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• roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s the same number in different bases and our friend you replied to was pointing out that it was a mistake to adopt base10 measuring instead of throwing out base10 counting was a mistake. And he was right.

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  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Ok, I reread their comment and I see what you’re getting at. Base 12 would be better in many cases but I just don’t see anybody switching anytime soon. We would pretty much have to start over. If people had 12 fingers we probably would have started on base 12 to begin with.

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    • roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Cultures that used base 12 counted on their knuckles with their thumb. 12 for each hand. Many common folk did that since you could count much higher if you counted by the dozen using both hands. Go from counting to 10 to finger counting to 12 dozen.

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      • ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I wasn’t aware there are any cultures that use base 12, neat.

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    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I mean, some people do have twelve fingers.

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• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  And the metric system would be better still if it was base12. It’s time for a replacement.

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  • Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The world if metric began in base 12:

    The world if metric began in base 12

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• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Metric is superior to imperial.

  And both are inferior to a hypothetical base12 system. So lets invent one.

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