• xx3r@lemmy.studio
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    1 year ago

    We should have a base 12 metric system but the French already established the 10

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      Yes, the French, however, have a rather twisted counting system based on 20, for example 96 in French is translated as 4 times 20 + 16, forcing you to do calculations just to say a number.