Random Conversations & Fun (4)

CoolMom4 said:

Yep; some of those:

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MN John said:

OK Theo, (everybody else can skip the rest of this post or risk terminal boredom)

You remember my old username? It was my initials. That number is the base 10 equivalent of a base 27 number.

Of course, the space to the left of the decimal point is the one's (units). Using the English alphabet to represent the base 27 numerals, G = 7 in base 10. (A = 1, B = 2, etc.) G = 7*1 = 7

The next space left in base 27 is the 27's. K = 11, so KG = 11*27 + 7*1 = 297 + 7 = 304.

Next is 27*27 or the 729's. A=1, so AKG = 1*729 + 11*27 + 7*1 =729 + 297 + 7 = 1033.

I'll let you finish it off yourself.

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Theofilus said:

Since A[SUB][16][/SUB] = 10[SUB][10][/SUB], wouldn't it make sense that A[SUB][36][/SUB] = 10[SUB][10][/SUB] also? If you use base 36 instead of base 27 then,

JAKG[SUB][36][/SUB] = 900160[SUB][10][/SUB]
THEO[SUB][36][/SUB] = 1375584[SUB][10][/SUB]
THEOFILUS=[SUB][36][/SUB] = 83176330309156[SUB][10][/SUB]

Of course, you get more reasonable numbers (especially for long names like Theofilus) if you use a Hebrew-like numbering system where A=1 and Z=800. In that system THEOFILUS = 718, which is:

1011001110[SUB][2][/SUB]
1316[SUB][8][/SUB]
2AE[SUB][16][/SUB]

If anybody wants to calculate their number, I've set up a spread sheet that will do it.

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MN John said:

I'm sure Jan followed it, probably already had it figured out!
(I heard her IQ is 250!)

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MN John said:

It's base 27 because there are 26 letters. The space is the zero value. Punctuation is ignored. Thus, any text of any length can be calculated to a unique numerical value and rendered back into english by transferring it back into base 27.

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mesue said:

Coffee?
Thanks!

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