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• spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Just go base 2 and you can count to 31 without using knuckles

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  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    True, although I would put binary in the “fancy math” category.

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t. It’s easy, people just haven’t learned it. It takes probably all of a minute to teach someone to count in binary with their fingers.

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      • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        If they are already familiar with binary, sure.

        There are 10 types of people. Those that understand binary and those that don’t.

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• roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Actually can count to 144 or a gross if you use base 12. One hand for the ones place and the other hand for the dozens.

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  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’ve always wonder if it was worth the effort of learning base 12 mental arithmetic.

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    • roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Depends if you’re a farmer or merchant without access to electronics.

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• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That’s the point most westerners seem to miss. There are so many ways to use fingers to count, while the one common in Europe the simplest one possible. It’s like demo version, while some other countries get the full pro ultra max edition.

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  • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There are so many ways to use fingers to count, while the one common in Europe the simplest one possible

    But this isn’t about counting on fingers. It’s about counting fingers. As in, the fingers themselves are what’s being counted when you talk about your “middle finger”.

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    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Fair enough. This was an unnecessary side tangent.

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