TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoinches plus coins equals metric systemlemmy.worldimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1793
arrow-up1793imageinches plus coins equals metric systemlemmy.worldTheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago12 would have been a better base. The only thing going for 10 is that’s how many fingers you have if you can only count in ones
minus-squaresangriaferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThere are a total of twelve segments on the four fingers of each hand (thumb excluded) making it just as easy to count to 12.
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOr you can count in binary, and get to over 1000 on ten fingers
All the bases are 10
12 would have been a better base.
The only thing going for 10 is that’s how many fingers you have if you can only count in ones
There are a total of twelve segments on the four fingers of each hand (thumb excluded) making it just as easy to count to 12.
Or you can count in binary, and get to over 1000 on ten fingers