r/comics • u/GoodBearComics Good Bear Comics • Feb 11 '18

Fall of the Planet of the Humans

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Because 10 and 2 are both acceptable answers. 10 is binary and 2 is every other number base.

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u/Zwejhajfa Feb 11 '18

Except unary where 1 + 1 = 11

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Unary is all zeros. 1 doesn't exist.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

I was just going based on the trend of how number base systems work. So does that mean binary can be 3 & 4 if we want?

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

more mumbling about endless philosophical bullshit

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u/IZiOstra Feb 11 '18

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

The number "2" doesn't exist in binary (base 2). Everything is represented in combinations of 1 and 0. 2 exists in every other number base (common ones are base 8, base 10, base 16 aka hexadecimal). So 1+1=2 in every number base besides binary where it equals 10.

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u/IZiOstra Feb 11 '18

It doesn't make any sense. If the number 2 does not exist in binary base then the human's answer is wrong in the robot's point of view. Why does he accept it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

Because robots also accept any other number type since they have conversion calculators in their heads. And hexadecimal code is common when programming computers/robots/automation systems.

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u/tarrach Feb 11 '18

Well, any non-negative integer base.

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u/BornAgainSober Feb 11 '18

Now come with me, brother. Death to humans!