The Benefits of Using Base 12 Numbering Systems

In ancient Japan they used to actually use sticks to count with and in the same way we might use a calculator or whatever you would use actual sticks so you would do one two three four. They came up with the zero because zero isn't a natural thing like most the number systems don't have a zero to start off with. So they started using a go stone so a stone from the game go as a zero, then as soon as they worked out that they could have a zero they started being able to use abacus's which had come over from China. That's why we keep using dozens is because you can divide it up more easily and make different better shapes out of it when you