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Sneak_King on scored.co
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Twelve is divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. Ten is only divisible by 2 and 5, and you don't often need 1/5 of something. I once read (and don't care if it's true or not) that lumber in the EU is sold in 1.2m increments for this reason.
Also, Imperial measures of volume form a simple doubling system. The issue is that we stopped using some of the intermediate steps.
Also, Imperial measures of volume form a simple doubling system. The issue is that we stopped using some of the intermediate steps.