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[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Gilgamesh joins the chat. The Sumerians and the duodecimal system for time keeping.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Base 60 is actually a lot more practical than base 10.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

How do you count on your hands in base 60?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It sucks, it requires way too many digits.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Then why computers use the binary system and not base 60?

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