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A Different Way of Measuring Time: Metric Time(metric-time.com)

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You can read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_time

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Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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Both 12 and 60 are superior highly composite numbers[1] which makes mental math easy. 60 in particular is a very nice number because it has 12 divisors and is the smallest number divisible by all the numbers 1 through 6.

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OneMeaningManyNames@lemmy.ml
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What is left to say. The Babylonians made a wise choice.

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thenextguy@lemmy.world
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We need 6 fingers and switch to base12 math.

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SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz
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I mean, you already have 12 phalanges on one hand (3 each, from 4 fingers) and you can use your thumb as an indicator.

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Monstera@lemmy.ml
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LordGimp@lemm.ee
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Nah. Just start counting on your fingers. 123 on the index, 456 on the middle, 789 on the ring, and the rest on your pinkie. Its based on the segments of each finger, and it’s how Mayans used to count.

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the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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Who over the age of 6 counts on their fingers

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keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.net
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Were it only the French metric people forcibly converted everyone to base 12 or something

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Damn, that's interesting!

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