atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1134arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremegsmagik@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo why didn’t we stupid humans have evolved the 6th finger yet??? We had thousands of years! We could have everything in base 12 but no, we are a lazy species…
minus-squareLachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoInteresting to note, when babies are born, we tend to remove any 6th finger or toe.
minus-squareCarlos Solís@communities.azkware.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBack in the day, sure - nowadays they’re removed only if they have no mobility or otherwise cause discomfort to the wielder.
So why didn’t we stupid humans have evolved the 6th finger yet??? We had thousands of years! We could have everything in base 12 but no, we are a lazy species…
Interesting to note, when babies are born, we tend to remove any 6th finger or toe.
Back in the day, sure - nowadays they’re removed only if they have no mobility or otherwise cause discomfort to the wielder.