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Why do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it. (lemmy.world)
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Thought of this in the shower this morning, if anyone has an answer I'd be very interested!

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[-] megsmagik@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

So why didn’t we stupid humans have evolved the 6th finger yet??? We had thousands of years! We could have everything in base 12 but no, we are a lazy species…

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting to note, when babies are born, we tend to remove any 6th finger or toe.

[-] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 2 points 1 year ago

Back in the day, sure - nowadays they're removed only if they have no mobility or otherwise cause discomfort to the wielder.

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