counting

An alternative math emerges: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-number-system-invented-by-inuit-schoolchildren-will-make-its-silicon-valley-debut/ The rest of the article is also interesting, with visual representations of the new maths.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&ncid=528&e=10&u=/ap/20031211/ap_on_hi_te/biggest_prime_number

Apologies for the cryptic title - couldn't think of anything better. I've been taught that we use base 10 as the standard counting system because that is the number of fingers humans have on both hands. But is that really true? I've been thinking about this (yes, I have a headache now!)...