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Ever since I talked about a universal language, or at least about common languages used in the interplanetary (though given we have examples from the Andromeda system, it could also be intergalactic) community, I have been contemplating number systems. Not exactly a universal one no, but certainly what the counting systems of some of the smarter species of Ben 10.
And who else none other than the cerebrocrustaceans that I have been headcanoning so much about for the privilege!
I remember watching a video about creating a number system (part of a series about making a conlang because :P) and at the time I had misremembered what the 'best' number system was and thought 'well what if the one thing cerebrocrustaceans and galvans agree on (rivalry or not) is their numbers'. Turns out, it's a hot fucking debate in the numbers community between base 6 (senary/seximal) and base 12 (duodecimal/dozenal), and the video made a compromise for base 16 (hexadecimal).
So instead of like... going based on that, I went with the next step; fingers!
Except... cerebrocrustaceans have uh... less fingers than humans (or even galvans). Sure, maybe if their number system is so low it can actually contribute into a literal billion digit IQ using the power of a base 2 (binary, of course) number system, using the 'on/off' of an open and closed claw to count but- 2 claws, 2 hands, that only counts up to 4. So I thought 'okay, what else would they use to count?' and looked at their teeth, counting from there; it didn't end up working, the tooth count was inconsistent between screenshots even though Brainstorm specifically held the same expression.
Then one day, in the middle of the night, as I was trying to figure out how to count with the babylonian number system (count to 12 on one hand counting the joints of your 4 fingers with your thumb, hold up a finger on the other to signify how many twelves you've counted up to 60);
What if I just give cerebrocrustaceans and extra joint on their claws (which technically they do have based on animation but it isn't shown because animation-friendly) and have they count the fronts and backs of their claw per claw (though I didn't understand the babylonian counting system previous since I kinda combined it with binary which I did know how to count).
Behold! A diagram!
We will address the 69 shaped elephant in the room later.
Let's bring in the close-ups for the discussion!
Including 0 (which would be an open claw in the same way a closed fist for a human is 0) the cerebrocrustacean number system using this diagram ends up being a base 9 (nonary) system, an odd-numbered system that I am not going to get into because I am only using hands as our counting origin. While functionally in decimal (because I practiced counting this way to stress test the system) you can count from 1-80 (each section on the tens claw corresponding to a multiple of 9 ending at 72), but with the fact that you can count up to 8 in each claw in a nonary system, it's actually counting up to the equivalent of 99 with only hands alone. Considering that the limitations of claws is that there isn't a vast landscape to count with, cerebrocrustaceans make do by counting each section of a claw twice, once from it's inner side and another on it's outer side going from, using the tip to count by touching the corresponding number.
The order from 1-8 is counted first in the (typically) right claw by the pollex (the inner claw) on the inner edge of the pincer (the outer claw) from bottom to top. Then the pincer bends to allow for the pollex to reach the outer edge, tapping the top claw then the bottom claw. Then the pincer follows the same steps to the pollex, counting from inside bottom to top, then outside top to bottom. The pincer has a little more reach being the larger of the two claws, but the pollex folds more because it has more mobility.
As a nonary system, there is no 9 and instead the 'nine' in this instance is 10, which is counted in the same order as 1-8 but done in the (typically) left claw, mimicking binary in how it accents the units of the right claw by adding an additional ten relevant to the corresponding claw.
Admittedly I had no rhyme or reason to display these claws in the order that they're in, but if cerebrocrustacean number systems are written in the same way it's counted then technically inside out, right to left, would probably be a pretty cool and also pretty hostile way to convey numbers (hah, reference to heavy out-grouping biases).
The main goal of the claw positions is to make at least an easily distinguishable set of numbers that don't blur (too much) between each other if you kinda look at it from silhouette alone. Not sure how successful I was but it isn't the actual numbers in written form themselves, so it's a different ball-park and more of a visualisation of the dexterity used to count.
And now- gotteem!
A funny thing about making a counting system and like, actually practicing how it feels and how to actually count, is that you sometimes stumble into comedy gold and get a 69 on the decimal 69 (if you twist your hands around to mimic it at least) plus just hitting you with an almost perfect 👌👌just made me want to actually visualise this. Well... I was gonna visualise it anyway since it helps to provide an example on how cerebrocrustacean's count with claws but like- yeagh I don't care that odd-numbered bases are not optimal I'm keeping the nonary system for this joke alone (not actually but it's a bonus)!
