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fractions of 12 are unintuitive

Really? I’ve always found them very pleasing.

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You’re on Lemmy, of course you like fractions of 12. It is a very convenient base, having so many factors, but most people don’t think like that

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That might be the most obscure stereotype I’ve ever read. 😆

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I wish our numeric system was base 12 instead of base 10!

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They chose 12 precisely because it’s easy to divide!

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