> I read that it's how they counted on their fingers. Using your thumb, > touch the top third (near the tip) of each finger for 1-4, the middle > third (between the two knuckles) of each finger for 5-8, and the > bottom third for 9-12. I'm not sure how they combined the second hand > with that, but I think that they used only whole fingers there, giving > the ability to count from 0-60 on their fingers alone.
I've always been told that we use base ten because we count on our fingers. This has always puzzled me; I've only got eight fingers ... and two thumbs. 8-) _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
