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Why still using the imperial system? (abananaforscale.com)
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[โ€“] greyw0lv@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Use binary. You can count super high on your fingers, arithmetic is as easy as it gets. Binary is the best number system.

[โ€“] exocrinous@startrek.website 5 points 7 months ago

Nah, readability is low and you can't divide by three OR five easily. Binary has even fewer prime factors than decimal.