cookertron

I'm working on a theory but my maths is as good as a chimps so I'd really appreciate some advice. I'm trying to find out if it's possible to add a single bit to a binary number without using a computer, for example; 19 = 10011 If I add a single bit (1) then the result is 20 = 10100 so on and so for... If I didn't have a computer how would I be able to work that out in a mathematical way? I can generate an alternating binary switch by using this simple loop a = 1 b = a - b My objective: c = c + b The problem is that b is in binary form so c must also be binary in order to increment the counter? I hope you understand my objective. Any help would be greatly received, even if it's to say it's impossible. regards cookertron

I have been wondering from my 3 dimensional perspective how the universe "measures" movement. When i see a sprite on a monitor or television dance across the screen i know that it's progression from one side of the screen (viewport) to the other is measured in pixels and those pixels in reality for example are measured in millimetres. This type of movement can be described in terms of block measurements because we can measure each pixels dimensions. In reality when i wiggle my finger for example; does my finger pass an infinite amount of "pixels" one way before i decide to stop it and complete the wiggle in the opposite direction? Is a measurement of movement a measurement of time, and if so what is the universes "pixel" of time? regards cookertron