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// Compsci, talking about numbering system with Mr. Rose
Mr. Rose: Why do we use base 10 numbers?
Student A: Because we have 10 fingers.
Mr. Rose: Why do the Mayans use base 20 numbers?
Student B: Because they have 10 fingers and 10 toes.
Mr. Rose: I heard the Sumerians used a base 60 numbering system.
Mr. Rose: They must have looked really funny!