realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThere 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!
minus-squareKhrux@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBold of you to assume I’d ever remember this counting technique. Hell I’m shocked I remember counting my fingers for base 10…
minus-squareKuragi2@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoTo be fair, you should be comparing 2 hands in base 12 to 2 hands in base 10, I. E. 20:24. Still a real difference, but not the 10:24 difference you pointed out.
minus-squareBudgetBandit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBinary’s the way. 1023 with 10 fingers
minus-squaretecht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoI like the idea of some numbers being popular hand gestures. 4 - Fuck you; 17 - Shaka (hang loose); 18 - Metal horns; 19 - “I love you”; 132 - Double fuck you
minus-squareMuchPineapples@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWith 2 hands you can count to 144.
minus-squarelenuup@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago 12*12 on one hand + 12 on the other one
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!
Bold of you to assume I’d ever remember this counting technique. Hell I’m shocked I remember counting my fingers for base 10…
To be fair, you should be comparing 2 hands in base 12 to 2 hands in base 10, I. E. 20:24. Still a real difference, but not the 10:24 difference you pointed out.
Binary’s the way. 1023 with 10 fingers
I like the idea of some numbers being popular hand gestures.
4 - Fuck you; 17 - Shaka (hang loose); 18 - Metal horns; 19 - “I love you”; 132 - Double fuck you
With 2 hands you can count to 144.