cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agoHow many hands long do they get?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1718arrow-down140
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minus-squareStrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoNo, actually 12 inches in a foot goes hard. base 12 >>>>> base 10
minus-squareDamage@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI mean if we used 12 numerals it could be good, but we don’t, so…
minus-squareStrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoEven using 10 numerals, it’s way better for dividing. It divides into 2, 3, 4, and 6 evenly. You only get 2 and 5 with base 10 units.
No, actually 12 inches in a foot goes hard. base 12 >>>>> base 10
I mean if we used 12 numerals it could be good, but we don’t, so…
Even using 10 numerals, it’s way better for dividing. It divides into 2, 3, 4, and 6 evenly. You only get 2 and 5 with base 10 units.