sorry this is stupid ranting hours. i am PISSED rn thinking about the fact we use a base ten/decimal system. its SO STUPID!! duodecimal/base 12 is so much BETTER!!
like, yknow how we dont have exact thirds in base 10 so every 1/3 FUCKS UP your math problem bc its 0.33333333???? THATS NOT A PROBLEM IN BASE 12. WANNA HEAR WHAT A THIRD OF ONE IS IN BASE 12? ITS POINT FOUR. FUCKING POINT FOUR. THATS SO SIMPLE!!!
"oh but we use base ten to count on your hands-" ok sure but you can count on ONE HAND in base 12. just count your knuckles. you have 3 on each finger (not including thumb - thumb is what you use to count) 3 x 4 is 12.
and its not like we'd have to significantly change our language. we already have names for 11 and 12. wanna hear what they are? ELEVEN AND TWELVE. it honestly makes WAY MORE sense that way language wise.