You don’t need to add or multiply time very often. Division is super important tho, and base60 is better than base10 for that.
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vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoWhy no base10 clock?
s_s@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Too easy. Plus we put in the 3/5 “compromise” so you can’t expect old white racists to learn proper math
bluewing@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
The French did try it back when they were in the process of changing to the metric system in the 1700s. Even THEY quickly determined that, much like the creation of the universe, it was a very bad idea. And it was very quietly dropped. French tried hard to scrub that moment of insanity from the history books. But well, the internet is truly forever in both directions I guess.
Metric time quickly got out of sync with the periods of light and dark. Mother Nature evidently doesn’t like humans dicking around with the time periods of her celestial movements. (Dozenal for the win!)
Inductor@feddit.de 3 weeks ago
base12 has the advantage of being divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6, while base10 is only divisible by 2 and 5.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So you’re arguing in favor of feet and inches?
bluewing@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
The Dozenal system does have some advantages over base10. Feel free to poke around []dozenal.org/…/brief-introduction-dozenal-counting… to learn a bit about Donzenal/Duodecimal counting and maths.
And to bring up a point, why did every nation that adopted the metric system require a law(s) to force people to use it? Complete with penalties if you don’t. If it was such a good and great idea, people would have naturally gravitated to it don’t you think?
bluewing@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Ahh, another connoisseur of the Dozenal system! Everyone should add a little dek and el to their life!
uis@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
You listed 2 twice - as 2 and as 4. Generally, when talking about bases better talk only about prime factors. Base12 has 2 and 3 as prime factors, while base10 has 2 and 5.