The current system allows for a unique number to be given to every fiber, which is independent of the bundle to which it belongs. There are 360 fibers in total, so the system was changed from two digit base six to four digit base six (allowing for 6^4 or 1296 unique numbers). In order to efficiently renumber the fibers their relative identifiers (the two original rubber bands) were left untouched, while two more rubber bands were added down stream according to their old bundle identifier (strap color). The two most downstream rubber bands correspond to the original bundles according to the following:
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The current system allows for a unique number to be given to every fiber, which is independent of the bundle to which it belongs. There are 360 fibers in total, so the system was changed from two digit base six to four digit base six (allowing for 6^4 or 1296 unique numbers). In order to efficiently renumber the fibers their relative identifiers (the two original rubber bands) were left untouched, while two more rubber bands were added down stream according to their old bundle identifier (strap color). The two most downstream rubber bands correspond to the original bundles according to the following: [[File:Bands.jpg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]
Purple pink = bundle 41<br>
Purple pink = bundle 41<br>
Line 25:
Line 25:
Purple yellow = bundle 43<br>
Purple yellow = bundle 43<br>
Purple green = bundle 44<br>
Purple green = bundle 44<br>
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Purple blue = bundle 45<br> [[File:Bands.jpg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]