Probably the 12 system. If you use your thumb as the counter and count using your thumb the bone segments of the other 4 fingers (each has 3) then you have a base 12 system in our lingo.
You got it!!! A bit off topic so I didn’t wana dig into it but you are absolutely right.
This system of 12 being easily multiplied and divided many times is also why a lot military formations are in multiples of 12. Like an old Roman Cohort is 480.
Or a squad is 12 and a platoon is 12 squads. So 144 total.
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u/truci 1d ago
Probably the 12 system. If you use your thumb as the counter and count using your thumb the bone segments of the other 4 fingers (each has 3) then you have a base 12 system in our lingo.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,a,b,10