Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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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. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 year ago by atrax to c/showerthoughts

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Knuckles turning out to be useful for base 12 doesn't make them the source / reason for establishing base 12.

I find it far more likely that Egyptian academics decided on base 12 because of its useful calculus properties rather than their knuckles.