> > > My age is written with all 1's
> > >
> > >                     Russell
> >
> > You mean a binary number with 5 of them ???
>
> Or should that be 6 of them ???
>

*All ages >=3D 3_base10 can be written as "11" to some base*, but that's no=
t
what I meant.*

The suggestion that my age might be 11111_base2 =3D 31_base10 is
"interesting".
We'll keep you on.


    Russell
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*  N base_(N-1) =3D 11.

So one can ALWAYS claim to be 11 next birthday. (And last birthday.)

Also all odd numbers_base10 =3D 21_base ((N-1)/2)
so one can claim to be 21 again every second year.
As women are (allegedly) known to reduce their claimed age, they can, by
only taking 1 off the actual value every second year, and by choosing the
appropriate base, always claim to be 21 (yet) again.

So the claim "I'm 21, give or take a year" is always correct.

Or one could alternate two statements.
"I'm 21" in odd aged years.
"I'm 21 next (or last) birthday" in even aged years.

Sounds legitimate



    Russell
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