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Low Speed, High Drag |
I'm LV so yes as well. "Blessed is he who when facing his own demise, thinks only of his front sight.” Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem Montani Semper Liberi | |||
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Freethinker |
That used to bug me when I was a kid: “Hey, you just made us learn that 4 was IV, and now all these clocks have IIII; what’s with that?” We have a clock at home with IIII and I still think of that every time I see it. Anyway, this thread reminded me that this is the Internet that knows everything, and the below link supposedly explains it, including the need for symmetry on clock faces and fact that the subtraction convention (e.g. IV for 4, IX for 9, etc.) wasn’t universal. https://www.facebook.com/notes...ead-ii/433524526255/ ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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Don't Panic |
As I recall, it's because the letters "IV" - the Roman numerals for "4" - had a separate meaning in Latin. I think it was an abbreviation for something with religious overtones? Now, I've got to check. Yep. It was the start of the Latin way to spell Jupiter, their supreme god. https://monochrome-watches.com...-iiii-instead-of-iv/
It's not hard to express numbers with Roman numerals. MMXX - that's this year. How hard was that? What's hard is doing math with them. The modern Arabic numbering system is much easier for calculation, which is why Roman numerals went the way of the Dodo. | |||
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Muzzle flash aficionado |
I'm LXXXII -- I know them, too. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Muzzle flash aficionado |
I don't think that computes. Did you mean LXIX? flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Member |
Photo taken on last year's visit to Vienna, Austria: You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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Cruising the Highway to Hell |
Being LIX years of age, I still remember being taught Roman Numerals. No, they were not the only number system being taught way back then. “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” ― Ronald Reagan Retired old fart | |||
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Web Clavin Extraordinaire |
One can know their Roman numerals without knowing their Latin, apparently. ---------------------------- Chuck Norris put the laughter in "manslaughter" Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time. | |||
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This Space for Rent |
I know my Roman Numerals from the Super Bowl. This year I will be LIV. We will never know world peace, until three people can simultaneously look each other straight in the eye Liberals are like pussycats and Twitter is Trump's laser pointer to keep them busy while he takes care of business - Rey HRH. | |||
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Vote the BASTIDS OUT! |
Try doing simple addition with a column of Roman numerals. John "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." [Nancy Pelosi] | |||
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Member |
I'm LXIV but the damn computer says I'm 1000000. _____________________ Be careful what you tolerate. You are teaching people how to treat you. | |||
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Muzzle flash aficionado |
Even better, try multiplication and division. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Member |
LI here. Had to learn them also. I'm going to ask my XIX year old daughter if she knows them tonight. Sigs P-220, P-226 9mm, & P-230SL (CCW) | |||
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Wandering, but not lost...I think |
I'm XL years old...but if I told people "I'm XL" they'd think I was a big guy (which I'm not)! | |||
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Member |
septuāgintā duo...LXXII. | |||
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My other Sig is a Steyr. |
These aren't that bad, but the Roman fractions are S baked. They counted in twelfths. So the other half could also be ::: | |||
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Hoping for better pharmaceuticals |
As a grade schooler we had to learn them and understand their order. I'm not sure the children today have a clue about them. It's ancient history. Much like morse code. Getting shot is no achievement. Hitting your enemy is. NRA Endowment Member . NRA instructor | |||
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Muzzle flash aficionado |
Trying to do arithmetic with them is a wonderful way to emphasize just how much more convenient the Aribic numeral system is! flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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california tumbles into the sea |
LX here. | |||
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10mm is The Boom of Doom |
I taught RN to my boys, but I doubt they remember. I'll Have to ask. The younger two take Latin, so they probably still know them, at least the basics. God Bless and Protect the Once and Future President, Donald John Trump. | |||
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