My 6-year old son just told me humans have 9 fingers, not 10 (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by idefix@sh.itjust.works to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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So proud of him!

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[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

It's as if people used their fingers when starting counting things... How weird

[-] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Me casually using base-12 (Mesopotamian) for counting

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Polydactyl? Or how did they manage that?

[-] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

http://www.gregapodaca.com/numerography/files/dozpent_palm_2.jpg

[-] 342345@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You mean used their digits? There are only 8 fingers. But then there is also the octal system. And together with a friend you could count in hexadecimal... :)

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