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Contents
1 Quick Binary Memorization Systems
1.1 The 8-Letter Method
1.2 Gary Lanier's Binary Method
2 Complex Binary Memorization Systems
2.1 Number Conversion Systems
2.1.1 Examples
2.2 Binary Grids
2.2.1 Pros & Cons
2.3 Ben System
3 Comparison of Efficiency
000 = None = N
111 = All = A
001 = Bottom = B
100 = Top = T
011 = Lower = L
110 = Upper = U
101 = Outer = O
010 = Middle = M
110-101 becomes U and O. Make a mnemonic image with the letters U and O, for
example, "umbrella" and "opossum". Place those images in the first location in your
Memory Palace, and then move on to the next six digits.
See this blog post for a full tutorial: Learn How to Memorize the Order of Black & Red
000 = 0
001 = 1
010 = 2
011 = 3
100 = 4
101 = 5
110 = 6
111 = 7
It is highly recommended that you learn the correct way to count in binary. If you aren't
familiar with it, check out this page.
Examples
If you have a one-digit system like the Number Shape System and your mnemonic image
for 4 is a flag, then the binary number 100 would be represented by a flag.
If you have a two-digit system like the Major System or Dominic System, and the
mnemonic image for 45 is a werewolf, then the binary number 100-101 would be
represented by a werewolf. If you are placing two images per locus in memory palaces,
you can encode 12 binary digits per locus. If you are placing three images per locus, like
in a PAO system, you can encode 18 binary digits per locus.
If you have a three-digit system, you could encode nine binary digits in a single image,
and between 18 and 27 binary digits per locus.
Binary Grids
If binary numbers are combined into 3x3 grids of nine digits each, it only requires 512
images. The grids can be read from top to bottom, converting each row into a decimal
digit.
For example, the following grid could use the same mnemonic image as 065, if you have
a three-digit decimal number memorization system:
000
110
101
Practice grids can be found here and here. See also the binary training forum thread.
There are also some image files of all 512 binary grids available.Pros & Cons
The advantage to binary grids over something like the PAO system is that your images
will exactly fit the 30 columns in a competition row. I.e., 30 digit rows divided by 3 digits
width per image is 10 images per row. In contrast, a 2-digit PAO system that encodes 18
binary digits per PAO set will have PAO sets that overlap the lines. The binary grid
system will however only use 24 out of the 25 rows on a competition sheet (8 x 3). You
can skip the last row, or use a different system on it.
The potential to miss 90 points for missing one image is one disadvantage to this system.
This occurs because you take numbers from 3 rows for one image.
The differences in efficiency between this and the Ben System are that the grids only
encode nine digits per image while the Ben System encodes 10. The grids require 512
images and the Ben System requires 1,024.
Ben System
The Ben System can encode 30 binary digits per locus, which is the exact number of
digits in a row of binary numbers at memory competitions. The Ben System for binary
numbers requires 1,024 mnemonic images and is significantly more complex than the
simpler methods above. The technique is listed in the binary numbers section of the Ben
System wiki page.
Comparison of Efficiency
For people who are interested in competition memorization, here is a table that compares
the efficiency of different binary number memorization systems. The columns are the
type of system, the rows are the number of images per location in a memory palace, and
the table cells contain the number of binary digits that can be stored at each locus. For
example, if you use a 2-digit Major System and place three images per locus (e.g., PAO),
you can encode 18 binary digits per locus.
Lanier
System
3x3
Grids
Ben
System
1 image/locus 3
10
2 images/locus 6
12
18
18
20
3 images/locus 9
18
27
27
30