his tyranny and put a stop to the foolishness. That is why 10 is the admiral of the awesome ship and the epic ship. Admiral 10.

You shouldn't be allowed to post anymore xD
07-12-2007, 04:25 AM
Iceglow

I believe it is based upon the decimation system a particulary nasty option that used to be used on surrendering military units where to further supress the men and deject them they'd be forced to line up and every 10th man would be unceremoniously killed there and then.. Thats where the term Decimate comes from (it was the romans who started this act and Decimate is pure latin) Notice when we demolish something or someone we often say Decimate, it's secretly a CK plot to bash every 10th poster on the head with a platypus until they are dead...Psychotic told me of it.
07-12-2007, 08:17 AM
Nominus Experse

Because Abraham was like "10 Lol"
07-12-2007, 09:32 AM
Hambone

Because my pimp said so.
07-12-2007, 10:33 AM
Firo Volondé

We use a base 10 system because there are 10 numerals. Duh.
07-12-2007, 12:26 PM
Bunny

because seven ~~ate~~eight nine

get it lol
07-12-2007, 12:51 PM
Madame Adequate

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firo Volondé

We use a base 10 system because there are 10 numerals. Duh.

There are infinite numerals. And even if numerals just meant 0-9, it would work the other direction.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nominus Experse

Because Abraham was like "10 Lol"

Good answer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceglow

I believe it is based upon the decimation system a particulary nasty option that used to be used on surrendering military units where to further supress the men and deject them they'd be forced to line up and every 10th man would be unceremoniously killed there and then.. Thats where the term Decimate comes from (it was the romans who started this act and Decimate is pure latin) Notice when we demolish something or someone we often say Decimate, it's secretly a CK plot to bash every 10th poster on the head with a platypus until they are dead...Psychotic told me of it.

Better answer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunarWeaver

Because when 7 ate 9, only 10 stood up to his tyranny and put a stop to the foolishness. That is why 10 is the admiral of the awesome ship and the epic ship. Admiral 10.

Best answer. I love you.
07-12-2007, 12:55 PM
Bunny

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunarWeaver

Because when 7 ate 9, only 10 stood up to his tyranny and put a stop to the foolishness. That is why 10 is the admiral of the awesome ship and the epic ship. Admiral 10.

Fsck I should start reading posts.
07-12-2007, 01:23 PM
ReloadPsi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denmark

yeah, supposedly it's based on the fingers on our hands. but i can count to 1023 on two hands, so digital counting goes out the window! (132 is a not-nice number to showcase on 2 hands)

Yeah, you'd think 4 was bad enough.
07-12-2007, 03:32 PM
bipper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denmark

yeah, supposedly it's based on the fingers on our hands. but i can count to 1023 on two hands, so digital counting goes out the window! (132 is a not-nice number to showcase on 2 hands)

:love:
07-12-2007, 03:59 PM
blackmage_nuke

so when we are deciding on someone's result for their inspection we can start with the 0 and make a vertical line to indicate the one
07-12-2007, 08:16 PM
bipper

I wouldn't be whining milfy. Just be glad America decided to conform to this one... Real answer: because we have two eyes.
07-12-2007, 10:19 PM
Peegee

There is an external world but we cannot directly interact with it beyond the limitations of our human bodies. So while we objectively can sense the world, we cannot sense all of it despite seemingly being able to (absorbing the full spectrum of light into our eye, smelling all of the vapors of a smell, etc).