@atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 years agoWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.message-square43fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down17file-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 • 2 years agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@ginaria64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink11•2 years agoWe have 10 fingers and the ancient Babylonians liked the number 60.
We have 10 fingers and the ancient Babylonians liked the number 60.