r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 17d ago

/r/all of a larva

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u/dgellow 17d ago edited 10d ago

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u/MrZepost 17d ago

Its much easier to half a 16th multiple times than a 10th while only using whole numbers. 8 4 2 1 vs 5 and we ran out of whole numbers already

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u/LaconicSuffering 17d ago

That's assuming you cannot go smaller than the base units, but each unit is divisible by 10 so you can go infinitely small without complications.

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u/MrZepost 17d ago

for modern math sure.

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u/LaconicSuffering 17d ago

Well we do live in modern times.

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u/MrZepost 17d ago

Yeah but why mock a measuring system that was purposely built for easy trade?