atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.message-squaremessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1137arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshotgun_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoProbably due to americans using different units compared to “most” of the world, like miles, feet, inches, fahrenheit and others. Just a meme I guess.
Probably due to americans using different units compared to “most” of the world, like miles, feet, inches, fahrenheit and others. Just a meme I guess.