irelephant [he/him]🍭 to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoEggs are 10.99 in denver.i.imgur.comimagemessage-square354fedilinkarrow-up1822arrow-down143
arrow-up1779arrow-down1imageEggs are 10.99 in denver.i.imgur.comirelephant [he/him]🍭 to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square354fedilink
minus-square@TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoThat’s because the commoners had 6 fingers in each hand
minus-square✺roguetrick✺linkfedilink1•2 months agoWell they could count 6 knuckles on each hand, with one hand representing the dozens place.
minus-square@SpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•2 months agoIt’s more due to the fact that 12 can be divided evenly by 2,3,4,6, and 12. If a single person couldn’t afford a dozen they could split it among other people.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺linkfedilink1•2 months agoDivision is the key but affordability wasn’t why. Everything agricultural was counted by the dozen, gross, and great gross.
That’s because the commoners had 6 fingers in each hand
Well they could count 6 knuckles on each hand, with one hand representing the dozens place.
It’s more due to the fact that 12 can be divided evenly by 2,3,4,6, and 12. If a single person couldn’t afford a dozen they could split it among other people.
Division is the key but affordability wasn’t why. Everything agricultural was counted by the dozen, gross, and great gross.