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[–] copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And it works just as well, if we reverse the roles:

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Human: There are 11 rocks.

Alien: Oh, you must be using base A. See, I use base 10.

Human: No, I use base 10. What is base A?

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Roman : There are XI rocks.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago