Hirota wrote:OOC: Believe me people will raise dumber shit than numbering systems as issues. Different numbering systems do occasionally pop up in history in RL. Base16 was employed in weights and measures in China, Base8 was used by some Native American tribes, Base5 was used by Aboriginal Australians. Heck Base60 was used by Sumerians.
Why are minutes and seconds in 60s? This is why. Because some people some 7000 years ago decided that it would be.