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[-] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Gilgamesh joins the chat. The Sumerians and the duodecimal system for time keeping.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Base 60 is actually a lot more practical than base 10.

[-] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

How do you count on your hands in base 60?

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

It sucks, it requires way too many digits.

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Then why computers use the binary system and not base 60?

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