Each I is a finger, V is the thumb and index. X is crossing your index and middle finger.
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I’ve never heard of crossing your fingers like that to indicate 10.
Possibly an archaic way? They also counted Base 12. XII is 12, fingers crossed plus the other 2 up?
The Romans didn’t use base 12. Roman numerals aren’t a positional system.
What about V for 5? There’s only 2 people I ever saw make a V with their hand. Spock, and Vader.
No, not Darth Vader. I mean the OTHER Vader.
Back to the Future’s “Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan” definitely threw one of these 🖖
It’s archaic, we just don’t count like this anymore. Probably not since adoption of Arabic Numbers
