Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique)

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pausch@electra.saaf.se "Paul Schlyter" writes:

> The number 12 is in a way mathematically significant as well. It's
> a fairly small number, yet it's evenly divisible by several other
> numbers: 2, 3, 4 and 6

12 is also the number of knots or marks you would need on a loop of rope
to lay out a 3,4,5 right-angled triangle. Being divisible, it is easy to
mark up the rope. Make a loop. Fold into three. Fold again into two.
Dip each end of the bundle into a pot of paint. D.U.N. Done!
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