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I'm a bit sceptical about the explanation for base10, especially in Europe. The UK changed from a base 12 money system in my lifetime, and the history of the m
by jurasource 9y ago
I'm a bit sceptical about the explanation for base10, especially in Europe.
The UK changed from a base 12 money system in my lifetime, and the history of the metric system doesn't go back all that far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_metric_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_metric_system
More info here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodecimal#Origin