If we, like cartoon characters, had four fingers on each hand ... The octal number 10 represents the number 8 in decimal. The octal 100 represents 8 × 8, or 64. 1000 is 8 × 8 × 8, or 512.

Ever wonder why cartoon characters have four fingers? It's not just to save on animation costs (though that was one of the reasons).

(WYTV)- Once you notice this you can’t un-notice it: our cartoon characters have only three fingers and a thumb, not four ...