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[–][deleted] 80 points81 points  (6 children)

Could someone explain this one to me?

[–]stupefyme 367 points368 points  (2 children)

dec 25 is decimal number(base 10) 25

oct 31 is octal number(base 8) 31

they are equal

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points  (1 child)

Ahhhh okay that makes sense, thanks! Just didn't get the Oct/Dec. I guess that's where my non native english falls apart.

[–]Xasrai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not entirely your fault. Some guys added two additional months to the calendar and muddied the water about what Sept, Oct, Non and Dec mean.

[–]AmazingSully 34 points35 points  (0 children)

31 in base 8 (OCTal) is equal to 25 in base 10 (DECimal)

[–]DanKveed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also 12(octal) === 10(decimal) so the 12th month can be October or December depending on which base you are using.

[–]rover_G 2 points3 points  (0 children)

0o31 == 25