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Cultures 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 to

Cultures 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.

Gibbon1 2y ago
Or perhaps engineer another set of knuckles to bring the count from 12 to 16
- timbit42 2y ago
  Base 12 is better than base 8 or base 16 as it divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6. Having halves, quarters and thirds is nice.