TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoWhy don't we use a base-12 number system?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1115arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we use a base-12 number system?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredevfuuu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 days agoI seem to remember from one episode on History channel of the aliens or something that somewhere the 12 base counting was used and made sense because you count with your thumb the inner parts of your fingers whete each has 3 parts.
I seem to remember from one episode on History channel of the aliens or something that somewhere the 12 base counting was used and made sense because you count with your thumb the inner parts of your fingers whete each has 3 parts.