Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sometimes I Wonder


If I should mention
That Mayans marked time
Using hexidecimal notation?

7 comments:

Steve said...

Didn't we learn base ten from, gasp, the Arabs?

Hap Haploid said...

So doomsday was actually January 21, 2001? I knew it!

Anonymous said...

Looks like 'Octal' to me.

Porlock Junior said...

Everything I've read says it was sexagesimal, base 60.

Angel Of Mercy said...

Steven J: Yes indeedy, sir. And they're also known as Arabic numerals...

victoria said...

Hexidecimal Notation in Mixolydian Mode.

Anonymous said...

You mean ancient Mayans, or something? 'Cause Mayans are still around, marking time.