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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle16><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>T=
he mice
are the most intelligent beings on the small, mostly inconsequential =
planet,
known by it’s inhabitants as =
“Earth”<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle16><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>T=
hese are
of course followed by the next highest thinkers, the dolphins, who in =
fact left
the earth of there own means before the fleet of Vogon destructor ships
arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle16><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A=
ll the
while they passed on the message of the impending doom to the =
“distant Third”
most intelligent beings (humans), who, in turn, misinterpreted the =
messages to
be merely playful tricks performed for the benefit of their young =
offspring.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Benoit Lauzon
[mailto:blauzon(at)Softimage.COM]<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, November =
25, 2005
1:13 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> DS(at)Softimage.COM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: OT - Friday =
Silliness</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>A mouse
told me once that dolphins are mammals, not fish. Mice are very =
clever....</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM
[mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of</span></b>
Tony Quinsee-Jover<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Posted At:</span></b> Friday, =
November 25,
2005 1:04 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Posted To:</span></b> ds<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Conversation:</span></b> OT - =
Friday
Silliness<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: OT - Friday =
Silliness</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I have a voice in my head which =
keeps
telling me to make friends with a dolphin....</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Something's =
fishy...</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font =
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style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>T ;-)</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:72.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bol=
d'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] =
<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Benoit Lauzon<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 25 November 2005 =
17:29<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> DS(at)Softimage.COM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: OT - Friday =
Silliness</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Are you channeling Douglas =
Adams?</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM
[mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of </span></b>Tony
Quinsee-Jover<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Posted At:</span></b> Friday, =
November 25,
2005 12:08 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Posted To:</span></b> ds<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Conversation:</span></b> OT - =
Friday
Silliness<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> OT - Friday =
Silliness</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><!-- Converted =
from text/rtf format -->Introducing…
</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><b><u><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold=
'>The
Lion Numeric System</span></font></u></b><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold=
;
font-style:italic'>Lions can count</span></font></i></b><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>After long and =
intensive
behavioural analysis of lions (<i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>panthera leo</span></i>),
scientists have discovered a surprising fact. Lions are able to =
understand
terms at a high abstraction level (i.e. numbers). It is not clear how =
and when
lions acquired this fascinating skill, however many fossils prove lions =
were
able to count a long time before the first humans developed a brain =
bigger than
an orange - which is the lowest mass allowing abstract thinking. We can =
safely
deduce from this therefore that humans can no longer be considered as =
the first
intelligent species on Earth. </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold=
;
font-style:italic'>The LNS</span></font></i></b><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Lion =
Numeric System
(LNS) is very sophisticated in comparison to the system used by =
humans.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The decimal =
numeric
system as used by humans is based on the number of fingers on two hands =
(or
toes on both feet) - 10 - which almost every human being possesses. =
Humans tend
to use fingers (or toes) to help them count. </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>On the other =
hand,
whilst a lion forepaw has 5 claws, its back paws have 4 claws each. A =
further
problem facing lions is that one of their forepaw claws - the dewclaw - =
is
placed higher on the paw, making it somewhat difficult to use. (As an =
aside,
humans used to have their thumbs high up their wrist, which explains =
the origin
of the DEWey decimal system.) However, this fact didn't force the lions =
to
simply develop an octal numeric system, which would have been far less
practical than decimal. This simply wasn't satisfactory for the king of =
the
jungle. </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The LNS is =
much better
than a simple octal system and allows lions to easily count up to very =
big
numbers. In fact, a lion can count up to an incredible 65535 just on =
his four
paws - that's something humans can only dream about. =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
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style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
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<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold=
;
font-style:italic'>How do they do that?</span></font></i></b><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The answer is =
simple.
Lions use all combinations of extended/retracted claws on each paw. =
With four
claws, this makes 32 combinations - which is equal to the numbers 0 to =
15 on
each paw. Yes, for a lion, numbers 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are each
considered a single digit! </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The conversion =
of LNS to
the human decimal format is actually very easy. From the point of view =
of the
counting lion, the claw on the right (<i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>LSC -
Less Significant Claw</span></i>) has a value of 1, the second from the =
right
has value of 2, the second from the left has value of 4 and the left =
claw (MSC
- Most Significant Claw) has value of 8. The total sum of values =
belonging to
each extended claw is the number shown on the paw. </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This applies =
to right
forepaw. </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The left =
forepaw is used
in exactly the same way, except that the numbers on this paw are four =
claws
shifted to the left. In other words, multiplied by 16. =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Just on =
forepaws a lion
can count up to 15*16+15=3D255. Rear paws are used the same way, also =
shifted. </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Two lions =
standing next
to each other can count to much higher numbers, whilst a whole pride =
can handle
a maximum number far higher than any of our computers. =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>A pride of =
lions can
also use parallelisms to count faster. </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Because of =
problems with
extending just some claws, many lions use their whole fingers like =
humans do.
The lions can also write digits by making pawprints in mud, which can =
keep the
calculations safe for a long time after drying. </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:108.0pt'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>After rains, =
lions can
often be seen walking slowly and thoughtfully back and forth in mud. =
This has
nothing to do with the removal of parasites living on their paws as =
previously
surmised; they are in fact completing complex calculations aimed =
towards
solving the conundrum surrounding Special Relativity and Gravity whilst
simultaneously considering how best to lure some game into the clearing =
thereby
avoiding a long run.</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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