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Originally Posted by cjd
You get 0, 1, 2 set counters using thumbs (and a 3rd, if you different left/right thumbs... but that seems too complicated for people IMO)
1-8 on fingers. Second set adds one thumb. Third set adds the other thumb.
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Oh, I see! Yeah, that'll work. It's not symmetric enough for my taste, but I see what you're getting at. A slight variation will allow you to count to 9 with one hand, that's useful.
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Originally Posted by cjd
I'm not trying to design a system that lets humans count to the highest possible number using just the digits on their hands; I'm balancing just how stupid a human can be and still use it reasonably consistently.
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One thing I've learned from designing and programming GUIs, and watching users test them... There is no limit to the potential of human stupidity.
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Originally Posted by cjd
Plus 8 makes some vague mathematical sense, being 2^3.
not that any of this matters.
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Of course not, but it's still fun, though :-)