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Tennis uses the imperial system of scoring (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 3 months ago by ICastFist to c/[email protected]

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Tennis uses multiples of 15, but only up to 45, calls other points weird names, then closes a set, which has to be repeated at least 6 times for a separate scoring, with said scoring also needing to be repeated AT LEAST 3 more times, but can be dragged out ad infinitum.

Even table tennis has the decency of using a straight scoring system where 11 points wins a set and 2 sets wins the match.

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[–] ICastFist 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Man, if only the decimal system had been invented before clocks, they could simply make it "4 points with at least 2 point advantage", like 4-2, 5-3, 6-4, etc.

There's still the whole mess of using 2 extra layers of "score this much with 2 point advantage", because I guess people don't have anything better to do than watch a game go on for 6+ hours

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

They really didn't, though. You think the average factory worker was in the stand watching their betters hit those balls? And look at cricket ffs!