# Whats 2+2

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 9, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465 "2002-10-09T02:05:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![surfersean22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@surfersean22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surfersean22)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/1 "2002-10-09T02:05:51Z")

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?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/2 "2002-10-09T02:09:54Z")

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Uh… four?

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**Author:** ![surfersean22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@surfersean22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surfersean22)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/3 "2002-10-09T02:11:47Z")

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Thanx loopus

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**Author:** ![Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tyrrell_mcallister/32/16772_2.png) [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/4 "2002-10-09T02:22:27Z")

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2+2 = 5, for very small values of 5.

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**Author:** ![Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tyrrell_mcallister/32/16772_2.png) [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/5 "2002-10-09T02:24:43Z")

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Ah jeez. What a way to use my 100th post.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/6 "2002-10-09T02:27:50Z")

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In base 3, it’s 11. In base 4, it’s 10. Above that, it’s 4.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/7 "2002-10-09T02:31:37Z")

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Like playin’ with fire, eh kid?

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-2-2/131465/8 "2002-10-09T02:38:10Z")

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**surfersean22**

I don’t know what kind of game you’re trying to play here, but we don’t want to play it.

You’re pissing off the mods and that is the fastest way to get yourself banned.

This is closed.

**DrMatrix** - General Questions Moderator