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Base 12 with a couple of extra numerals would be really fantastic. Don't see it happening unfortunately.
by nicoburns 3y ago
Base 12 with a couple of extra numerals would be really fantastic. Don't see it happening unfortunately.
- Gibbon1 3y agoWe could use genetic engineering so people have six fingers. However better would be to genetically engineer humans to have four arms and ditch the pinky, then we could use base 16.
- derekp7 3y agoCultures that counted in base 12 used each finger segment (there are 12 on a hand), and used their thumb as a pointer. So we already have all the biological tools needed.
- timbit42 3y agoBase 12 is better than base 16 because then you have halves, thirds and quarters.
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- waldrews 3y agoLet's try to phase it in gradually. We'll petition congress to move to base 12, but will compromise, and use base 11 for a while. Then, if people are still not ready for base 12, we can move on to base 11.1 for a few years, then 11.2, and so forth. Maybe once we get to 11.5, we can start a sliding scale where the base increases slightly every day, so people aren't inconvenienced.
- timbit42 3y agoThe first gradual phase should be to give everyone two extra fingers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRjmRNsPl1M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRjmRNsPl1M