I wish our numeric system was base 12 instead of base 10!
fractions of 12 are unintuitive
Really? I’ve always found them very pleasing.
thistledown@rblind.com 6 months ago
Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
You’re on Lemmy, of course you like fractions of 12. It is a very convenient base, having so many factors, but most people don’t think like that
key@lemmy.keychat.org 6 months ago
That might be the most obscure stereotype I’ve ever encountered.
MadBob@feddit.nl 6 months ago
They chose 12 precisely because it’s easy to divide!