Posted by As the old joke goes, there are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don’t. It’s not the best binary code joke in that it’s an actual joke and makes actual sense. We much prefer it when the punchline’s the bit in binary code.
We’ve no idea whether Kyle Abbott’s a binary code aficionado, but he does seem to shape his cricket around ones and zeros. Today he bowled 27 balls to Murali Vijay. Two were ones and the other 25 were zeros. His bowling followed a similar pattern against the other batsmen – although Pujara, Saha, Jadeja and Ashwin didn’t actually manage anything as big as a one between them.
Abbott’s Test career as a whole contains its fair share of ones as well. One Test against Pakistan, one Test against Australia, one Test against the West Indies and if it weren’t for a cameo in the rain-affected Bangalore match, this would be his one Test against India.
Late in the day, perhaps as some sort of reward to himself for all his hard work, Kyle Abbott treated himself to a two. By dismissing Ravindra Jadeja, his second wicket, he ventured into a whole new realm of mathematics where anything is possible.
He wasn’t the only one to realise the incredible possibilities on offer either. Ajinkya Rahane made a fifty. An actual fifty. I shit you not. A batsman in this India v South Africa series actually got to raise his bat.
Not only that, but he’s now on 89 not out. Perhaps he could make a hundred – or 1100100 as Kyle Abbott would no doubt have it.
There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand ternary, those that don’t, and those that do but sometimes confuse it for binary.
The piece reminds me of this wonderful Flight of the Conchords sketch/song about robots, not least the binary solo at 2:40 and the conversation about “one/lots of ones” leading up to same.
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who find this sketch/song funny and those who have a lousy sense of humour.
oh great now i’m going down the conchords youtube rabbit hole again
career on the line here ged
jeez
Pleased to see some respect for the Conchords.
Albie Morkel is not a racist dragon, though.
There should be more Futurama references in the world.
11 cheers for binary jokes.
Post and comments – brilliant. At the risk of hyperbole, makes the whole internet worthwhile.
KC is (as is the game of cricket) a whimsical place for philosophical types, safely tucked away from the harsh realities of a binary run world – until tonight!
I had to read this post 10 times, to understand it.
Then I read 10 more times, to enjoy it.
Naturally enough, Rahane actually fell when on the dreaded septuple Nelson:
1111111
Classic.
He made 1100001001 runs? On that pitch? Man’s only a living legend!