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Cinder Spires Setting discussion [TAW Sample Chapter SPOILERS]
Mith:
I more find it amusing that the United State was one of the biggest supporters and drivers of the precursor to SI, as well as a strong support in the early days of SI as well IIRC, yet is currently is one of three nations that holds onto the Imperial system.
I will admit that Imperial can be nice in small measurements for quick math (feet and inches being in base 12 makes for nice fractions). After that though, it just falls apart.
knnn:
--- Quote from: Mith on October 15, 2015, 02:13:37 PM ---I will admit that Imperial can be nice in small measurements for quick math (feet and inches being in base 12 makes for nice fractions). After that though, it just falls apart.
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We should just switch to doing all math in base 12. Everything will be simpler.
Mith:
In that case, we would need to create two more numerical characters. Part of the awkwardness of imperial is using a base 12 math system with a base 10 numerical system
knnn:
--- Quote from: Mith on October 15, 2015, 03:34:13 PM ---In that case, we would need to create two more numerical characters. Part of the awkwardness of imperial is using a base 12 math system with a base 10 numerical system
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We already have ABCDEF for hex, so it's not like it's completely new, and as you say, it would solve the imperial problem as well as making a lot of everyday calculations a lot simpler. The fact is that base 10 is in general awkward to use, and we only have it because of the number of fingers we were born with.
Mith:
True, but I think it is an easier to have a population that is at large not scientifically inclined to shift their measuring system to match their counting system, then the entire world to re calibrate their counting system and thus their measuring system. I am not a very skilled pure mathematician, so I cannot say if switching from base 10 to base 12 would truly complicate our constants and established measurements.
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