Johnny Lawrence: [Walking in, spotting Roseanne struggling with Excel] Hey, Roseanne. What are you doing, trying to summon some ancient digital spirits with this spreadsheet magic?
Roseanne: [Rolling her eyes] Oh, Johnny, just in time! I'm wrestling with this Excel thing, trying to convert some numbers or whatever. I heard there's a function for it. Can you help?
Johnny Lawrence: Sure, look, you're trying to convert numbers, huh? In Cobra Kai, we don't convert, we conquer. But in Excel, there's this function called BASE. It's like taking a wimpy kid and teaching him how to be a badass in a different number system.
Roseanne: Number system? Like, there's something other than our regular numbers?
Johnny Lawrence: Yeah, you know, like binary, where everything is just ones and zeros, or hexadecimal, where you've got numbers and letters mixed up like some weird alphabet soup. Different bases, you get me?
Roseanne: Alright, so this BASE thing will help me change these numbers?
Johnny Lawrence: You got it. So let's say you've got the number 10, right? And you want to convert it to binary, which is all about 1s and 0s. You'd do =BASE(10, 2).
Roseanne: And what's the 10 and the 2 for?
Johnny Lawrence: The 10 is the number you're starting with, your grasshopper. The 2 is the base you're converting to—like turning that grasshopper into a Cobra Kai warrior in the binary dojo.
Roseanne: Okay, got it. And what if I want to be fancier?
Johnny Lawrence: Oh, you wanna get fancy? Alright, there's a third argument, like adding a special move to your fighting style. Let's say you want the binary number to have exactly 8 digits, you'd use =BASE(10, 2, 8).
Roseanne: So, the 8 is like... making sure it's 8 digits long?
Johnny Lawrence: Bingo. If your result is shorter, it'll just add zeroes in the front. It's like putting a black belt on a white belt to make him look tougher than he really is.
Roseanne: Ah, padding! Like those shoulder pads from the '80s!
Johnny Lawrence: Ha! Exactly like those gnarly shoulder pads. You get it, Roseanne.
Roseanne: Perfect, I'm no computer whiz, but with you and this BASE thing, I feel like I could be the Karate Kid of Excel!
Johnny Lawrence: Well, remember, it doesn't matter if you're the best at Excel; it's about being the best version of you. But sure, go ahead, conquer those numbers!
Roseanne: Will do, Johnny. Thanks!
Johnny Lawrence: No problem. Remember, strike hard, strike first, no mercy—even in Excel!