Nick Lidster wrote: > > > 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 > > > > Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises > > http://www.rattlesnake.com GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 > > http://www.teak.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > > > > 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 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l