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We have Babylon to thank for this
And I thank them.
Not true. You have math thank for that and there is a good reason for numbers like that (and why Babylonier used them). They are very useful to do calculations in your head, especially division because the have a lot of factors. The concept is called highly composite numbers (HCN) and superior highly composite numbers (SHCN). They are practically "anti-primes". That's why base-6 or base-12 are objectively a better number system than base-10 but it's pretty much too late to switch now.
Damn that’s genius
Our mistake was not embracing base-12 time, it was failing to embrace a base-12 counting system.
100% this.
Well, then I can't complain, lovely sci-fi production.
Yeah but no matter how hard I look I can't find the first 4
Zathras took B4 so that The One could use it.
Don't mind the first 4, the best one is Babylon 7
Should I watch 5 and then 7? What about 6?
Don't worry about Babylon 6.
Worry about the sequels, where Babylon 7 8 9
I get the joke, but it also makes me wish for a bunch of Babylon 5 sequels and prequels.
Sounds scary
Forget about 6, 5 is fine, sure, watch it first, why not
This isn't helping my anxiety about watching things in order but ok I guess.
Oh, I feel you. People say they like Doctor Who, yet they never watched An Unearthly Child. Pathetics.