Or @neiltyson, maybe not at all. Lee Harvey Oswald w/ one fewer finger on each hand might've been a lousier shot.
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@neiltyson Multiples of 8 would be easy if we were brought up using a base 8 system. -
@the_ptoing@neiltyson I octally think you're right!
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@neiltyson yes, cartoon characters: 4 fingers, celebrate 8-year anniversaries.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson if we had 8 fingers I bet we would. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson i believe this would be the case if we had 8 fingers instead of 10Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson 64 is a much "rounder" number "100" in octal, so that's where we'd do it. :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson more likely 32 and 64 since they'd be 40 and 100 in octal, respectively. 50 would hold no special significance. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson 40 (base ten) years, more likely. That’s 50 in base eight, half way to 100. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson Don't panic. Base 8 is just like Base 10 really. If you're missing two fingers#tomLehrerRulesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I vote for going hexadecimal. I like a numeric system that can spell "DEADBEEF"!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson My guess would be 32 (8*4) and 64 (8*8).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Base 10 makes little sense other than having 10 fingers. But, EVERY number system is self described as "base 10".#ProTipThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson We'd still observe the 80th.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Probably. We'd also most likely have eight fingers. And there are implications for technological and even social development. -
@valeriemeachum@neiltyson Only a short step from octal to binary - humanity w/ 8 fingers might have had clockwork computers centuries ago.
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