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Date Posted: 19:24:15 12/14/99 Tue
Author: Emrys
Subject: Phule loses a bet
In reply to: Mr. Phule 's message, "Ahh...SNOW!" on 13:14:46 12/14/99 Tue

Phule's message:
> (Note, I'll bet not one of you can type
> in the 1st ten digits in Hindu-Arabic numeration.)

Hindu-Arabic numeration? C'mon Phule, you know me. Give me something tougher than that.
Hmmm... let's see. If memory serves, Hindu-Arabic numeration is what we use (the decimal system). That would make the first 10 digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.
Whew! Conveting our number system to um, our number system was tough. I hope you didn't stess yourself too much on that test. :P

I knew Mayan numeration too, but I learned that in Spanish, not math. Since I tried not to pay too much attention in Spanish, I don't remember that too well. Isn't that where they used lines and dots? A line equaled 5 and a dot equaled 1, or something like that. There was also some weird symbol that kinda looked like and eye. I'm pretty sure that equaled 20.

Roman numeration is easy enough. If you forget, all you have to do is look at a 1 dollar bill. At the bottom of the piramid on the back you'll see 'MDCCLXXVI.' If you're quick enough to realize that it's '1776', you can deduce the conversion fairly easy.

Babylonian numeration... now you have me there. I'm sure I knew that at one point, but that knowledge has since fled my mind.

Any more trivia?
Oh, but I would be interested to know one thing. You said "I could tell you the day of the week you were born on without painfully looking at calendars." Mind sharing that knowlegde? Although inherently useless (like most of what I know), I'd consider it a cool thing to be able to do.

Well, here's an update on my life for anyone still reading. This is finals week at Purdue, and I have 3 of my 4 finals done. My 4th final is tomorrow (Wednesday the 15th). Most people here are filling their time frantically studying for their finals. Me? I've started playing SC again. That will end when I go home on Thursday though. I'll be doing more social stuff then.

::in a voice filled with sarcasm::
Woohoo! Christmas Break. I get to work 40 hours a week, all three weeks of break. What fun!

Emrys

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