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Old Tue Jun 16, 2009, 03:54pm
steveshane67 steveshane67 is offline
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp View Post
Why are traffic lights in that particular order? Why does a stop sign have 8 sides? Why is R1 on 3B? Someone probably knows why softball uses this system, but I doubt most people even care.

Does the system work?
sure, it works, but it doesnt appear to be the best system. I could drive from boston to la, it would take 3 days, but id get there, or i could fly, and be there in 5 hours.

its not so much about caring, its more about not taking everything that your told as the end all be all. I could give a million examples about how questioning the way something was done is a good thing.

and fyi, the examples you gave are really that pertinent to the discussion, they would be if you could prove that traffic lights not in RYG order or a stop sign being a different shape would make them more effective in their usage. A better example would have been, why do elections not require voters to show ID to prevent voter fraud, and only require a verbal declaration and an address of who they are.

Last edited by steveshane67; Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 03:56pm. Reason: typo
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