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Cinder Spires Setting discussion [TAW Sample Chapter SPOILERS]
Quantus:
It's not that complicated: Now we use Base 10, but some things are entrenched into Base 12 (Time, Geographic coordinates etc) because the Aliens that taught them to us in the first place had 3-toed appendages instead of 5 toes on their paws like us.
Obviously.
( :P)
Dina:
Of course you are right ;D
Quantus:
KeyMasterOfGozer:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 15, 2015, 06:28:59 PM ---I agree with that, I disagree with the divide into 3 more than into 5.
Let's see, I concede the 24 hours of a day, or the 9 muses. But 60 minutes or second divide by 3 or 5 with no problem. 30 days for a month, again divide 3-5. Many things are seven. We also have 4 directions. Many things come in pairs. There are flowers with 5 based corolles and with 3 based one, so it's a tie here. I agree insects have 6 legs, so divide by 3. But other animals have numbers not based in 3 or 5.
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You are right and wrong. Many scientists and mathematicians have argued to move to a base 12 system because it is evenly divisible by twice as many numbers. Also in base12, only divinding by 7 will result in an ugly repeating decimal value. In base10, you get that ugly result with 3, 6, 7, and 9. That makes the simple mathematics much easier for non-mathematicians. Your everyday life would be easier.
Here is a Numberphile video that might explain it better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6xJfP7-HCc
Mith:
I have seen that video before. And while I agree about the change, I still think at this point, it would be easier for the change to be for those still using imperial to switch to metric. Mostly because although Base 12 is a better system to use, Imperial is not just base 12. I know not all the ones listed below are common usage anymore, as most people use inches, feet, yards, and miles, with chain and furlong still used in surveying.
1000 thou. = 1 in.
12 in. = 1 ft.
3 ft. = 1 yrd.
22 yrd. = 1 chain
10 chain = 1 furlong
8 furlong = 1 mi.
3 mi. = 1 league
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