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Binary Finger Counting

Posted Dec 12, 2002

After I learn how to binary finger count, I'll give my friends a high 11111 and flip my enemies the 00101.

4 Comments (Add Yours)

Dec 12, 2002
3:02 PM  
eyeballkid wrote:

Huh. So it's not really hang 10, it's hang 19. Cool.


Dec 13, 2002
7:50 AM  
ryan wrote:

showoff! I need to figure that out sometime.. could come in useful for taking over the planet!


May 15, 2003
11:03 AM  
Nathan wrote:

11000 out


May 8, 2004
1:31 PM  
Anonymous wrote:

no im srry its 00110 out... and i flip people the 00100


 

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