> I don't know the youth of today miss out on base 12, base 20, base 14,
> 16, 256 - just boring old base 10 is all they have to look forward to.

OCT 31 =3D DEC 25
(Halloween and New year)

COFFEE =3D 12648430

10101 today, 10101 today, I've got the key of the door, never been
10101 before ...
(Even I am not THAT old)

There are 10 sorts of people, ...

The Babylonians started all the 12 and 20 etc rubbish.
Decided that 60 was a useful number to subdivide things from and away they =
went.
2,3,4,5,6,10,12,20,30 not bad.

360 days in an original Babylonian  year as well.
Used to work well I'm told until Mars got in on the act. All ancient
calendars used, I'm told , to have 360 days years until about BC xxx
(some say xxx =3D 701) when orbital resonances finally setlled down. May
even be true. I suspect not but it's a good story. Certainly stranger
things have happened and do happen in the solar system.


          Russell








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