title: What practical use/benefit does a ternary 'bit' based computer have?
body: <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/16/ternary_memory/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Prototype working ternary device</a></p>
  
  <p>Quantum computing with qbits and so on is one thing, but what exactly do we stand to gain from a CPU which works on a ternary basis, where each 'bit' is ether yes/no/maybe (or true/false/<a href="http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/What_Is_Truth_0x3f_.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">filenotfound</a>)?</p>
  
  <p>Is it simply an academic exercise or could it change processor design?</p>