THE VIDEO SHELF · number bases
a better way to count
jan Misali presents an humorous but earnest case for counting in base 6 (seximal) instead of base 10 or 12, comparing the arithmetic advantages of each.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as a funny, convincing take on number bases whenever dozenal or base 6 comes up.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- jan Misali
- Topic
- number bases
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
This video convinced me that base 6 would be even better for simple pen-and-paper math, as well as just about everything else: [VIDEO]
ar-nelson on Hacker News · 2020-05
In Roman Finger CountingTime to link the ConLang Critic's video "A better way to count" where he compares decimal and dozenal (base12) with seximal (base6) and base 6 wins. [VIDEO] One of the best videos of number-base related comedy.
jodrellblank on Hacker News · 2020-09
In Show HN: Base32H, a human-friendly duotrigesimal number systemWhy are you so obsessed with thirds? If you care about short, clean fractions on a human scale, base 6 is overall better, see this table: [VIDEO] Plus you get all the convenience of having five digits on a hand and 5 as the highest …
jodrellblank on Hacker News · 2018-11
In International System of Units overhauled in historic vote
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