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We should (for one year) use everything in base 8 just to confuse people. It'd be funny, trust me.

It's over 21450!!!! :eek:

Tom Lehrer - New Math (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wHDn8LDks8)

I win.

Base 8? But I haven't even got past Base 7 yet. The boss is too difficult:p

Batman.

Base 8? But I haven't even got past Base 7 yet. The boss is too difficult:p

*sighs* :(

555 + 444 = 1443!

Edit: Actually, that's in Base 6... yeah.

but what equals 1337?

Sorry, but the rights to use Base 8 have been bought by us here at the Establishment. All Your Base 8 are belong to us.

And just what is Base 8?

And just what is Base 8?

If I told you, I'd have to kill you.

And just what is Base 8?

I have the same question.

You know why nerds confuse Halloween with Christmas?

Because OCT 31 = DEC 25

You know why nerds confuse Halloween with Christmas?

Because OCT 31 = DEC 25

Bad mathmatician, bad.

You know why nerds confuse Halloween with Christmas?

Because OCT 31 = DEC 25

lawl

You know why nerds confuse Halloween with Christmas?

Because OCT 31 = DEC 25

Brilliant!

I didn't invent the joke, I must confess.

I didn't invent the joke, I must confess.

Good, for if you claimed you had, it would have been a baseless claim! I'll make a log of your honesty.

yes

Well are all you mathematician geeks (:p) going to let us in on your little joke?

Good, for if you claimed you had, it would have been a baseless claim! I'll make a log of your honesty.

If you don't stop with those awful puns, I'm going to knee you in the quads.

Well are all you mathematician geeks (:p) going to let us in on your little joke?
Number 25 in base 10 (DECimal) and Number 31 in base 8 (OCTal) are the same. This is the sort of thing that passes for humor among mathematicians and scientists because they have no souls.

If you don't stop with those awful puns, I'm going to knee you in the quads.

I don't know why you equate my humour to awful puns, you need to work out how to properly differentiate between high quality and low quality humour.

Number 25 in base 10 (DECimal) and Number 31 in base 8 (OCTal) are the same. This is the sort of thing that passes for humor among mathematicians and scientists because they have no souls.

Don't forget the loneliness, the horrible, crippling, loneliness.

Well are all you mathematician geeks (:p) going to let us in on your little joke?

Huh? This is some sort of joke? I thought we were just supposed to post random stuff..........I was actually waiting for this to be closed......

I don't know why you equate my humour to awful puns, you need to work out how to properly differentiate between high quality and low quality humour.

Q = Tp/d

Where Q equals quality, T equals timing, p equals prose, and d equals delivery.

but what equals 1337?

1337 Octal = 735 Decimal
1337 Decimal = 2471 Octal

And just what is Base 8?

I'm confused too since there are only 4... first through third and then home.

Base 8 is a form of counting that uses the digits 0-7 and groups in them in terms of 8 instead of ten.

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/kenny/papers/bases.html


And now you know the rest of the story!

Oh Em Gee...

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/numbbase.htm

Base 8 is a form of counting that uses the digits 0-7 and groups in them in terms of 8 instead of ten.

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/kenny/papers/bases.html


And now you know the rest of the story!

Hold on a sec...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Math_(song)
http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/t/tomlehrer3903/newmath185502.html

Now they know the rest of the story. :wink:

no thanx. but base 16 a lananaran could count on their furry digits. (two thumbs on opposite sides of six intermediate finger/toes on each paw)

2 + 2 is 10...in base 4. I'm fine.

Number 25 in base 10 (DECimal) and Number 31 in base 8 (OCTal) are the same. This is the sort of thing that passes for humor among mathematicians and scientists because they have no souls.

I see and that link by SaintB also helped a funny way of counting it. I remember watching some TV show form America where the kid was trying to show how to calculate figures using Base10 and the father only knew about Base12 or something. From memory the kid was calling it new math or something it just was strange because we never used that system.

I'm -almost entirely- certain that 11111 in base 8 is 4681 in base 10

I'm confused too since there are only 4... first through third and then home.

Yeah, I also thought there were only 4 bases.:confused:

Yeah, I also thought there were only 4 bases.:confused:

There's definitely at least 6, if you're creative.

There are only 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

There are only 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Well, I'm not a computer OS.;)

All your base are belong to us! :D