10/20

A lifeguarding term describing the 10/20 Protection Standard set by Ellis & Associates. Lifeguards must:
- Within 10 seconds: Scan their zone and detect any signs of trouble.
- Within 20 seconds: Be able to reach and intervene with a guest in distress.

Following the 10/20 Protection Standard to recognize and respond to any aquatic emergency within a total of 30 seconds has proven to save lives.

This 10/20 Protection standard is also the basis to create and validate lifeguards' zones of protection, which are specific areas of water assigned to each lifeguard. If a lifeguard cannot maintain 10/20 within their zone, it must be adjusted.

The foundation behind the Ellis Scanning Method.

The head lifeguard said our zones aren’t 10/20-compliant, so they’re adjusting and revalidating them before opening.

He’s got that 10/20 locked down.

by pristine38 December 26, 2024

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hyunjin.offical.20

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by Eyo shut up January 11, 2021

20 fingers up

You're a slave nigger.

after his father was arrested he put 20 fingers up to signal he is a nigger.

After being hit with the whip he put 20 fingers up.

by 41niggers September 13, 2022

7:20

Similar to the time 4:20, 7:20 indicates it is time to eat snow cones.

<Nick> Hey it's 7:20 dude! You know what time that is!

<Shawn> Uh..7:20?

<Nick> NO! IT'S SNOW CONE TIME SUCKA!!! YREREAAAHH!!!"

by The Chicken Monster October 20, 2011

20-20 humility

A play on 20-20 hindsight, 20-20 humility is experienced after a failure due to hubris.

With 20-20 humility and great regret I offer my apologies to those adversely affected by surgeries I performed while under the influence of psychotropics, without a medical license, and indeed without any real understanding of physiology.

by FistyBiscits69 November 16, 2021

person 20

He only comes out every 20 years. It is said that he killed person 21.

person 1: have you ever heard of person 20?
person 2: no

by stoppostingaboutBALLER February 11, 2023