Re: base 10 number system

["Nick"]

<mensanator@xxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> I was just wondering why people tend to use a base 10 number system.  I
>> can't help but wonder if it is due to us having ten fingers.  Anyone
>> have any insight into this?
>
> No one knows for sure, but it definitely was NOT due to having
> ten fingers.
>
> See <http://members.aol.com/rotanasnem/truth/eykw_c02.htm>

This is a reference to yourself! Hardly an independent source.

Nick