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Yes, even the SI base units. Shhh! Don't let them know that SI's base ten counting isn't some kind of scientific absolute and is just as arbitrary as inches an
by reaperducer 3y ago
Yes, even the SI base units.
Shhh! Don't let them know that SI's base ten counting isn't some kind of scientific absolute and is just as arbitrary as inches and feet, and if humans had 11 fingers, SI would be different.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> if humans had 11 fingers Sometimes, they do.
- dllthomas 3y ago"Base eight is just like base ten, really, if you're missing two fingers."
- philwelch 3y agoI think the extreme inconvenience of 11 being a prime number might force people to choose a more sensible base. 10 is usable (barely), being divisible by 2 and 5, but 11 would be ridiculous.
- Ekaros 3y agoFunny thing is that I think SI would work as well in any other counting. The prefixes are just handy way to handle large and small numbers in certain range.