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Every base is base 10 (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (17 children)

Some people argue that it would be harder to count on your fingers but we could just surgically give everyone more?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (7 children)

There are 12 sections on your fingers (excluding your thumb) you then use your thumb to count to 12 on one hand.

Two hands can allow you to count to 24. Which is way higher than 10. Base 12 is better!

[–] venoft 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

With 2 hands you can count to 144.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
  1. 12*12 on one hand + 12 on the other one
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