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I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace. (midwest.social)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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[–] Feathercrown 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

fractions of 12 are unintuitive

Really? I've always found them very pleasing.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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