migvelio@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIf humans were born with 6 fingers on each hand we would be using base 12 instead of the decimal system.message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down13
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareIf humans were born with 6 fingers on each hand we would be using base 12 instead of the decimal system.migvelio@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareLachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoNot this again…… Count Babylonian style. Thumb trace each section of the fingers in your left hand. Count the multiple with your right. 5 * 12 = 60. Base 60.
minus-squareSIGSEGV@waveform.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCame to say this and glad I didn’t have to.
Not this again…… Count Babylonian style. Thumb trace each section of the fingers in your left hand. Count the multiple with your right. 5 * 12 = 60.
Base 60.
Came to say this and glad I didn’t have to.