@[email protected] to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.2K
arrow-up11.2KimageEvery base is base 10lemmy.world@[email protected] to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoiirc, the reason that time is base 60 is because some ancient peoples figured out how to count to 60 on their fingers.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoI can count to 1023 using both hands but only to 31 using one.
iirc, the reason that time is base 60 is because some ancient peoples figured out how to count to 60 on their fingers.
I can count to 1023 using both hands but only to 31 using one.