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It’s not like base ten is some magic thing that’s better in all aspects. I’ll admit that imperial is inconsistent sure, but a dozenal system makes sense when you need to divide things a lot. One foot being twelve inches means you can half, quarter, third, or sixth it without dealing with fractions
I have to agree though that this is true. Still, it makes it more difficult if you have to work with 10s, like take a 10th of the measurement.