SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoMan who found smooth Mars bar gets £2 compensationwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down111
arrow-up1450arrow-down1external-linkMan who found smooth Mars bar gets £2 compensationwww.bbc.co.ukSquiffSquiff@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-218 days agoBase 12 is actually simpler when you’re accustomed to it. It’s easier to figure out a third in base 12. The average person wasn’t trading in a pound and the rich could give two shits. It’s one banana Micheal, what could it cost? Ten pounds sterling?
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoWhat’s wild is that the guinea was one pound one shilling, but somehow also a quarter ounce of gold. £1.05 is nothing!
Base 12 is actually simpler when you’re accustomed to it. It’s easier to figure out a third in base 12. The average person wasn’t trading in a pound and the rich could give two shits.
It’s one banana Micheal, what could it cost? Ten pounds sterling?
What’s wild is that the guinea was one pound one shilling, but somehow also a quarter ounce of gold. £1.05 is nothing!