@Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 26 days agoRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.message-square29fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.@Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 26 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@madame_gaymes@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish0•26 days agoHuh, it actually does kinda work. Could theoretically count 0 - 12 using one hand. The only downside is that 4 (IV) / 6 (VI) and 9 (IX) / 11 (XI) look identical and are based on which direction you’re viewing from
minus-square@Trex202@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink0•26 days agoYou could turn your hand around to get the single finger on the correct side
Huh, it actually does kinda work. Could theoretically count 0 - 12 using one hand.
The only downside is that 4 (IV) / 6 (VI) and 9 (IX) / 11 (XI) look identical and are based on which direction you’re viewing from
You could turn your hand around to get the single finger on the correct side