In article , Folderol
 writes:

> On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 10:56:41 -0400
> rickman  wrote:
>
> > There is nothing good about Imperial measures.
>
> There is, in a sharing community - maybe you're not familiar with those.
>
> Base 12 counting is perfect for divvying out portions - especially when you
> don't have access to accurate measuring systems (like a picnic). The only
> numbers that are awkward for a small group are 5 and 7.

And so is base 14 (lb/stone), base 16 (oz/lb), base 8 (pts/gall), base
3 (feet/yard), and base 20 (cwt/ton). They're all perfect for
division. And dividing something long up by 12 is so easy when you
just have to measure a number of feet and decimal part of a foot to
get the length to be divided, then measure each portion in inches and
decimal parts of inches. Fantastic.

--
Mike Fleming

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