@neiltyson @IWAfumbles Or do they count in base9, counting on their knuckles (but not thumb).
That's where the dozen (probably) comes from.
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@neiltyson there are only 10 types of people in this world: those that use binary and those that don't.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson maybe@HomerJSimpson@PeterGriffin will have you on their show and you can demonstrate the counting. -
@dniswhite@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson yes@PeterGriffin No. Stewie & Neil together in one place would cause cosmic rift. ;)
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@neiltyson real question - if you have cloven hooves, are you a unary or binary counter?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson Classic: "Greasy Joe's Bottomless Bar-B-Q... Pit."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Star turn:
#vanGogh in@neiltyson office in@60Minutes profilepic.twitter.com/nQ55UP0NmS
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plus Hollus from Calculating God
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@neiltyson Probably most significant discovery in physics in 200 years Heisenberg: QM math doesn't represent#s but actions & order matters.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson@PeterGriffin ... jason pierre-paulThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson "Five fingers?! Freak show!" — Bart SimpsonThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson@PeterGriffin Peter Griffin can't count. Brian does their taxes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson And also@realDonaldTrump. Only rumored.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson oh please, Peter Griffin can barely count to potatoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson now it's probable? There is a wealth of evidence that the Simpsons use base-10. eghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3tP5YxAls … -
@neiltyson and here's Snake counting to 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFuk9ATpRY … Your hypothesis is intriguing, but to date, the evidence is weak :-)
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@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson@PeterGriffin Throw in dog breeds that are missing the dewclawThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson@PeterGriffin Actually Simon Singh found out that the Simpsons count in Base 10 because God has 10 digits.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@HomerJSimpson@PeterGriffin and the octopusThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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