## UnkleRhaukus Group Title why is ten a good number ? 2 years ago 2 years ago

1. lgbasallote

because it's bigger than 9 and smaller than 11

2. UnkleRhaukus

$9\sim10\sim11$

3. Traxter

Because we can count it out on our fingers :)

4. UnkleRhaukus

Is that the Only reason @Traxter?

5. panlac01

some people have 11 or 12 fingers :X

6. sami-21

Because its table is easy . Multiplication is easy 1000000000*10=10000000000 :)

7. lgbasallote

because of the ten disciples

8. lgbasallote

and also because of the ten little indians

9. UnkleRhaukus

that is a result of choosing ten as the base for our number system, @sami-21

10. lgbasallote

and also because you can form words out of ten i.e. tenant

11. panlac01

10 is a good number because it is the only combination of 2 natural numbers that have been useful in super computing

12. UnkleRhaukus

@lgbasallote this is a serious question,

13. lgbasallote

wasnt it a riddle?

14. Traxter

It is really as simple as we have 10 fingers.

15. Traxter

http://ideonexus.com/2008/07/08/why-a-base-10-number-system/ Interesting page describing number systems of different bases.

16. lgbasallote

10 contains the binary code. 10

17. RyanL.

It's not @UnkleRhaukus

18. panlac01

@lgbasallote I think you just wrote on my paper... lol

19. lgbasallote

was that what you said? lol i thought you meant 2 and 5

20. UnkleRhaukus

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21. panlac01

10 is used to store the genome sequences

22. panlac01

@UnkleRhaukus you're missing a finger

23. RyanL.

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24. panlac01

was that bird on steroid when it decided to work out?

25. UnkleRhaukus

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26. panlac01

that bird uses 1 dominant wing to fly

27. monokerous

Because 10 is 01 backwards? I don't know... There are so many reasons why 10 is a good number (they can be multiplied and divided by with ease, they only have three letters in their spelling, it's easy to remember, it's the very first two digit number when counting from one onwards, etc... )

28. RyanL.

Don't be silly. Turkeys can't fly

29. TheViper

Because it is so easy to multiply, divide, subtract or add with 10 ;) @UnkleRhaukus

30. panlac01

ostrich and penguins can't.

31. UnkleRhaukus

surly base, two, or six or thirty-six or something nice would be better then ten

32. RyanL.

I think 0 is a better number.

33. panlac01

zero doesn't make sense without one

34. UnkleRhaukus

that would make maths easier

35. Traxter

Base 8 would also be a good system as 8=2^3, so binary would be a lot easier if we used a base 8 system.

36. RyanL.

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37. panlac01

I'd like to think 1 and 0 are wed locked

38. RyanL.

Fight to the death! Will the swan or turkey win?

39. panlac01

neither looked like a swan nor turkey... how many fingers does it take to _______

40. UnkleRhaukus

clap hands?

41. panlac01

@Traxter octal is sometimes used instead of hexadecimal. But binary is still the basis.

42. DLS

Of the four "perfect numbers" (3,7,10,12) the symbolism of ten - ordinal perfection is the only perfection that natural humans can even approach. While man's perfection falls far short of Gods perfection in all things, we can strive and achieve some measure of success with ordinal perfection. We can form a perfect cube, a perfect triangle, and so on. And even if we fall short of perfection in the actuality of these things the conceptual, or mathematical perfection of such is attainable for us. We cannot aspire to divine perfection on our own. We cannot aspire to spiritual perfection on our own. We cannot attain governmental perfection without God. Thus ordinal perfection, as symbolized by the number ten stands out as linked with the natural, the carnal (of the flesh, as our ten fingers literally are) and the world, and yet still perfect.

43. panlac01

that three letter word (not ten) is just a conversation stopper...

44. Traxter

I agree.

45. UnkleRhaukus

@DLS what is perfect about ten , all i can see is we have ten fingers,

46. Traxter

A perfect number is a positive integer which is equal to the sum of its divisors.

47. DLS

we have 8 fingers indeed sire.

48. UnkleRhaukus

28

49. Traxter

So the first 4 perfect numbers ar 6, 28, 496 and 8128. 3, 7, 10 and 12 are not perfect numbers.

50. panlac01

I am glad we are continuing... I was going to suggest that to break the spell http://openstudy.com/users/panlac01 read the quote about the three-letter word

51. UnkleRhaukus

if we choose a base that was a perfect number , that would makes sense to me , because it would make mathematics much easier , what properties does ten have?

52. UnkleRhaukus

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53. panlac01

property 1: it looks very simple

54. UnkleRhaukus

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55. UnkleRhaukus

ten does not look simple

56. UnkleRhaukus

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57. panlac01

we can say the same thing about simple machines... they are not simple

58. UnkleRhaukus

i can think of any simple machine except the atwood machine

59. UnkleRhaukus

or maybe this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md0TlSjIags counting machine

60. panlac01

the 6 simple machines

61. panlac01
62. angela210793

Because is the highest grade u can get in my country :D ♥I love 10♥ ^_^

63. nickhouraney

64. UnkleRhaukus

$10=$

65. UnkleRhaukus

$10=2\times5$

66. nickhouraney

ah its clearer to me now

67. nickhouraney

68. UnkleRhaukus

$6=1\times2\times 3$

69. hba

Who told uu 10 was that significant :)

70. UnkleRhaukus

there are ten digits

71. UnkleRhaukus

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