In this first of two videos - Part 2 here [ Ссылка ] - looking at 'How big is a trillion?' mathematical genius Matt Parker shows how to count to one trillion using our hands. Subscribe to Earth Science: [ Ссылка ]

Here's the numbers:

Normal fingers:
11 numbers from 0 to 10.

Two-option up/down binary fingers:
1,024 numbers from 0 to 1,023

Three-option base-3 fingers:
59,049 numbers from 0 to 59,048

Four options for each finger:
1,048,576 number from 0 to 1,048,575

Powers of 4 (for all ten fingers):
1, 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, 4096, 16384, 65536, 262144,

Eight options for each finger:
1,073,741,824 numbers from 0 to 1,073,741,823

Sixteen options:
1,099,511,627,776 numbers from 0 to 1,099,511,627,775

Hexadecimal: [ Ссылка ]

Counting on your fingers: [ Ссылка ]

Cultural differences with counting on fingers: [ Ссылка ]

Understanding one trillion: [ Ссылка ]

Funny Hex's: [ Ссылка ]

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