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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 03:11pm
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Can anyone give a justified reason why only specific numbers are allowed & others are not?

According to the NFHS 2009-2010 Basketball Uniform Information, the legal numbers are: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, & 55. Also that a team can't have a 0 & a 00.

Why aren't numbers 6,7, 8, & 9 allowed, either a standalone number, a beginning numer, or an ending number?
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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 03:12pm
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Can anyone give a justified reason why only specific numbers are allowed & others are not?

According to the NFHS 2009-2010 Basketball Uniform Information, the legal numbers are: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, & 55. Also that a team can't have a 0 & a 00.

Why aren't numbers 6,7, 8, & 9 allowed, either a standalone number, a beginning numer, or an ending number?
0 - 5: One handed reporting.

0 & 00: Both used to be allowed, but some computer scorebooks couldn't tell the difference so now only one is allowed.
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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 03:15pm
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Can anyone give a justified reason why only specific numbers are allowed & others are not?

According to the NFHS 2009-2010 Basketball Uniform Information, the legal numbers are: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, & 55. Also that a team can't have a 0 & a 00.

Why aren't numbers 6,7, 8, & 9 allowed, either a standalone number, a beginning numer, or an ending number?
Most normal people do not have 6, 7, 8, or 9 fingers on one hand.
0 and 00 are the same number per computer talk.
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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 03:23pm
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Right, so no to headband and wristband but socks and shorts are permitted.

Ahh computer talk i.e. binary. LOL Here come the binary jokes!!
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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 08:48pm
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Here come the binary jokes!!
There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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Old Wed Dec 16, 2009, 07:48am
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There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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Old Wed Dec 16, 2009, 12:39pm
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Ha Ha.. mb, that's my favorite binary joke!!

I showed that to another EE who was over a project I was working on last August and he about cried. He added it to his collection on his jump drive.
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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 03:54pm
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Can anyone give a justified reason why only specific numbers are allowed & others are not?

According to the NFHS 2009-2010 Basketball Uniform Information, the legal numbers are: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, & 55. Also that a team can't have a 0 & a 00.

Why aren't numbers 6,7, 8, & 9 allowed, either a standalone number, a beginning numer, or an ending number?
Because most of us only have five digits per hand.
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Old Tue Dec 15, 2009, 04:08pm
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Because most of us only have five digits per hand.
Speak for yourself I was born in the 60's. Mom and dad well enough said
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You Mean 499 Out Of 500 Of Us ???
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Because most of us only have five digits per hand.
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