Re: measuring time

* Carsten Becker said on 2005-06-18 15:31:27 +0200
> > How do these people count? In tens, by dozens,
>
> Mine count by dozens because 12 is divisible into six factors (1, 2,
> 3, 4, 6, 12) and ten only into 4 (1, 2, 5, 10). My conpeople are
> supposed to have only 8 fingers, though.
They can count to ten by counting between the fingers:

1: before first finger, "empty hand"
2: between first and second fnger
3: between second and third finger
4: between third and fourth fonger
5: after last finger, "full hand"

Having five fingers per hand and counting this way you can count to
four or six per hand.


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