It Went Viral
This social media app is the main place where the "6-7" trend became popular.
What is TikTok?
The trend first spread widely in videos about this pro sport, featuring a player who is 6'7".
What is basketball (or the NBA)?
The biggest problem teachers have with the craze is that it causes this when a lesson is happening.
What is disruption (or interrupting class)?
What is the sum of 6 and 7?
What is 13?
The main way kids use the phrase is to shout these two specific numbers.
What is six and seven?
This is the full name of the NBA player whose height is 6 feet 7 inches.
Who is LaMelo Ball?
When teachers hear students saying the numbers, they often describe the behavior as a type of silly or funny "rot".
What is brain rot?
What is the product of 6 and 7?
What is 42?
The sound that started the craze came from a song by this rapper.
Who is Skrilla?
This basketball player is famous for wearing the number 1 on his jersey.
Who is LaMelo Ball?
The word 'slang' is used for an informal word or phrase, and "6-7" is an example of a word used by a specific age group.
What is middle schoolers/teenagers?
The fraction 6/7 is closest to this: one-half or one?
What is one? (Because 6/7 is very close to 7/7, or 1)
The most common answer to "What does '6-7' mean?" is this.
What is nothing (or no meaning)?
This professional team has the 6'7" player on it.
What are the Charlotte Hornets?
One teacher pranked their class by making all the answers to a math quiz equal this number.
What is 67?
If you multiply $100$ by 6 and then subtract 7, what is the final number?
What is 593? (100 x 6 = 600; 600 - 7 = 593)
The phrase is mostly used by kids in this age group, known as this generation.
What is Gen Alpha?
In addition to shouting the phrase, there is a motion that goes with it, looking like you are weighing two things.
What is a hand gesture?
Kids often use the phrase as an inside joke to show that they are part of a specific group of people, which creates a feeling of this.
What is belonging (or solidarity/community)?
The area of a rectangle is 42 square inches. If the length is 7 inches, what is the width?
What is 6 inches? (Area = length x width; 42 = 7 x W; W = 6)