How many of you out there can read roman numerals...

... without counting?

I was pretty impressed when my cousin read "MCDXXXII" correctly the moment he saw it. Personally, even when we are talking about low number like the Final Fantasy games I have to look at the X and count the I's to know what it is.

Me. I studied Latin for 5 years too.

Roman Numerals are really quite easy. I don't get why people find them hard.

Because some of us have never bothered to look up the logic behind them.

"Because some of us have never bothered to look up the logic behind them."

It may be simple, but I am far too lazy to google it.

I can read some of the lower tier numbers pretty easily, and probably up to 100 without a problem.

Yeah, to a degree. If the roman numeral in question is large enough, I might have to look at it for a few seconds to figure it out.

I dont usually think about it but XXII

X- 10
V-5
I-1

BUT HOW COME FOUR IS LIKE IV?????

"BUT HOW COME FOUR IS LIKE IV?????"

Awe, that's respectable.

Lets talk about spacetime now.

Same reason as IX is nine.

The smaller numbers are fairly easy, but if it's not an X I or V, I dunno what it is. People rarely use Roman numerals that large, though, except in some dates.

I don't think it's too difficult to read roman numerals.

i dont find it difficult. but in 2nd grade I played ff8 & 7 for pc. Playing final fantasy games led me to be able to tell roman numerals fairly well.

Did you ever try to multiply or divide Roman numerals without converting them to base 10?

"MCDXXXII"

"MCDXXXII"

"Did you ever try to multiply or divide Roman numerals without converting them to base 10?

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"Did you ever try to multiply or divide Roman numerals without converting them to base 10?

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"Giantkitty said:

"Did you ever try to multiply or divide Roman numerals without converting them to base 10?

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Why the fuck would you try to do math with Roman numerals? We changed systems for a reason. Good reason!"

Yeah, I used to be better with them, like knowing what L and M are, but now I just know X V and I

I have to take a few seconds to figure them out, but I can read them up to 'M' (1000). I dont know any of the letters after that

"Giantkitty said:

"Did you ever try to multiply or divide Roman numerals without converting them to base 10?

"

Why the fuck would you try to do math with Roman numerals? We changed systems for a reason. Good reason!"

"Me. I studied Latin for 5 years too."

1,432?

Me, they made us learn it in elementary.

"HandsomeDead said:

"Me. I studied Latin for 5 years too."

High five! latin's awesome."

Yes, I can read Roman Numerals.  I took Latin for all 4 years in high school.

Yeah I learned to read them throughout elementary school.

I have to count larger numbers.

It's pretty easy... But then again, my history teacher must be OCD about that since she bitches whenever we write it like 1234 instead of IIIIIIIV.

I know the smaller ones fairly well. Just wondering
L-50
C- 100
and M - 1000 right??

roman numerals are dumb, and useless.

people only use them for using it sake.

Yes, i can read them properly, pretty fast too. Really isnt difficult if you come across it every once in a while.