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2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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Post by Yver »

So I assume this is an April Fools? Not sure, and I hate expanding efforts on filtering April Fools.

Tried the game, it's nice. Got 1 point on my first try, somehow managed 15 points on the second. I don't think a baby would get any points, so I'll go with April Fools.

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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Post by wobbleblob »

Maybe it's an april fools, but the game is actually there, and it's playable.

The solution is to memorize the 4-bit sequence of each of the 16 digits, type the left nibble with your left hand and the right nibble with the right on the number row.

It takes a few minutes of practice

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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Post by heeton »

Yver wrote: post #3

So I assume this is an April Fools? Not sure, and I hate expanding efforts on filtering April Fools. Tried the game, it's nice. Got 1 point on my first try, somehow managed 15 points on the second. I don't think a baby would get any points, so I'll go with April Fools.

I'm betting it isn't actually.

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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Post by ern »

Yver wrote: post #3

So I assume this is an April Fools? Not sure, and I hate expanding efforts on filtering April Fools. Tried the game, it's nice. Got 1 point on my first try, somehow managed 15 points on the second. I don't think a baby would get any points, so I'll go with April Fools.

If it is an April fool, then it is not entirely off the mark as satire. It isn't uncommon to see reviews of apps like Dragonbox and Slice Fractions where bloggers claim "my 5 year old can do algebra"[] or "my 3 year old can do fractions".

[] My son could play Dragonbox when he was 3, so I am not knocking the game, but I am skeptical it will be of much use when he does algebra in school.

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