How skilled are you with Roman numerals?

by Witness Posted 2012/07/20 02:32:31

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	I was a Roman tax collector in my past life...	5 votes	24%
	Emperor Nero said, "NO counting!"	6 votes	29%
	That was so way 3rd grade ago!	8 votes	38%
	i sciped dat lesin...	2 votes	10%

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brittany 2012/07/20 19:48:13

Emperor Nero said, "NO counting!"

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i know a few of them but not all.

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Witness to brittany 2012/07/20 19:50:06

Just like the majority of us: You know the important numbers, which are 1-10.

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brittany to Witness 2012/07/20 19:52:23

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yeah

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ETpro 2012/07/20 17:05:04

Emperor Nero said, "NO counting!"

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And that's been the law since LIV when he became Emperor.

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Vision of Verve 2012/07/20 14:02:40
RachelA7X 2012/07/20 11:52:00

i sciped dat lesin...

At school we were never taught Roman numerals.

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Witness to RachelA7X 2012/07/20 19:48:01

I think we were all supposed to learn it in the 3rd-5th grades.

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RachelA7X to Witness 2012/07/21 17:52:16

I'm British :P

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Witness to RachelA7X 2012/07/21 18:51:12

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That makes a difference.

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ben 2012/07/20 07:14:55

Emperor Nero said, "NO counting!"

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At least when it got to the more difficult numbers

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Witness to ben 2012/07/20 19:48:29

I used to stop at 30. I got better in one day.

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waterlady 2012/07/20 06:15:48

That was so way 3rd grade ago!

I need to know them to write and outline?

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Witness to waterlady 2012/07/20 19:49:08

Yes, but most outlines don't require numbers above X, or 10.

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geegee 2012/07/20 04:26:26

That was so way 3rd grade ago!

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I know some of them. We don't use them much, you know.

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Witness to geegee 2012/07/20 05:19:51

Most people don't. We don't have to, unless we create textbooks.

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reaper 2012/07/20 03:46:23

I was a Roman tax collector in my past life...

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I was going to post the answers but our favorite nerd got to it before me. also for 4598 I would of put CMDXCVIII

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Witness to reaper 2012/07/20 03:50:57

That is a cool way.

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Sammi </3 2012/07/20 02:51:20

Emperor Nero said, "NO counting!"

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O_O um.......

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Witness to Sammi </3 2012/07/20 02:55:49

Don't worry: That was me 5 days ago.

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Sammi </3 to Witness 2012/07/20 02:57:31

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lol

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C4TSMILEY 2012/07/20 02:46:37

Emperor Nero said, "NO counting!"

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There's a reason we developed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 instead of i, ii, iii, iv, v
LESS CONFUSING

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Witness to C4TSMILEY 2012/07/20 02:49:07

Our numeric system was primarily copied from the people we hate: Arabs!
The system we use is called the Hindu-Arabic numeric system.
I DO NO HATE ARABS.

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C4TSMILEY to Witness 2012/07/20 03:04:16

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Well, there's a little piece of information I didn't know.

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Ron in ... to Witness 2012/07/20 03:22:22

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You will notice that there is no zero in Roman Numerals.
The computer you are playing with right now requires a binary number system of one's zero's
The Roman's could never have invented a binary computer.

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Witness to Ron in ... 2012/07/20 03:27:00

True. Isn't awkward that the Mayans conceived the zero and the Romans didn't?
Are you some sort of engineer or just a thinker and computer guru?

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reaper to Witness 2012/07/20 03:54:52

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some people give other past cultures a lot less credit then they deserve and ended up taking it themselves.

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Witness to reaper 2012/07/20 05:20:45

Sad as it is.

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Ron in ... to Witness 2012/07/20 03:56:59

Nope.
But I did go to a school where the teacher who taught math and science was the first woman to pass the bar exam west of the Mississippi.I was also picked to be an intrapreneur ( an entrepreneur within corporate confines).
The diploma is printed on same quality of paper used for Olympic Awards.
You sure got me tooting my horn:))))).

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Witness to Ron in ... 2012/07/20 05:21:35

I don't mind. It is not bad unless the receiver of the info is jealous or daunted.

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NPC 2012/07/20 02:45:43

I was a Roman tax collector in my past life...

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Can figure it out when I see them

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Witness to NPC 2012/07/20 02:50:23

XXI?

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Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/07/20 02:42:01

I was a Roman tax collector in my past life...

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28= XXVIII
119= CXIX
202=CCII
345=CCCXLV
1234=MCCXXXIV
4598= IVLXCVIII (there is a line over IV)

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Witness to Your Fa... 2012/07/20 02:46:17

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Well played, mate. Don't you just love ancient numeric systems, especially the one conceived by the Romans?

Some people ignore the rule that states that a number cannot be repeated thrice.

Your way is more attractive than this:
MMMMDXCVIII.

When did you learn?

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Your Fa... to Witness 2012/07/20 02:46:46

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Grade school

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Witness to Your Fa... 2012/07/20 02:50:03

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You must've went to a school for gifted students or lived in a wealthy neighborhood.

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Your Fa... to Witness 2012/07/20 02:52:22

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My school was advanced

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Witness to Your Fa... 2012/07/20 02:56:13

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I can definitely tell. Are you a gifted student?

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Your Fa... to Witness 2012/07/20 02:58:00

Yeah. Notice my name :)

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Witness to Your Fa... 2012/07/20 03:04:27

+1
Were you given your IQ score?

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Your Fa... to Witness 2012/07/20 03:18:39

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I'm somewhere in the 120s. It's good for my age

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