Nick Lidster wrote:
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> > Also, if you look at the tips of your fingers and those knuckles
> > closest to the tips, you will see 12 of them on one hand -- so it is
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> yeh im probley stupid or forgot how to count...... but can someone please
> count to 12 using the tips and top knuckels of one hand, 'cause i only get
> 10. I can see how one can do it, exclude teh thumb and the base knuckles,
> use the tips and the top 2 knuckles of each finger, again rembering to
> exclude the thumb. So as far as my "base 10" counting skills go, it is
> impossible to get 12 using 5 fingers, and 2 points of refrence.
How's this:
Use your thumb as a pointer.
You have 3 segments each on 4 fingers. Count the segments in some
particular order using your thumb as the pointer for each count.
With 2 hands, you can get up to 144.
Next exercise:
Describe how to count up to 1023 on 10 fingers. :)
Julia
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