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[โ€“] dfc09 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True! And that's probably why we use base 10, also we have 10 fingers. But that's usually the argument for base 12. I think we do ok using it in just certain cases, like time and inches.

[โ€“] WaterSword 3 points 1 year ago

Actually this works fine in base 12 too! See my other comment for a more in-depth explanationz