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[Fred James]

Garl Grigsby wrote:

> Mike Cherba wrote:
>
>> "Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use
>> your thumbs." --— Tom Lehrer.
>>   
>
> So that would make counting in binary just like counting in decimal, 
> but you ONLY use your thumbs.
>
> --Garl

Silly thought perhaps, but - a foot has 12 inches and common clock face 
has 12 hours - could it be that having 6 digits one each hand was at one 
time fairly common?
Regards
Fred James