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A Different Way of Measuring Time: Metric Time (metric-time.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We need 6 fingers and switch to base12 math.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Who over the age of 6 counts on their fingers

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Nah. Just start counting on your fingers. 123 on the index, 456 on the middle, 789 on the ring, and the rest on your pinkie. Its based on the segments of each finger, and it's how Mayans used to count.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, you already have 12 phalanges on one hand (3 each, from 4 fingers) and you can use your thumb as an indicator.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

And the other hand to count up to 5 dozens, aka 60