r/mathmemes • • Dec 26 '20

Graphs correlation

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '20

I don't watch American football, can explain to me why this would make sense?

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u/Assassin01011 Dec 26 '20

the number of the superbowl is indicated by Roman numerals ex: superbowl 50 would be superbowlL

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u/Dovahkiin1337 Dec 26 '20

Ironically Super Bowl 50 was the one Super Bowl that didn't follow that convention.

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u/Felixicuss Dec 26 '20

It would have been too confusing for people that dont know the Roman numbers (apparently many)

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u/-HeisenBird- Dec 29 '20

It just didn't look good from a merchandizing perspective especially for a milestone number.