The Super Bowl is a singular event in American society and its influence is so pronounced that the game’s half time show and advertisements get just as much (if not more) attention than the teams and players who actually, you know, play the game itself.
The Super Bowl’s influence extends beyond mere things like “commerce” and “football” though. Sports’ most important game* may also be single-handedly saving Roman Numerals from going the way of hieroglyphics.
*Does not include any places outside the United States
Correlation: pic.twitter.com/rJTRYwLbBk
— Bootifulgame (@bootifulgame) June 2, 2014
Yes, correlation does not equal causation, but it’s convincing enough that the NFL is the reason anyone still associates the number “10” the letter “X”.
