migvelio@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoIf humans were born with 6 fingers on each hand we would be using base 12 instead of the decimal system.message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down18
arrow-up1158arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareLachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·edit-22 years 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-up5·2 years 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.