[andy58-in-nh]

Really? I can prove that 2 + 2 = 11.

Yes, in Base 3.

[MineralMan]

Yup. That always gets 'em. It also makes the statement in the article false.

And for those who think there's no point in using math in anything other than base 10, I give you the computer you're typing on right now.

[MarkL]

Really? I can prove that 2 + 2 = 11.

Yes, in Base 3.

A few milennia ago, I was working extensively in Motorolla 68000 assembly language, and I began balancing my checkbook in octal. Really screwed up my checking account. I had to go back and search for the '8's and '9's that were missing!

Mark