Marble adding machine explained more

khaoliang Says:

Nov 12, 2010 - sorry, but that's wrong. "Unary" works different: it actually uses only one number, but that is not zero; Unary is a non-positional numeral system. Unary is like counting fingers. ||| represents 3 in decimal, and ||||| represents 5. for legibility, every fifth stroke is usually crossed over the the four strokes before - it's the basic tally-mark system you usually use for keeping track of an ongoing score.

NickandFriendsCo Says:

Nov 23, 2010 - dumbass

fr0sth4x0r Says:

Nov 25, 2010 - that comment is so geniously brilliant.

561inurface Says:

Dec 20, 2010 - if only i knew binary.......

pugwashsecond Says:

Dec 21, 2010 - I've got a tee-shirt with this on it - amusing to watch peoples reactions. Like the quote, some get it and others don't :-)

Killerzapper510 Says:

Dec 31, 2010 - Reminds me of reloading a gun...

MorrisMcGurk Says:

Jan 19, 2011 - I disagree with "the machine's not really useful anyway." Maybe not as a practical calculator, but it would make an excellent teaching tool in a classroom, especially in an eight-bit version.

supercalifragments Says:

Feb 21, 2011 - Okay! GOOD WORK! What is the square root of (-12)?

ImaginaryHuman072889 Says:

Apr 16, 2011 - 2j*sqrt(3)

ItsKaileyBitch Says:

Apr 16, 2011 - yours isn't that kool at all i have seen better

Rubdos Says:

Apr 27, 2011 - wow... How much €, incl transportation to Belgium? :D

FHomeBrew Says:

Apr 28, 2011 - This thing is waay better than the ancient abbacus :p in case of addition anyway.

ib9rt Says:

May 7, 2011 - I'd like to see slo-mo video of two marbles arriving in a gate at once. I just can't see what is happening at normal speed...

bigyihsuan2 Says:

May 14, 2011 - What happens if you put in 63+63?

rgt4all Says:

Jun 9, 2011 - wouldnt that be 01 ? as in 2 kinds of people?

FromHalo2halo Says:

Jun 16, 2011 - in 2 bit binary, the first bit represents the number 2 and the second represents the number 1, so if the bits are 1 and 0, there would be 2 kinds of people.

rgt4all Says:

Jun 16, 2011 - always thought it works from 1 to whatever number you want like: 1 2 4 8 16 32 etc. but you mean it's 32 16 8 4 2 1 ?

thegozer100 Says:

Jun 23, 2011 - WOW nice mechanics, thumps up from me

PivotMasterD1 Says:

Jun 23, 2011 - You're thinking big-endian. This machine, like your computer, is little-endian. Both are acceptable.

applewiththat Says:

Jul 31, 2011 - 27 people dont know math

jorgeparedesmendia1 Says:

Aug 5, 2011 - thanks. I used your plans and i made my calculator. works perfectly. i just have the back mechanism pending. I discovered that the marbles are ovoid.

E1craZ4life Says:

Oct 11, 2011 - Or at least binary.

Wingsabr Says:

Mar 1, 2012 - In binary there is only two types of anything.

Tossphate Says:

Mar 9, 2012 - with a two represented as 10

gamer3928 Says:

May 26, 2012 - I don't get it. I have no interest in this. Why am I watching this...