realitista@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoEvery base is base 10lemmy.worldimagemessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down127
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minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years 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-squareBudgetBandit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years agoBinary’s the way. 1023 with 10 fingers
minus-squaretecht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years 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-up9·2 years agoWith 2 hands you can count to 144.
minus-squareKhrux@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years 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-up1arrow-down2·2 years 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.
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!
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.
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.