The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 10 days agoEverything ok Denmark and France?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down15
arrow-up1231arrow-down1imageEverything ok Denmark and France?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 days agoThey both came about in France around the same time, just influenced by Celtic/Germanic base-20 system or the romance base-10 system. Then France standardized to the ridiculous base-20 system and Belgium and Switzerland went with the correct system.
minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoI can only assume by your statement that they use base 12
They both came about in France around the same time, just influenced by Celtic/Germanic base-20 system or the romance base-10 system. Then France standardized to the ridiculous base-20 system and Belgium and Switzerland went with the correct system.
I can only assume by your statement that they use base 12