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A Different Way of Measuring Time: Metric Time (metric-time.com)
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[–] LordGimp@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Nah. Just start counting on your fingers. 123 on the index, 456 on the middle, 789 on the ring, and the rest on your pinkie. Its based on the segments of each finger, and it's how Mayans used to count.