What are binary numbers? | James May's Q&A (Ep 11100) | Head Squeeze

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James May asks "What are binary numbers, and why does my computer need them?

Watch James getting confused here: http://youtu.be/8Kjf5x-1-_s

Binary: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Binary.html

Counting in base 10: http://mae.ucdavis.edu/dsouza/Classes/ECS15-W13/counting.pdf

James May on how Barcodes work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbHzx4nWqWY&feature=share&list=PLMrtJn-MOYmfqNgyPxx6NYMZnd25y4shc

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