We should not just ditch imperial measures, but switch to a hexadecimal number system (with elegant new numerals for 10-15, of course). Not only will arithmetic become much easier, we will also be able to remember 4x4 patterns, and define all 8x8 pixel images with 4 short words!
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In a system that uses base 16, you can also mentally arrange the numbers in a 4x4 grid, and use that to not just shift around in one dimension, but in two.
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Wow, now I can imagine. Do you have any visual examples?
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so true! thanks i did not notice that
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