Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 days agoRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoI’ve always thought of them pretty much as fancy tally marks. The V and X aren’t even that different from how we do a strike-through every 5.
minus-squareSnortsGarlicPowder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoX is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoX is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
minus-squareSnortsGarlicPowder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoWtf why did that go through 3 times?
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoX is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoX is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
I’ve always thought of them pretty much as fancy tally marks. The V and X aren’t even that different from how we do a strike-through every 5.
X is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
X is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
Wtf why did that go through 3 times?
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X is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.
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X is just 2 V stuck together. Same for C being 2 L stuck together.