King@lemy.lol to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.en.wikipedia.orgKing@lemy.lol to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squaremetallic_z3r0@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoUnless you use your thumb to point to the phalanges of each finger.
minus-squarecrapwittyname@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoOk that’s me convinced. I’m on board train dozenal!
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoSince we can count to “10” (12) on one hand, we can use the other hand to count sets of “10”, bringing us up to “100” (144). With decimal, we’re stuck at 20, and that’s only if we’re wearing sandals.
Unless you use your thumb to point to the phalanges of each finger.
Ok that’s me convinced. I’m on board train dozenal!
Since we can count to “10” (12) on one hand, we can use the other hand to count sets of “10”, bringing us up to “100” (144). With decimal, we’re stuck at 20, and that’s only if we’re wearing sandals.