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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 11:59AM arawk said

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In 5th grade my math teacher said..."This is the chapter on roman numerals...you won't ever need these. So we are going to skip this chapter."

I hate her

Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:02PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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@arawk

I hear ya. I referred to Rocky II and IV as "Rocky eye eye" and "Rocky Ivy" for years.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:18PM SnorlaxTheSerialKiller said

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@arawk

I still don't know what Z is in Roman Numerals. Hell, I don't even know if Z is anything in Roman Numerals.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:21PM Punkrawk Bbob said

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@Captain Planet Planeteer Power

...god I hope you're joking.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:35PM jaydark123 said

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@Captain Planet Planeteer Power

Haha, I remember when GTA IV came out I was at the store and this kid and his dad both pronounced GTA 4 as "GTA Ivy". I laughed.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:43PM oniid666 said

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@SnorlaxTheSerialKiller It doesn't mean anything, All you have to care about are I, V, X, L, C, D, and M. They just start adding lines on top of stuff which means you multiply it's value by 1000. i.e. V with a line on top = 5000. Though they don't really use that much anymore because they only really use Roman numerals to express dates these days (AND FINAL FANTASY'S AND DRAGON QUESTS), and we don't have dates that big yet.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:48PM Livid said

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@SnorlaxTheSerialKiller Dragonball Z doesn't have anything to do with numbers. Z means nothing in Roman numerals. M is the largest denomination.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 1:57PM Dravir said

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@arawk
Hah, that's awesome!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 2:16PM Josh A said

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@arawk That's some quality education there, because it's just so difficult to learn! Your teacher was an idiot.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 3:28PM WiredKnight said

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@arawk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Symbols

I disagree, I think your teacher made the right move. They skipped what would probably have taken a whole class period what you can learn in five seconds, hopefully giving you more time to learn something more useful.

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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 4:36PM sigma8 said

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@arawk
You should slap her XXX times, as punishment.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:08PM swingkid said

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I remember in high school doing a whole math assignment in roman numerals.

Posted: Aug 11th 2010 1:25PM Skorpeyon said

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@swingkid I actually had a math class that taught very old mathematics, like how to add/subtract/multiply/divide with roman numerals. Most interesting thing in that class that the teacher pointed out was that there is no representation for the number zero in most old mathematical systems. Namely because if you have nothing, wtf are you counting for?
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:10PM rapsody23 said

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Final Fantasy and Wrestlemania is how I learned my roman numerals

Posted: Aug 11th 2010 1:54PM joystiqer said

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@rapsody23

"Games are pointless!"

"Not true; they taught me roman numerals." :D
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 2:47PM Dizazter said

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@joystiqer

I think if the best things games have done for you is teach you roman numerals, it's a sad, sad state of affairs.

Me, however, I've learn a lot of valuable life skills like how to eradicate ridiculous amounts of aliens and zombies. And alien zombies.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2010 12:30PM den69 said

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I just had a passion to know things... Don't really remember them teaching it properly in school.

Posted: Aug 11th 2010 3:25PM Gil Is Munny said

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FFIII on DS is a steal. Everything else Is questionable

Posted: Aug 11th 2010 4:35PM sigma8 said

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Which game is that in the screenshot for the post?

Posted: Aug 11th 2010 4:44PM dented42ford said

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@sigma8

XIII

Also, this thread is a massive example for the reform of the American public education system[s]...

Or for some form of eugenics, though that seems self-fulfilling at this juncture...
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