@randomaccount43543 to xkcdEnglish • 1 year agoxkcd #2846: Daylight Saving Choiceimgs.xkcd.comimagemessage-square157arrow-up1989arrow-down116file-text
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https://xkcd.com/2846 Alt text: I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year ago12 divides nicer and evener than 10. If only evolution had given us two extra fingers we’d use base twelve numbers and everything would be better.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoSome cultures do/did count to 12 on their fingers using their thumb as a pointer and counting the spaces between their knuckles. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Origin
12 divides nicer and evener than 10. If only evolution had given us two extra fingers we’d use base twelve numbers and everything would be better.
Some cultures do/did count to 12 on their fingers using their thumb as a pointer and counting the spaces between their knuckles. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Origin