Fun
Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

A nerdy joke, but timely

Top | New | Old
Elessar · 31-35, M
@bijouxbroussard Octal base vs. decimal base
Elessar · 31-35, M
@bijouxbroussard In the first you have at most 8 digits, so after `7` comes `10` (8 in decimal):

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 (decimal: 8), 11 (9), 12(10), 13 (11), 14 (12), 15 (13), 16 (14), 17 (15), 20 (16), ... 31 (decimal: 25)

DrWatson · 70-79, M
Here is the explanation: Read "DEC" as an abbreviation for "decimal", and read "OCT" as an abbreviation for "octal".

In the decimal enumeration system, we group by tens. In the octal system, we group by eights. (Octal is useful to computer scientists, although nowadays they are more likely to use hexadecimal -- base 16.)

So 31 OCT means "3 eights and 1". But "25 DEC" means "2 tens and 5". They are equal.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
That has to be one of the most esoteric puzzles ever set on SW. 🤣
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@FreddieUK

Although I have known about number bases for a long time, it was not until I saw this on Facebook yesterday that I realized the coincidence regarding Halloween, Christmas, and the abbreviations for those months!
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@DrWatson I enjoy seeing number puzzles solved and have an appreciation for the elegance of mathematics, but I can't get my head around that kind of thinking very easily.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
You confused us with people who are computer literate ...
Lol
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@Justmeraeagain Hey, I gave the "nerd" warning! 😄

 
Post Comment