Question of the day

[jonny]

is there a small cap index?

 

[daverichardson]

Yes there is.
One more to get

 

[midlifecrisis]

Techmark

 

[daverichardson]

TechMark 100 is correct
I think John W got the most answers............................
off you go

 

[JonW]

Ok - I learnt this yesterday.

What is the highest number a Babylonian could count to using just their hands?

 

[CatmanV2]

Ok - I learnt this yesterday.

What is the highest number a Babylonian could count to using just their hands?

12?

C

 

[daverichardson]

Dianne Abbot says 168,000

 

[daverichardson]

No wait 210

 

[CatmanV2]

No wait 210

I mean 65000000

C

 

[JonW]

12?

C

If this were QI there would be a klaxon blaring....

 

[Navcorr]

If this were QI there would be a klaxon blaring....

Is the number gender specific?

 

[CatmanV2]

If this were QI there would be a klaxon blaring....

Thought there might be

I guess it rather depends on what you mean by 'on your fingers' doing it the correct way I can get to 1023.

C

 

[jonny]

Surely it'd be 2047 rather than 1023? (ie 2^11 -1)

 

[JonW]

Are you overthinking it?

No complex formulae required.

On one hand a Babylonian could count to x

Using both hands they would routinely count to y

What is y?

 

[CatmanV2]

Surely it'd be 2047 rather than 1023? (ie 2^11 -1)

Hmm, you could be correct if (I think) you're assuming that no hands <> no fingers?

C

 

[CatmanV2]

Are you overthinking it?

No complex formulae required.

On one hand a Babylonian could count to x

Using both hands they would routinely count to y

What is y?

10?
C

 

[JonW]

Nope

y > 12

 

[MarkMas]

30?

 

[MarkMas]

As Joan Rivers once said, "My husband is so dumb, he has to take his shoes and socks off to count to 20."

 

[MarkMas]

As Joan Rivers once said, "My husband is so dumb, he has to take his shoes and socks off to count to 20."

...or was it "he has to take is underpants off to count to 23." ?