{"id":6690,"date":"2017-08-11T20:39:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrsphysics.co.uk\/blog\/?p=544"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:57:54","slug":"aye-aye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/08\/11\/aye-aye\/","title":{"rendered":"Aye-Aye"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I really wanted to get off my chest the disaster that was\u00a0Mr Physics and my attempts at purchasing a fridge-freezer during the holidays; when I am able to wait in for the delivery van, and spend the time defrosting the old one. So far we’ve had two unsuccessful deliveries and still haven’t got a new one, although the credit card balance insists I have. But alas, no one is likely to be interested. So I will vent my outrage at another annoyance, and one that I am happy to say I am not alone in. This one annoys Mr Mackenzie and Mr McPhee who are on the AH SQA Physics examining team with me.<\/p>

i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x<\/pre>
How can this possible annoy, you ask?<\/p>
Now as a teacher I often use this list in questions, although rarely get\u00a0beyond vi. How can anyone think this is anything other than a counting system?<\/p>
Well most young people think that Roman numerals can only have a capital, and so the list above is<\/p>
aye, aye-aye, aye-aye-aye, ivy, vee, vee-aye etc.<\/p>
I don’t know where students get this “Roman numerals can only be capitals” thing from? Surely it is obvious by the sequence. I mean, even this is too easy for a Mensa test<\/p>
Finish the sequence…….<\/p>
i,\u00a0 \u00a0ii,\u00a0 \u00a0iii,\u00a0 ……<\/p>
If this was just a random set of numbers your immediate answer should be<\/p>
iiii…..<\/p>
but it is<\/p>
iv…. or one before five!<\/p>
IT’S ROMAN NUMERALS!!! Someone should really be teaching you this at Primary School and if your teachers are calling them ayes and aye-ayes show them the pictures below.<\/p>
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These are aye-ayes, the largest nocturnal primate in the world. Whereas, Roman numerals are for counting…. see below<\/p>
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Better go and choose a new fridge freezer! Think I’ll make anyone who can’t count in Roman numerals copy out the table after class!<\/p>
Looks like I haven’t done enough boating this holiday, pupils beware!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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