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> Probably not. This explanation of duodecimal is really farfetched and I’m pretty sure it arose from someone staring at their hands desperately trying to come
by jasonwatkinspdx 8y ago
> Probably not. This explanation of duodecimal is really farfetched and I’m pretty sure it arose from someone staring at their hands desperately trying to come up with a way to count 12 on their fingers to explain this.
You are mistaken. Finger counting by using your thumb against one of the 12 segments of your fingers is common in many asian cultures. It's utterly simple and immensely practical as it allows you to count up to 144 with both hands.
- dpark 8y agoThat is an interesting fact I wasn't aware of. I have doubts about the actual relevance of this, though. e.g. Chinese seems (so far as I can tell) to have always used decimal numbering systems, making this essentially a clever counting trick.
- jasonwatkinspdx 8y ago"I had no idea this thing even existed but let me continue to tell you why it's inferior"
- dpark 8y agoI didn’t say it’s “inferior”. I said it’s not the foundation of their numbering system because their numbering system is not duodecimal.