Re: measuring time

On 6/19/05, Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:37:32 +0200, taliesin the storyteller
> <taliesin-conlang@...> wrote:
> 
> >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.
> 
> Indeed. I haven't thought of that yet. Thank you.
> 
> Carsten
> 
And come to think of it, four-fingered people have twelve finger joints; 
that could be a/the source of their base-twelve system. Hmm, perhaps not if 
they're three-finger-and-a-thumb people, though. Of course, who am I to say 
how many thumb joints such people have? ;)

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