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Originally Posted by eyezen
Or a timekeeper in a very very noisy gym. Anecdotal evidence: Before I became a certified official I was the timer at the local HS. I distinctly remember one game where we had a packed house and close ballgame and toward the end a crucial call came and the only way I knew to stopped the clock was because I saw the calling official's hand go up, there was no other way to know, it was so loud.
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That's the real reason for it.