Timeline for Digital Bananas
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| Sep 27, 2019 at 6:27 | comment | added | Bananenkopp | @ArnaudMortier No, unfortunately not. But I thought I should post it 'cause of my nick (and I think it is the missing link to the title) | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 21:10 | comment | added | Arnaud Mortier | @Bananenkopp is this anecdote somewhat related to your nick? | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 20:06 | comment | added | Bananenkopp | A quote from Walt Disney is rot13(Hfvat svir svatref jbhyq unir znqr Zvpxrl’f unaqf ybbx yvxr n ohapu bs onananf) | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 16:57 | comment | added | MooseBoys | @Arnaud I think you're misinterpreting my comment on Greysaff's answer. The fact that Mickey and Homer have 8 fingers, combined with the otherwise unusual exchange between the two parties, is what leads to the conclusion to use base 8. The reasoning for the title is also related to knowledge of the named characters. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 15:10 | comment | added | Arnaud Mortier | @JiK I actually had the idea of changing the base without seeing the hints as well, but it's still made up and doesn't explain really why you should do that. Greysaff's idea in their answer is that Mickey and Homer are cartoon characters and have 8 fingers, therefore use base 8, but apparently that's not the whole story (according to the comments by the OP). | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 10:55 | comment | added | trolley813 | By the way, in octal $74$ and $101$ are much closer, than in decimal: $101_8-74_8=5_8(=5_{10})$, while $101_{10}-74_{10}=27_{10}$. It's much more likely to error by 5 mph, than by 27 mph. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 10:50 | comment | added | JiK | Re hints being necessary: This answer was my first idea without even seeing the hint, just from the fact that $101$ is apparently close to $70$. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 8:25 | comment | added | hdsdv | Homer Simpson and Mickey Mouse have fingers too. Not sure where the bananas thing plays into it. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 8:19 | comment | added | Magma | Two hands have 10 fingers. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 7:04 | comment | added | JMP | The officer says $70_8=56$, so Homer is still speeding. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 7:04 | comment | added | MooseBoys | On the right track. The hints are not necessary, though I did consider adding the 'knowledge' tag at one point. | |
| Sep 26, 2019 at 6:52 | history | answered | Arnaud Mortier | CC BY-SA 4.0 |