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1. 11 Jul 2009 03:53

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I've just been listening to Radio Baldur ... an item about dislexia ... very entertaining. Then I looked in on the last few Mugdots challenges, and we seem to have gone off course with our Roman numerals ... all was well until XVIII, then it all went wonky. XVIV = XIX and XVV = XX. The next Mugdots should be XXI ... I think!
2. 11 Jul 2009 05:01

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Ron has gone ahead a few years and is currently on ThinkWrite DCCLXXXIX = ThinkWrite 789.

Incidentally, I can't remember how to do Logarithms but, as I never did find a use for them, it doesn't matter.
3. 11 Jul 2009 06:47

polenta

it insn't dsileixa.
I tihnk it is soemtihng esle.
We shuodln't be uisng thsee trerbile nmubres aynomre
Tehy mkae a cnofsuoin in our mdins.
VIVA THE ARABIC NUMBERS!!!!
4. 11 Jul 2009 09:05

Dragon

LOL polenta. Great post!!
5. 11 Jul 2009 18:34

polenta

sorry, I should've said
ARABIC NUMERALS
6. 11 Jul 2009 19:33

Baldur

Login, even in ancient Rome the use of Roman numerals wasn't completely standardized. Most likely this was because education was rather hapzard.
Even on major edifices (+X) the rules were often at odds with what we have imposed now 2000 years later ourselves.
The number 4 was written as IV but IIII was used often enough and obviously understood.
1999 could be written as:
MIM
MDID
MDCCCCIC
MDCCCCLIL
MDCCCCLXXXXIX
MDCCCCLXXXXVIIII
etc etc etc
Those were interesting times.
7. 11 Jul 2009 20:38

polenta

Baldur, I'm surprised at your knowledge of Roman numerals. You must be a very well-read person or maybe a history or math teacher?
8. 11 Jul 2009 21:36

sheftali52

Baldur reveals yet another facet of his mind--a great grasp of Roman numerals--love it!
9. 11 Jul 2009 22:42

anotherronism

Folks... Google has a wonderful "hidden" feature called "convert".

Just go to Google and type in "Convert 22 to roman" or "Convert 33 gallons to teaspoons" or whatever. I've used it forever and I've never once had to rephrase my question.
10. 12 Jul 2009 02:42

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You're right, Baldur ... I have often come across alternative representations of dates in Roman numerals ... and I always (compulsively) convert it in my mind to what has now become the accepted 'norm'. It's a good mental excercise and quite harmless ... until one starts correcting others. Carry on as 'normal' folks and I look forward to Mugdots Challenge MDDDDIIIIIIIIII.
11. 12 Jul 2009 06:27

Qsilv

LOL w/ Login... & spluttering my morning tea.. (this can't be good for keyboards..)

Ron! That's a pearl! THANK you!!!
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