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Babylonian number system was based on 60 (which is why we have 60 minutes in an hour and 360 degrees). 60 is dope because it has divisors 2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,
by adamnemecek 9y ago
Babylonian number system was based on 60 (which is why we have 60 minutes in an hour and 360 degrees). 60 is dope because it has divisors 2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30 which is a lot of divisors.
Bee tee dubs Babylonians were like way ahead of their time math-wise. They were aware of Fourier for example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_mathematics
- shagie 9y ago60 is a preferred number for many card game decks as it works for 2, 3, 4, 5 And 6 players. 52 has difficulty with even deals for 3, 5, and 6 players.
- gr3yh47 9y agothis assumes the entire deck being dealt, which is really rare
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- bryanlarsen 9y agoBut is that rarity cause or effect?
- joliv 9y agoBridge, Hearts, Pinochle, Spades, BS/Cheat, and President off the top of my head all deal the full deck. The first four tend to be played only with 4 players because it's an even deal, which is too bad
- ConceptJunkie 9y agoBut it works great for 13 players, so there's that.
- mikekij 9y agoBonus points for combining "dope" with mathematics.
- ozzmotik 9y agocouldn't resist: there are people who make a whole living doing that :V
- 205guy 9y agoBut quickly negated by "bee tee dubs" which is a cryptic mannerism that is actually longer than its original ("by the way" via btw). It's like whiskey tango foxtrot, just without the cool spoken alphabet.
- ad-hominem 9y agoyou're really harshing the buzz in this chain, bravo tango whiskey.
- 205guy 9y agoIn reply to ad-hominem's dead comment: word.
- fwip 9y agoFourier analysis, not Fourier the guy. :P
- onychomys 9y agoKnowing about Fourier the guy would have been double dope.
- JohnCrane 9y agoplease stop typing like that. thanks.
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