3. I think it is no coincidence that once it was found necessary to change from 24 (= 3 * 8) into 16 (= 2 * 8) letters in the futhark (runic) alphabet. The elder alphabet:
The younger:
(Pictures from Wikipedia) However, 24 still remains our conventional number of hours in a day. But on my wall the clock is ticking twice around in a day although the numbers on its face do not stretch beyond 12. And there is no 0. |
