@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-square34fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down111
arrow-up1168arrow-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-square34fedilink
minus-squareLachlanUnchainedlinkfedilink26•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-square@SIGSEGV@waveform.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish5•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.