If humans had 4 digits on each hand like The Simpsons

[TravisBickle]

Would the numbers 8 and 9 not exist?

So only 80 numbers between 1 and 100?

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
20
etc.
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2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[Nobby the Bastard]

Yes, it's called base 8.
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Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[Easy-X]

[DaddyStu]

Wouldn't be able to grasp that.
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Zontes 125-G1 (part-ex'd). Yamaha Tracer 700.

[stinkwheel]

And if we had no digits, would we count in binary?
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[TravisBickle]

[stinkwheel]

Well. Very old counting systems used in the UK go up to 20, but do seem to be closer to base 5 than base 10. The one local to me goes.

Yan, Taen, Tedderte, Medderte, Pimp, Haata, Slaata, Lowra, Dowra, Dick, Yan-a-Dick, Taen-a-Dick, Tedder-a-Dick, Medder-a-Dick, Mimph, Yan-a-Mimph, Taen-a-Mimph, Tedder-a-Mimph, Medder-a-Mimph, Gigget.

It is still (rarely) used for counting sheep.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[RhynoCZ]

[Nobby the Bastard]

8 and 9 (in decimal) still exist under base 8, they are just represented as 10 and 11.

Their intrinsic value still remains the same.

You''re going to shit your pants when you realise we use a combination of base 10 and base 60 (represented in base 10) when we tell the time.

Lets not even start on tyre sizes...
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[Easy-X]

It won't be long before we all count in hexadecimal, same as our robotic overlords.
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[Evil Hans]

Careful if you mix Octal and Decimal - you'll start confusing Christmas with Halloween

because

25 DEC = 31 OCT




I'll get my coat.
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Triumph Sprint ST 1050. And it's Red.

[thx1138]

Twelfty.

[stinkwheel]

Try literally translating French numbers if you want a laugh.

93 = Quatrevingt treize = fourtwenty thirteen

We put maths in your numbers so you can do maths while you do maths.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[DaddyStu]