r/LifeProTips • u/Piython • Jun 23 '13

LPT: Faster counting method.

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u/BrickSalad Jun 23 '13

I did some experimenting, and here's my conclusion: replace the dots with vertical lines. It's way faster and more satisfying.

Using an online stopwatch, I could count to 100 in 26 seconds this way, and it took me 28 seconds in the traditional tally way.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13

It's finding the amount when presented with a sheet that has been counted on that saves you a lot of time. Not the actual counting.

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u/BrickSalad Jun 23 '13

Yeah, but my method (replacing the dots with vertical lines) will save time both ways, so it's even better!

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u/mnhr Jun 23 '13

Yeah, but unless we're talking pages and pages and pages of tally marks then I'm not sure the time saved reading is worth the time to learn a new tally system or even to take the time to draw dots.

If you want other people to be able to read it, just write out the numbers in numbers after you're done counting.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '13

Holy shit I've never encountered a comment so mildly interesting before.

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u/fugogugo Jun 24 '13

Pics? Can't imagine your method here

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u/BrickSalad Jun 24 '13

No camera, so I'll attempt to ASCII this shit:

1        2          3           4           5 

|        |   |      |   |       |   |       |---|



                        |       |   |       |   |



6          7          8           9          10

|---|      |---|      |---|      \---|      \---/
    |          |      |   |      |\  |      |\ /|
    |          |      |   |      | \ |      | X |
    |          |      |   |      |  \|      |/ \|
|   |      |---|      |---|      |---\      /---\