[R-390] Counting Systems [joke]
Curt Nixon
cptcurt at flash.net
Thu Mar 17 10:36:57 EDT 2011
While the initial post was entertaining, I found the most hilarious
aspect of it to be the fact that Tisha felt the need to place (Joke) in
the subject line ;) And it isn't even April yet!
Curt
KU8L
Les Locklear wrote:
> "(or better known as an R-39 non-A)"
>
> As Ronny Raygun used to say, "There you go again."
>
> Les Locklear
>
> "Theory is when you know everything but nothing works.
> Experiment is when everything works but you know nothing.
> Most of the time nothing works and no one knows why."
>
> Amy Bower Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barry
> To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Counting Systems [joke]
>
>
>
>
> > I had thought of converting all of the numbering in the Y2K to the
> > Sumeriansexagesimal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesimal>
> > counting system (base60 with cuneiform wedge writing).
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_numerals
> > I actually have the font set.
> >
> > --
> > Ms. Tisha Hayes/ AA4HA
>
> But since the Babylonians didn't have a zero in their numbering system, the radios would become just an R-39 (or better known as an R-39 non-A) and R-39A.
>
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
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