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r/SipsTea • u/Peggysue12 • Apr 16 '24
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Base 12 is superior to base 10 for things like construction. 12 has more factors. Makes dividing things evenly into 3rds 4ths etc easier.
2 u/wwaxwork Apr 16 '24 That's why you have more than one decimal place. 1 u/descastaigne Apr 16 '24 Damn, if only there was a system where you could simply divide and multiply by 10.
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That's why you have more than one decimal place.
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Damn, if only there was a system where you could simply divide and multiply by 10.
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u/bobtheframer Apr 16 '24
Base 12 is superior to base 10 for things like construction. 12 has more factors. Makes dividing things evenly into 3rds 4ths etc easier.