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==Current System==
==Current System==
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|right|alt text]]
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|right|Almost all rubber bands are wrapped around the fibers twice, but some are wrapped around three times as it was discovered that bands only wrapped around twice have a tendency to roll over each other.]]
Purple pink = bundle 41<br>
Purple pink = bundle 41<br>
All of the fibers on [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nNwGV8ktyOAOx1IHW56j6FE3KqDbFEpy6meRJBFwvFY/edit?pli=1#gid=0 this] spreadsheet have already been renumbered, the rest are still only identified by two rubber bands and their bundle strap color.
All of the fibers on [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nNwGV8ktyOAOx1IHW56j6FE3KqDbFEpy6meRJBFwvFY/edit?pli=1#gid=0 this] spreadsheet have already been renumbered, the rest are still only identified by two rubber bands and their bundle strap color.