Binary on fingers really comes into its own when you need to order 1023 beers over heavy background noise. Except when there's a mix-up and you end up with -1 beer.
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my more practical finger binary system would have op show 6 beers. 3 beers would be thumb and forefinger. System is digits forward to enemy have missing fingers be 0, raised 1.
That actually makes sense to me — ASL retains the “thumb = 1” system present in most of Europe.
The programmer is using what I’d call an “Anglo” two. It’s what I grew up with in North America.(see the Inglourious Basterds three finger scene for reference)
There 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who count in binary, and those who dont
Surprise trinary!
Ternary?
That's tertiary to you, pal.
*crying in IPv4 subnet calculations
...and those who didn't expect this joke to be in ternary
::: spoiler that's six by my count
0 ✊
1 👍
2 ☝️
3 👆
4 🖕
:::
Binary on fingers really comes into its own when you need to order 1023 beers over heavy background noise. Except when there's a mix-up and you end up with -1 beer.
This sounds like xkcd alt text
Jokes on you, I already owed one beer!
It's easy to order 1 beer and end up with 31.
Pretty sure he's ordering 6 in this image.
From his perspective, he orders 4.
But if he twitches and puts his fingers closer together, he orders 3.
You mean 7 beers.
he's ordering 7, I think, if you count the thumb.
I don't see it... Two fingers and thumb make VI.
I actually forgot about Roman numerals for a second.
Three logicians walk into a bar. The bartender asks, "Do all of you want a beer?"
"I don't know"
"I don't know"
"Yes"
"Would you possibly want a beer out of three?"
"Yes."
"There are now only two possible beers left. Would you like to change to another beer?"
"YES!"
The old Monty Beerhall problem!
These logic problems reminds me of those Ted-ED riddles.
(anyone here watched Ted-ED videos? its not just me being weird right?)
I wish they'd post them more than once a year these days....
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Oh this is a good one
It looks like the way to ask for 2 beers would be quite offensive.
But he just ordered 6. Rookie mistake.
Looks like 12 to me
... Maybe.
It really depends on, which is the most significant bit.. I mean finger.
Most significant digit?
That's the German 6!
I'm German and I didn't know we can count to 720 with our hands...
🖕beer please
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Sir that is more beers than there are particles in the Universe.
Customer is always right
That is actually 5, in Latin.
Off by one error
Thats what I thought at first
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar...
A quantum mechanic walks into a bar.
He also walks out of the bar.
At the same time.
A temporal traveller walks into a bar.
A temporal traveller walks into a bar.
Hahahahahaha!
How surprised they must have been!
Glad he picked up another friend. Ordering only two was getting him into a lot of trouble.
Huh, why? Only four would be a Problem. Even worse, 132.
In the image he isn’t using his thumb to count, so 2 would be the middle finger.
Why would you count with only 4 fingers when the hand has 5?
I think it’s because in the UK they start counting (regularly) with the index finger, so the regular binary two would look unnatural in context
Never ask for 2 beers though.
ok sign with middle finger....
my more practical finger binary system would have op show 6 beers. 3 beers would be thumb and forefinger. System is digits forward to enemy have missing fingers be 0, raised 1.
So binary is French? That's legit 3 in French
Technically, the thumb should be out as well. But yeah, that would totally be read as 3. 🥖🫡
Weird, thumb out is 3 in ASL (a french sign derived language), but thumb in that position reads as a really weird 2 to me
That actually makes sense to me — ASL retains the “thumb = 1” system present in most of Europe.
The programmer is using what I’d call an “Anglo” two. It’s what I grew up with in North America.(see the Inglourious Basterds three finger scene for reference)
This could have ended up very badly if were only two beers.
Because they would have to fight for the missing beer or because they would have to fight for the remaining two?
That's because of how the number 2 is represented.
He should be sticking out his thumb and index finger. With the index and middle finger up he's showing 6.
It almost works better without the quote
Perhaps the bartender is offended since the programmer is giving them the V sign?
There’s a beer in Australia called XXXX.
The joke is it’s for those who can’t spell BEER, but it’s also for those who can’t count, because if they could, it’d be XL.
Didn't realize Tommy Lee Jones was bartending these days
So, the minimum number of anything you can order would be zero fingers or 1...
Nah it's meant to be binary. 11 would be 3. Although theoretically he should be holding up his pinky and ring finger.
He must work on a big endian machine.
The thumb counts too so it should be 6
Little or big?
Could just be European finger counting
Then wouldn't the thumb be out?
Maybe it is. I've seen some pretty lazy thumb use for that purpose in France at least. It looks a little indeterminate to me. 🤷
How not to order three drinks.
good!
I think it's more meant to be programming humor. 0=1, 1=2, 2=3, etc
Binary 11
Surely you mean 1011.
It’s a Roman numeral…