What is 360 degrees?

Have you ever watched a skateboarder do a crazy full spin in the air and heard someone call it a "360"? But wait, where does that giant number even come from? Why do we use 360 to measure one single spin? In this amazing episode of Maths is Not Boring, Mira and Finn uncover a mathematical secret that is over two thousand years old! We are traveling all the way back to ancient Babylon to meet the brilliant astronomers who first chopped the huge night sky into 360 tiny slices. Discover how the stars take one tiny step each night to make a full circle in about a year (which is super close to 360 days!), and why 360 is the most perfect number for dividing things up evenly! You will also learn why the sharp corner of your favorite book is exactly 90 degrees, and how these ancient numbers are still used today to steer giant ships and guide airplanes through the clouds! Get ready to look at a simple spin in a completely new way. Put on your ancient astronomer hat and let's go!