Comic #3922: base-systems

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Panel Text: "COMPUTERS ARE 'BINARY' MEANING THEY USE TWO SYMBOLS: 0 AND 1. DNA IS 'QUATERNARY,' MEANING IT USES FOUR SYMBOLS: A, C, G, T. NOW, HOW MANY SYMBOLS CAN YOU MAKE USING YOUR FINGERS?"

Funtime Activity: "Convincing children that the most natural system is base-11."