@atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.message-square51fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.@atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@ginaria64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink8•1 year agoWe have 10 fingers and the ancient Babylonians liked the number 60.
We have 10 fingers and the ancient Babylonians liked the number 60.