realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
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minus-squareKhrux@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSome people argue that it would be harder to count on your fingers but we could just surgically give everyone more?
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThere are 12 sections on your fingers (excluding your thumb) you then use your thumb to count to 12 on one hand. Two hands can allow you to count to 24. Which is way higher than 10. Base 12 is better!
minus-squareKuragi2@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month agoTo be fair, you should be comparing 2 hands in base 12 to 2 hands in base 10, I. E. 20:24. Still a real difference, but not the 10:24 difference you pointed out.
Some people argue that it would be harder to count on your fingers but we could just surgically give everyone more?
There are 12 sections on your fingers (excluding your thumb) you then use your thumb to count to 12 on one hand.
Two hands can allow you to count to 24. Which is way higher than 10. Base 12 is better!
To be fair, you should be comparing 2 hands in base 12 to 2 hands in base 10, I. E. 20:24. Still a real difference, but not the 10:24 difference you pointed out.