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A Different Way of Measuring Time: Metric Time (metric-time.com)
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[โ€“] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, you already have 12 phalanges on one hand (3 each, from 4 fingers) and you can use your thumb as an indicator.

[โ€“] Monstera@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

And the other hand to count up to 5 dozens, aka 60