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Puzzle

  • 12-09-2002 2:26pm
    #1
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,644 ✭✭✭✭


    OK, I'll post the answer in a day or 2, but using only your digits (and assuming you don't have 3 thumbs) how high can you count? (Hint: It's way more than 10)


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  • #2
    Aspro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 359 ✭✭Aspro


    About 5' 8"


  • #3
    regi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,281 ✭✭✭regi


    Is it 1023? Using each finger as a binary digit?


  • #4
    thegills
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,802 ✭✭✭thegills


    FF FFFF FFFF Hexidecimal


  • #5
    Baldy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 375 ✭✭Baldy


    Answer is 55 :) I think !


  • #6
    BEAT
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,945 ✭✭✭BEAT


    I dont know about anyone else but I can count to infinity ;)


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  • #7
    Thanx 4 The Fish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,399 ✭✭✭✭Thanx 4 The Fish


    Ok BEAT, start now and I'll come back next week, see how far you've gotten.

    BTW WTF does this have to do with humour ??


  • #8
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,644 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Originally posted by Regi
    Is it 1023? Using each finger as a binary digit?
    Close, but you forgot to use your toes, so the answer is 1,048,575 (2^20-1)


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