irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoEggs are 10.99 in denver.i.imgur.comimagemessage-square347fedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down141
arrow-up1779arrow-down1imageEggs are 10.99 in denver.i.imgur.comirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square347fedilink
minus-squareTheEighthDoctorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThat’s because the commoners had 6 fingers in each hand
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWell they could count 6 knuckles on each hand, with one hand representing the dozens place.
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days agoIt’s more due to the fact that 12 can be divided evenly by 2,3,4,6, and 12. If a single person couldn’t afford a dozen they could split it among other people.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days agoDivision is the key but affordability wasn’t why. Everything agricultural was counted by the dozen, gross, and great gross.
That’s because the commoners had 6 fingers in each hand
Well they could count 6 knuckles on each hand, with one hand representing the dozens place.
It’s more due to the fact that 12 can be divided evenly by 2,3,4,6, and 12. If a single person couldn’t afford a dozen they could split it among other people.
Division is the key but affordability wasn’t why. Everything agricultural was counted by the dozen, gross, and great gross.