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minus-squarevic_rattlehead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoWhy no base10 clock?
minus-squareInductor@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agobase12 has the advantage of being divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6, while base10 is only divisible by 2 and 5.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoSo you’re arguing in favor of feet and inches?
minus-squareFordBeeblebrox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·5 months agoToo easy. Plus we put in the 3/5 “compromise” so you can’t expect old white racists to learn proper math
Why no base10 clock?
base12 has the advantage of being divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6, while base10 is only divisible by 2 and 5.
So you’re arguing in favor of feet and inches?
Too easy. Plus we put in the 3/5 “compromise” so you can’t expect old white racists to learn proper math