Sumerians, 4-5000ya counted to 12 on one hand. 4 fingers with 3 sections each with the thumb as a pointer.
Then the other hand counted off 5x12 which gave us yhe hexadecimal system of counting which is still in use today.
Sexagesimal, hexadecimal is base 16. You could say that simply improving on mathematics lead to the hexadecimal system eventually but they did not create the hexadecimal system.
Sumerians, 4-5000ya counted to 12 on one hand. 4 fingers with 3 sections each with the thumb as a pointer. Then the other hand counted off 5x12 which gave us yhe hexadecimal system of counting which is still in use today.
Sexagesimal, hexadecimal is base 16. You could say that simply improving on mathematics lead to the hexadecimal system eventually but they did not create the hexadecimal system.
Is this something that can be easily taught? Could you teach us how to do this?
Use your thumb to “point” (touch) a section of your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinky…now move up a section of the finger.
Tada you learned it.
The other hand goes 1 when you maxed out your finger sections, then 2 when you do it again where one equals 12 and 2 equals 24 etc.
There’s really nothing to it, no research needed…just attempt to mimic what the comment describes and you’re there.