realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
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minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months 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-squareBudgetBandit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoBinary’s the way. 1023 with 10 fingers
minus-squareKuragi2@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months 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.
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!
Binary’s the way. 1023 with 10 fingers
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.