Number systems Memes

Superheroes showing off their mathematical prowess, but each one lives in a different number system! Green Lantern's rocking Boolean algebra where 1+1=1 (because in logic, true+true is still just true). Wonder Woman's flexing base-2 binary where 1+1=10 (read as "one-zero"). Superman's representing Z₂ modular arithmetic where 1+1=0 (when you count and loop back after reaching 2). Martian Manhunter's showing concatenation theory where 1+1=11 (literally placing digits side by side). Meanwhile, Lex Luthor's just sitting there with boring old decimal arithmetic: 1+1=2. The true supervillain is apparently... basic elementary math?

Skeletor just dropped the NERDIEST mic in the multiverse! Every numbering system calls itself "base 10" because they count up to however many digits they use. In binary (base 2), "10" is actually decimal 2. In hexadecimal (base 16), "10" is decimal 16. It's like saying "I'm number one" in your own language—everyone thinks they're special! Computer nerds are cackling in binary right now: 01001000 01000001 01001000 01000001!

The mathematical blasphemy here is just *chef's kiss*. For those scratching their heads like Tom: 15+15=30 in base 10, but 16+16=32 in base 10. However, if you're calculating in hexadecimal (base 16), then 16+16 actually equals "20" (which reads as "thirty" in base 10). The meme brilliantly plays with number systems to create mathematical chaos that would make even the most composed mathematician twitch uncontrollably. It's basically numerical gaslighting for anyone who passed 3rd grade math.

What happens when mathematicians play Dungeons & Dragons? This alignment chart, but with number systems instead of personalities. Duodecimal (base-12) follows all the rules like a proper nerd. Hexadecimal (base-16) is just doing its computing job. Unary (base-1) is pure chaos—literally just ones all the way down. The chaotic evil "tree(3)" is basically mathematical nightmare fuel—a number so incomprehensibly large it makes Graham's number look like a rounding error. And that imaginary number "i" sitting there as neutral evil is perfect—it's literally the square root of negativity.

The mathematical equivalent of "you had ONE job!" A factory worker discovers they're making the number 10 in both decimal and binary, completely missing the point that they're actually the same value represented differently. The worker's confusion about "base 10 in the base 10 factory" is peak mathematical irony—every number system is "base 10" in its own system! It's like being shocked that every country calls their own language "the normal way of speaking." This is what happens when you skip discrete math to attend that keg party.

Behold! A tier list that would spark riots in any computer science department! It's ranking programming number systems by their letters, but the punchline is they're all Base 10! Because technically every number system is "base 10" in its own language - binary is 10 in binary (which equals 2), hexadecimal has 10 in hex (which equals 16), and so on! It's that mind-bending moment when you realize mathematics is just humans making up rules and then acting surprised when they work. The universal joke that separates the bit-counters from the byte-sized brains!

The numerical identity crisis is real! Base 10 (decimal) is where both mathematicians and computer scientists feel at home - just normal humans doing normal math things. But watch what happens when we switch systems! Base 2 (binary) reveals the true divide: mathematicians are having an existential breakdown with all those 1s and 0s, while computer scientists are smugly comfortable - it's literally their native language. Then comes Base 16 (hexadecimal) where mathematicians descend into complete numerical horror at dealing with letters as numbers, while computer scientists just put on their cool glasses and get to work. Nothing says "I understand memory addresses" like casually throwing around values like 0xDEADBEEF without breaking a sweat.

The mathematical burn here is absolutely savage! The orange character counts 10 rocks in decimal (base 10), while the astronaut smugly assumes they're using base 4 (where "10" would represent 4 in decimal). But the orange character flips the script with "I use base 10. What is base 4?" - brilliantly pointing out that every numbering system is "base 10" in its own language! In base 4, "10" means "four," but they'd still call it "base 10" because that's how you write the base's value in that base . It's a mind-bending mathematical truth that makes mathematicians giggle uncontrollably at parties.

Mathematicians: "Let's simplify this for the beginners." Natural numbers? Easy peasy. Integers? Just subtract stuff. Rationals? Fractions, whatever. But then real numbers show up with their "convergent Cauchy sequences" looking like someone had a seizure on the keyboard. And mathematicians have the audacity to call complex numbers "just two real numbers" as if adding imaginary units is totally normal. This is why math majors don't get invited to parties. They think turning infinity into hieroglyphics is "just two numbers!" Sure, and quantum physics is "just some waves and particles."

European decimal notation meets American decimal notation, and chaos ensues. The equation "1-0,9=0,01" looks mathematically sound to Europeans using commas as decimal separators, but utterly baffling to Americans reading it as "1 minus 0 comma 9 equals 0 comma 01." Meanwhile, mathematicians are silently screaming because 0.9 repeating actually equals 1, making this whole "theory" as solid as a chocolate beaker in a hot lab. Just another day in the international mathematics communication breakdown.

Congratulations! You've accidentally reinvented binary code while sleeping! Those waves and dots are essentially just another way of writing numbers in base 2 - where the flat lines are 0s and the bumps/dots are 1s. Your subconscious basically turned you into a human computer for the night, encoding decimal numbers into a visual binary representation. The funniest part? Computer scientists spent decades developing elegant binary systems, and your brain just casually whipped up its own version during REM sleep. Next time someone asks about your qualifications, just say "My dreams literally speak in code."

The classic academic bait-and-switch! Your professor spends the entire semester drilling binary conversion into your skull, then suddenly expects you to handle base-5 like it's no big deal. It's the mathematical equivalent of teaching you to make a sandwich and then testing you on soufflé preparation. The real kicker is using that vintage scientist meme format—because nothing says "I'm completely screwed on this exam" quite like a 1950s researcher lamenting technological limitations. Next time, maybe ask if the syllabus covers all possible number bases between 2 and 36... or just accept that professors secretly enjoy watching students squirm during exams.