Mickey7

Keeping the tally of suicides. Pedestrians vs those in cars

https://lemmy.world/post/44072669

Mar 10 at 11:25amWeb
Show threadmyotheraccountMar 10

Who tf counts like that? You make 4 lines, then cross out the block to make it 5! Making 5 lines and then crossing out just makes it so much easier to make mistakes…

(Ignore this if oklahomans have 6 fingers, and i just never heard about that)

Show threadQuincyPeckMar 10
This bothers me way more than it should.
Show threadCADmonkeyMar 10

I’m from Oklahoma and I’ve only got the five per hand. Please don’t send Inigo Montoya after me.

I don’t think the tick marks are on the actual tram.

Show threadA_Very_Big_FanMar 10
Perhaps there is a country where their maths are base 12 or base 6?
Show threadcaptainlezbianMar 11
Babylon had 60. There’s a few that used 12, but they’re not super influential historically. In modern day, place value, base 10 with Arabic numerals is the international standard. This is
Babylonian mathematics - Wikipedia

Show threadscytaleMar 10
Oklahoma is like 49th in education, so…
Show threadEndlessNightmareMar 10
Oklahoma: at least we’re not Louisiana
Show threadsimulacra_processionMar 10

‘Why is Oklahoma abbreviated OK?’

spoiler

'Because they can’t spell “Mediocre”

Show threadEndlessNightmareMar 10
Mediocrahoma
Show threadcravl6d ago
They’ve actually achieved a higher state of enlightenment by using the superior duodecimal system (a.k.a. base 12).
Show threadremonMar 10
Suicide? The tram was running them down!
Show threadkungenMar 10
I know right, I have no idea where a tram is going.
Show threadAA5BMar 11
It’s a hunting tram. You’ve heard of a “hunting lodge” but those were never successful because they can’t move. The next step is to add wheels