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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Elf Quest]]'', the elves use base 8 because of their [[Four-Fingered Hands]]—that page has more details.
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* The Minbari in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' use base eleven (a byproduct of using fingers, toes, and the head as "digits" for counting.)
** According to tie-in RPG materials, the Dilgar used base 25.
== [[Music]] ==
* "New Math" by [[Tom Lehrer]] musically works through a math problem in the style of what was once called "The New Math" in the 1960s. When he's gotten an answer (not ''the'' answer, just ''an'' answer), he tells the audience that it's not that simple, because the problem was supposed to be solved in Base 8:
{{quote|But don't panic. Base 8 is just like Base 10, really -- if you're missing two fingers!}}
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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