# Try to count the passes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 11, 2006, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662 "2006-12-11T07:51:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ammonius\_Saccus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Ammonius\_Saccus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ammonius_Saccus)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662/1 "2006-12-11T07:51:27Z")

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Check out this video. Skip ahead to 2:50 and then try to count the passes. I thought I was able to count them all and then my mind was blown.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PdhqR225Q)

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662/2 "2006-12-11T08:13:35Z")

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Wow. Good find.

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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662/3 "2006-12-11T08:43:19Z")

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I saw that before andI couldn’t believe it. Good stuff.

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**Author:** ![Ammonius\_Saccus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Ammonius\_Saccus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ammonius_Saccus)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662/4 "2006-12-13T02:56:31Z")

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I just couldn’t believe and had to rewind it. When they went through it a second time, I thought, “No way that it fake.” Then I went back and watched the first run again and I was like, “What the fuck!”

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662/5 "2006-12-13T03:21:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Ammonius Saccus]  
I just couldn’t believe and had to rewind it. When they went through it a second time, I thought, “No way that it fake.” Then I went back and watched the first run again and I was like, “What the fuck!”  
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I did the same thing.

I watched the whole video and it was great. I’ve got to read up on this guy.

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**Author:** ![Ammonius\_Saccus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Ammonius\_Saccus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ammonius_Saccus)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-to-count-the-passes/383662/6 "2006-12-13T03:27:16Z")

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I still feel like it must have been faked. I can’t believe I missed it.

Really, everone should try to count the passes. I didn’t care for the rest his presentation, but the pass counting exercise it pretty cool. I sent this to some people and they all had the same reaction.

Give it try but you really have to pay attention to count all the passes by the players in white.