@[email protected] to Dad [email protected]English • 4 months agoWhy don't we use a base-12 number system?message-square33fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1161arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we use a base-12 number system?@[email protected] to Dad [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoI think the Old Egyptians did that. There are many different bases around the world, to think all of humanity uses base 10 because we have 10 fingers is wrong. You can count with the spaces between the fingers (base 8) for example
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoNever thought about using that, but yeah, even base 8 makes sense.
I think the Old Egyptians did that.
There are many different bases around the world, to think all of humanity uses base 10 because we have 10 fingers is wrong. You can count with the spaces between the fingers (base 8) for example
Never thought about using that, but yeah, even base 8 makes sense.