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Message started by drharveys - FSO on 11/17/14 at 20:15:11

Title: Confusing time of year
Post by drharveys - FSO on 11/17/14 at 20:15:11

Maybe it's the end of Daylight Savings Time, or maybe it's not being able to ride very much, but I get awfully confused about now.
And those holidays drive me nuts! I always get Halloween and Christmas confused. Must be because I'm a math nerd, and

OCT 31 = DEC 25

(If you're a math nerd, you'll understand!)
(If you're not, the folks here will explain, and if they can't I will --
eventually ;) )

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by Dave on 11/18/14 at 03:32:30

This thing was posted here about about a year ago.....the older members who were paying attention should remember the trick.

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by drharveys - FSO on 11/18/14 at 05:03:43

Well, it is that time of year again!

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by prechermike on 11/18/14 at 05:25:01

615A5740515D46405B535E41320 wrote:

This thing was posted here about about a year ago.....the older members who were paying attention should remember the trick.

I'm so old I can't remember, a year ago, come on. I can barely remember yesterday.

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by Face on 11/18/14 at 19:31:18

Maybe I'm reading too much into it here. Is it base 8 (Oct) vs. base 10 (Dec)?

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by Kris01 on 11/19/14 at 19:32:28

You got it! I'm a math nerd too!

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by drharveys - FSO on 11/20/14 at 18:46:27

Exactly! Remember -- base 8 (OCTal) is just like base 10 (DECimal) if you don't use your thumbs!

OCT 31 = DEC 25
Because there is 3 in the eights place and one in the one's place
And there's 2 in the tens place and five in the one's place

Putting it all in decimal:
(3X8)+1 = (2X10)+5

Or, to put it all in the same base, we can go binary:

Octal 31 is still (3X8)+1
(0011 X 0100) + 0001 = (1100) + 0001 (Multiplying by 100 shifts
things over two places)
= 1101
= 1000 + 0100 + 0000 + 0001 (Place values)
= 1000 + (0010 + 0010) + 0001 (4+4=8)
= (1000 + 0010)+(0010 + 0001)
= 1010 + 0011
Going to Decimal = (16+4) + (4+1)
= 20 + 5
= 25

Any questions???

Title: Re: Confusing time of year
Post by Art Webb on 11/27/14 at 20:25:57

I'm going to another thread, you broke my brain ;D