Without addressing the benefits of using base-12, the supposedly simplifying arithmetic example is atrociously awful: >The clerks then described a typical prob

Without addressing the benefits of using base-12, the supposedly simplifying arithmetic example is atrociously awful: >The clerks then described a typical problem, getting the cubic content of a package measuring 2'6" x 3'6" x 4'2" Duodecimals (or any positional system) are a bad representation of these numbers. The author proceeds with a very tedious computation of 2,6 x 3,6 in base 12. Instead, you can do it all in your head: 2'6" x 3'6" x 4'2" = (5/2)" x (7/2) " x (4 1/6)" = 35 x (1 1/24) ft^3 = 35 + 35/24 ft^3 = 36 11/24 ft^3 There is more to say for the "duodecimal" musical notation, where each note lives on its own line (abolishing the sharps and flats). This notation is called the piano roll, as it was already in use in mechanical player pianos. It's not great for writing with a pencil, but excellent for screens and editing - which is why most producers would go straight to the piano roll. It's not, however, connected to base-12 in any way.