Anyway- don't ask me how they do math and have a good time counting to 76!
#cerebrocrustacean#um what the fuck do i tag this as?#xenobiology#i guess technically since it's hands#xenomathematics#a stretch#world building#ben 10#fanart#because technically i drew???#whatever this is me talking about how a crab-like species with non-human hands can count big numbers and ended up letting them count to 99#well nonary 99 so that's 88 aka decimal 80 but :P i make them count#obviously this is just a standard form it doesn't account for differences in hand preference nor in hand mobility#dr psychobos would particularly have a harder time counting fast via claws- same with other fiddler crab type claws#good thing there's other ways to count and not all of them need a physical tool to do so#it's just handy for quick math because haha just under 100 (89) is quick and small to the literally big brained cerebrocrustaceans#this has been stewing for months if i can post this i can eventually post the lore i have for other aliens i've had for a year#:P and then because i said that i will not because that it how my brain works#anyway enjoy cerebrocrustacean number system i nearly fucked up my sleep schedule on a work night to make this :)
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i feel like someone has already noticed this and said something about it but i have this theory about the origin of tareo’s bald spot...
#shui talks#this is#a stretch#a pretty big stretch#if you cant tell the guy in the image is saitama#and im like 80% sure the kid is tareo#so its possible???#maybe???#one punch man#opm#saitama#tareo opm
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if u can't handle a little well executed contextually relevant cringe then u r weak
#that line is funny bc of how outdated and cringe it is- hope this helps <3#it's almost like... characters r... cringe sometimes#just like ppl irl...#crazy ik#not saying u have to like it but acting like this is the same as like ppl just using internet slang in their stories for no reason is#a stretch
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hey did you know??? that if you stop stretching and maintaining mobility in your body then it goes away?? things get tight and you can't move the way that you used to??? and when you decide to try getting a stretch routine going that the first week fucking sucks because you keep going 'damn i used to be able to do this no problem' and then you have to switch gears and be kind to yourself and just focus on getting better from here instead of berating yourself for dropping the good habits in the first place??? and your body never stops aging so you gotta keep taking care of it and sometimes you gotta take care of it extra in certain areas because of things that happened when you were younger and it's boring and sometimes hurts but it's so necessary???
i am yelling this at myself right now i am going through An Experience (trying to get into a routine of body maintenance again for my physical and mental health)
#rambling#and idk but like if this incentivises you to do some stretches too then that's great! remember to be kind to yourself#but im mostly directing this at myself because i was thinkng about these things while doing a 15 min stretch routine and i feel silly#but silly is okay as long as i keep going#edit: haha wow this post blew up. im gonna tag it with a few things to maybe help me find it later if necessary#sisyphus#body maintenance#popular post
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#ra speaks#it’s a silly joke/pun dw#we stay silly :3#edit:#woahg. that’s a lot of notes. hi everybody o/#10k. stop clenching your jaw and drink some water.#15k. eat some fresh fruit this week! I’m having kiwis tonight :]#20k. quit sitting like a shrimp it’s bad for your neck! sit up straight and do a little stretch every now and then#25k. I’m up at 2 AM but I’ll get to see the sunrise today :] if you can’t see that I hope you admire the sunset later today#30k. do something fun you haven’t done in a while. I haven’t drawn in months - I think I’ll paint a cat tomorrow :3#40k. I just slept 9 hours straight for the first time in weeks :] remember to ask for help when you need it! no glory in senseless suffering
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My painting, "Cat in Boat Pose."
#joyousjoyfuljoyness#orange kitty#orange cat#ginger kitten#ginger cat#silly cats#silly cat#silly little guy#funny cats#funny animals#cute animals#artists on tumblr#catblr#cute art#my art#cats of tumblr#i love cats#caturday#cute cats#cat aesthetic#goofy goof#morning stretch#cat stretch#cute kitty#cat painting#one braincell#no thoughts head empty#no thoughts just vibes#no thoughts just this#cat yoga
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John Oliver platforms Palestinian voices as he advocates for voting for Harris.
If you live in a swing state, please properly consider your role in this election. Remember to distrust the polls, the projections - the presidential election will be infuriatingly close. Nothing is set in stone.
