Using a base ten system seems to make so much more sense than a base sixty system. So how did it ever come to be?

Here is a fabulous explanation in six short minutes:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iEPJ7a4Fm0&eurl=http://www.experiencefestival.com/forum/show-5103-39898-43909.html&feature=player_embedded