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A planet as massive as Jupiter will have captured lots(1) of objects.
1. Terry Pratchett Troll counting system.
A planet as massive as Jupiter will have captured lots(1) of objects.
1. Terry Pratchett Troll counting system.
‘Everyone knows trolls can’t even count up to four!’
(In fact, trolls traditionally count like this: one, two, three, many, and people assume this means they can have no grasp of higher numbers. They don’t realise that many can BE a number. As in: one, two, three, many, many-one, many-two, many-three, many many, many-many-one, many-many-two, many-many-three, many many many, many-many-many-one, many-many-many-two, many-many-three, LOTS.)
If I recall there was a Native American base 8 counting system which utilized the space between fingers holding sticks or strings as place holders.
Made for a handy octal abacus.