Interesting that if we used a base-12 numeral system then this would be immediately obvious. I wonder what other mathematical concepts would be more obvious if we used a different base system.
using p-adic systems makes a lot of things look different - like smooth things become edgy and edgy (in particular fractals) - smooth, and a lot of issues promise to look simpler :) While they've been known for some time the real power of that tool is only started to be explored.
