realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1793
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minus-squareFreeFacts@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWhy base 12 though? Base 16 is even better. And base 60 is even better than that!
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoCommon denominators. You can divide base 12 into half, thirds, fourths, and sixths and still use integers. I find thirds to be particularly useful, so base 16 is out. Base 60 can do it, but that’s getting unweildly.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThere are no common denominators in base 12 that you can’t use in base 84, and the latter also has 7 as a common denominator. I, for one, vote for changing our base to 84.
minus-squareDaneGerous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoCan’t do base 12 on fingers. I prefer base 8.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoBase 6. One hand and a arm. Let’s me get all the way to 41.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoJust add left arm, right arm to it or, if you’re a guy nose and dick. Certainly, especially the male version, it would make the visual act of counting far more funny to watch. I think I’m starting to warm up to the whole base 12 idea…
Why base 12 though? Base 16 is even better. And base 60 is even better than that!
Common denominators. You can divide base 12 into half, thirds, fourths, and sixths and still use integers. I find thirds to be particularly useful, so base 16 is out. Base 60 can do it, but that’s getting unweildly.
There are no common denominators in base 12 that you can’t use in base 84, and the latter also has 7 as a common denominator.
I, for one, vote for changing our base to 84.
Can’t do base 12 on fingers. I prefer base 8.
Base 6. One hand and a arm. Let’s me get all the way to 41.
Just add left arm, right arm to it or, if you’re a guy nose and dick.
Certainly, especially the male version, it would make the visual act of counting far more funny to watch.
I think I’m starting to warm up to the whole base 12 idea…