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111534 2003-01-06 21:13:00 Is this a little like proving you have 11 fingers?

Count the first hand
1,2,3,4,5

Then the second hand
10,9,8,7,6

Take the highest number from first hand, lowest number from 2nd hand:

5+6=11
Heather P (163)
111535 2003-01-06 21:23:00 >>> Is this a little like proving you have 11 fingers?

My dad tried that - nope it doesn't work... besides, that's 11, not 12. My question was how can 7 be half of 12? :)

Mike.

PS I do know the answer :p
Mike (15)
111536 2003-01-06 21:28:00 >
> PS I do know the answer :p

...Sure.... That's what the ALL say! ;\
Chilling_Silence (9)
111537 2003-01-06 21:35:00 Well Clueless' answer (3rd post) may not be the answer you are looking for but it is extremely accurate!

12 (base 12) converts to 14 (base 10)
7 (base 12) converts to 7 (base10)

Therefore in base 12: 7 IS half of 12

(Just as Halloween equals Christmas - Oct 31 = Dec 25)

:D
Shroeder (492)
111538 2003-01-06 22:33:00 Heres another 1 how can 1=2 (btw 1 & 2 could be any # the crazy formula still works ie it would be the same to make 12=186) mcatley (662)
111539 2003-01-06 22:56:00 1 is not equal to 2 even for large values of 1 :-) robsonde (120)
111540 2003-01-06 23:09:00 I thought Clueless was right.

But if you use swedish rounding like in 3Guys and other supermarkets then 12 becomes 10 and half of 10 is 5 which shows what a rip-off it is.

robo.
robo (205)
111541 2003-01-06 23:57:00 Its easy

12 = XII in roman numerals.

Cut the bottom half off XII and you have VII

VII = 7

QED
godfather (25)
111542 2003-01-07 00:03:00 > 12 = XII in roman numerals.
> Cut the bottom half off XII and you have VII
> VII = 7
>
> QED

Well done GF - I thought it'd be you that would get it... :) what is QED?

Mike.
Mike (15)
111543 2003-01-07 00:22:00 >what is QED?

Latin: quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated).
crozier (2004)
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