Pro to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy don't the whole planet just use UTC+00:00 / Universal Time without time zones?message-squaremessage-square198linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't the whole planet just use UTC+00:00 / Universal Time without time zones?Pro to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square198linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareembed_melinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoWe use base 10 because we have 10 unique numerals because we have 10 fingers. That seems a pretty good reason to me
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoSeems like a silly reason to me. Base 12 is easier to divide.
We use base 10 because we have 10 unique numerals because we have 10 fingers.
That seems a pretty good reason to me
Seems like a silly reason to me. Base 12 is easier to divide.