Re: counting was: ping??

> Back to numbers. So 4-fingered aliens could have a system with base
4, 8 or
> 16. If their manual dexterity is high, they could use their fingers
to count
> in a digital binary fashion. This would allow them to count to 2**4
= 16 on
> one hand and 2**8 = 256 with both hands.

They could count using something other than fingers, or using some
other convention--eg they might not include thumbs, so use base 3.