Please think about your queer friends and family, your community that includes people of colour, disabled people, poor people, immigrants. Evaluate the true historical value of what a protest vote does - compare it to the two candidates, one of which will be the president at the end of this final stretch.
Your vote matters. Please, treat it like it does.
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wahoo finished this in time for superbat week day 5: tired dads!!
#superbat#superman#batman#batfam#superfam#bruce wayne#clark kent#dcu#dc comics#kara zor el#conner kent#jon kent#damian wayne#dick grayson#jason todd#tim drake#barbara gordon#cassandra cain#stephanie brown#duke thomas#my art#mine#oh my god i am tired just like they are these two have too many children!!!!!!!!!!!!!#yes i am stretching the definition of children but consider this:#i wanted to draw kara and barbara and steph and whoever else is technically-not-actually-their-child
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standard ear piercings count
each hole counts as one piercing to me (except for like connected piercings like the industrial)
*bonus points if you tell me what piercings you have
edit: accidentally skipped 19, so sorry if you have 19 piercings just round down or up, up to you
#i have both sides of my nose / septum / about to be 4 lobe on each ear / 3 helix / daith / rook / conch / tragus / and my ears are stretched#after tomorrow i'll have 18 :3#jess.polls#piercings#body mods#body modification#piercing#piercing poll#piercing polls#tumblr poll#tumblr polls#random poll#random polls#poll#polls
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“My son, do not be over bold or rash; be cautious, keep within the bounds of propriety, and protect our home and family.”
— "The Odyssey" by Homer
#insane how i had to stretch#before doing this...#house of the dragon#rhaenyra targaryen#harwin strong#jacaerys velaryon#jacaerys targaryen#rhaewin#rhaenyra x harwin#hotd season 2#hotd spoilers#hotd#hotdedit#asoiaf#asoifedit#parallels#my gifs
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the threshold has been crossed, it is now springtime!!
#sergle art#artists on tumblr#illustration#body posi#fat art#body positive#stretch marks#heey it's chboy. skinny penits. i haven't killed myself i SWEAR. i'm still in my cave and i still draw#i hope you like the pieces because i really liked doing the more stylized flowers on the first two#like that actually gave me so much enjoyment doing the flowers that way on miss blue hair
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this is a poster i made for my call to action assignment in humanities! it's a bunch of basic and easy stretches for people who sit and work at a desk all day (me)
the idea is that you'd put the poster up above ur desk and do the stretches every 30 minutes or so,, the whole routine won't take more than about 6 minutes to complete and when done regularly it can prevent wrist, shoulder, neck and back pain! :)
all these stretches can be done while sitting (although i HIGHLY recommend you stand up and move around while taking a break from working)
you can get a free digital copy of this poster here on my gumroad!
and you can order a print/poster here from my inprnt!
#i mostly made this for me but i hope it can help other people too!#also thinking about maybe putting this on smth like gumroad so people can download a high quality pdf to print themselves#lmk if anyone would be interested in that 👀#my art#artists on tumblr#stretches#edit: this post popped off okay‚ also a lot of people expressed interest so i made a gumroad! maybe ill put other stuff there thatd be cool
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We have a deal~
#one piece#nami#cat burglar nami#my art#I am getting slooowly back into drawing fanart#stretching unused muscles and trying very hard not to overthing things#so what's better than drawing Nami#truly my comfort zone drawing character
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hip stretches
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William Afton has top tier FNAF parenting skills
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#fnaf fanart#willaim afton#henry emily#dave afton#david afton#cc fnaf#evan afton#afton family#fredbear#fnaf survival logbook#fnaf 4#HUGE day for cc enjoyers#idk if yall seen Hyper Droids theory on CCs actual name#seeing a lot of the names was a stretch of how they were found etc#I think it checks out BAHA#I’m usually hesitant to use any name for cc outside of cc#but I think Dave/David makes sense#it especially fits better with his siblings names#Michael Elizabeth and David#I can’t believe William forgot his own sons name ohh noo#top tier parenting grade A for will#but least cc is use to being called the wrong things#sorry lil man we didn’t figure this out for so long#I’m so glad I can call him by a name now over CC though 🩵
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Spidey Miku exists, I just know it
#hatsune miku#across the spiderverse#spiderverse#VOCALOID#messy art#her hair is basically her webs#they can shrink and stretch too#very versatile
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