• RustySharp@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    I have never accepted this explanation. Yes, using base 12 is logical and well documented. But that means you’ve got 12 on the other hand as well. 144 would’ve made more sense.

    • Natanael@slrpnk.net
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      2 days ago

      It was defined around making trade easy, which very frequently relied on simple division of things measured to fixed units (because you had fixed sets of weights)

    • Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Yeah, what that user is describing is a mixed base system, which is pretty uncommon-- but then again, not for the people who invented time, since we have either 24|60|60 or 2|12|60|60 divisions for that. 5|12 would not be that weird.