My favorite number is 60. It makes a much much better base than 10 because it's so divisible. 10 is divisible by 2 and 5. 60 is divisible by 2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20, and 30. And it's not just that a bigger number is better, 100 is only divisible by 2,4,5,10,20,25, and 50.