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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Why do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it. (lemmy.world)

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Thought of this in the shower this morning, if anyone has an answer I'd be very interested!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yep. Your four fingers have three knuckles each. You count along them with your thumb. Then each count of 12 is counted with an extended finger on your other hand. Extend all five fingers and you have 60.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I was confused and counting the knuckles on my thumb and getting 14. I thought there was something wrong with me at first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I accidentally came upon this same system messing around during long periods of boredom, and now I do all my counting this way. I also include the base joint of each finger so I can count 4 per digit

1 2 3 4 | 5 6 7 8 | 9 10 11 12 | 13 14 15 16