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Starting from the thumb (1)

Ah, why start with the thumb?

I start from the little finger as it avoids the 6yo making rude
signs she doesn't know about.
Still only two digits raised.

So you don't have a missing thumb?

You said
"two thumbs and an index finger? "
Which is 3 digits.
As stated previously, you only need two digits to represent the
number 18 in binary.
One for 16
One for 2
Unless, of course, you are using an alternative version of binary?

Maybe you forgot the parity bit?

No, it was even parity obviously... ;-)

(As dennis takes argument wiggling to a whole new level!)

No this is a new level.. 2s compliment.

What, telling the 2s how nice they are?

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