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Super Bowl XLIX or Super Bowl IL ?
Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:50 pm
Why is 49 not IL?
XL= 40
L= 50
IX= 9
IL = 49?
XL= 40
L= 50
IX= 9
IL = 49?
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Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:50 pm to makersmark1
Let me ask my roman friend
Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:51 pm to makersmark1
title IX
Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:52 pm to makersmark1
On the face of it, IL and IC appear to follow the same subtractive principle as IV and IX, i.e. IL = L (50) - I (1) = 49.
This is actually not valid.
The subtractive principle for Roman numbers has these restrictions:
You can only subtract a power of ten, and only from the next two higher "digits", where the digits are {I, V, X, L, C, D, M}.
That is, only I, X and C can be subtracted, AND
I can be subtracted only from V and X; X can be subtracted only from L and C; C can be subtracted only from D and M.
By these rules, the Roman numerals IL for 49 does not work.
The correct representation for 49 is XLIX.
This is actually not valid.
The subtractive principle for Roman numbers has these restrictions:
You can only subtract a power of ten, and only from the next two higher "digits", where the digits are {I, V, X, L, C, D, M}.
That is, only I, X and C can be subtracted, AND
I can be subtracted only from V and X; X can be subtracted only from L and C; C can be subtracted only from D and M.
By these rules, the Roman numerals IL for 49 does not work.
The correct representation for 49 is XLIX.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:52 pm to makersmark1
I am not a fan of the next one not having the Roman Numeral.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 3:59 pm to makersmark1
Not sure. Perhaps this helps.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:00 pm to Tactical1
quote:
I am not a fan of the next one not having the Roman Numeral.
I hate the cookie cutter super bowl logos, they need to go back to having the logos be a theme of the site hosting. Unrelated to the OP, this just reminded me of it
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:01 pm to LL012697
quote:
I hate the cookie cutter super bowl logos, they need to go back to having the logos be a theme of the site hosting.
This
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:02 pm to LL012697
Looking forward to Super Bowl LIX
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:04 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:
On the face of it, IL and IC appear to follow the same subtractive principle as IV and IX, i.e. IL = L (50) - I (1) = 49.
This is actually not valid.
The subtractive principle for Roman numbers has these restrictions:
You can only subtract a power of ten, and only from the next two higher "digits", where the digits are {I, V, X, L, C, D, M}.
That is, only I, X and C can be subtracted, AND
I can be subtracted only from V and X; X can be subtracted only from L and C; C can be subtracted only from D and M.
By these rules, the Roman numerals IL for 49 does not work.
The correct representation for 49 is XLIX.
Thanks, Caesar!
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:10 pm to makersmark1
quote:
Super Bowl XLIX or Super Bowl IL ?Why is 49 not IL?
And this is important WHY?????????????
Who da frick cares..........
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:12 pm to Tactical1
quote:
I am not a fan of the next one not having the Roman Numeral.
The NFL didn't want Super Bowl 50 to just be "L" because they think that would stand for loser or something.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 4:47 pm to LL012697
quote:
I hate the cookie cutter super bowl logos, they need to go back to having the logos be a theme of the site hosting. Unrelated to the OP, this just reminded me of it
Absofrickinglutely.
They still have less prominent logos that are on merchandise and featured in the stadium,
but the stupid logo system Goodell and Co cooked up sucks balls.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 5:22 pm to dukke v
quote:
And this is important WHY?????????????
Your old drunk arse would have been run off a long time ago if TigerDroppings had a rule saying all posts had to be important.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 5:49 pm to slackster
It's a good thing someone developed Arabic number. That was probably the greatest invention my mankind. Roman numbers are so worthless you can't even do simple arithmetic with them.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 5:57 pm to LL012697
quote:
I hate the cookie cutter super bowl logos, they need to go back to having the logos be a theme of the site hosting. Unrelated to the OP, this just reminded me of it
Amen. Some of the logos in the 90s were awesome.
Posted on 1/23/15 at 6:54 pm to LL012697
quote:
I hate the cookie cutter super bowl logos, they need to go back to having the logos be a theme of the site hosting. Unrelated to the OP, this just reminded me of it
Me too. Yet another reason to hate Goofdell.
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