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Do you recognize the number '46664' and understand it's significance?

Recognize Only
0
No votes
Recognize and Understand Significance
2
18%
What's '46664'?
9
82%
 
Total votes : 11

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Postby aviationwiz on Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:20 am

I was just reading an article about how 46664 is one of the world's most recognized numbers.

Do you recognize the number '46664' and understand it's significance? Be honest.
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Postby dodecahedron on Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:41 am

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One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie
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Postby MediumRare on Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:30 am

I know 42 :wink:, 4711, 0815 and 666 but not 46664.

A 4-6-6-4 is a Challenger and the Erie had a 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex, but I don't think a 4-6-6-6-4 locomotive existed.

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Postby Alektron on Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:15 pm

The number 2 is the most recognized number. 0 is sometimes confused with an O. 1 is sometimes confused with an I. So, it's 2. Everyone knows the number 2. Two is a perfect number: man & woman. Proton, electron; positive & negative. Beginning & end. It takes 2 to tango.
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Postby Justin42 on Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:03 pm

I only know it cause of Live 8 last year and how it was prevalent in one of the acts' performances, and even then it didn't totally explain what it was all about.

I'm leaving it vague on purpose. (Live 8 is NOT a hint, it probably won't get you in the right place)

Sounds like more "feel good" reporting... I seriously doubt any large % of people know what it means outside of certain areas.
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Postby ruderacer on Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:04 pm

Isn't this Nelson Mandela's prisoner number?
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Postby Ian on Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:46 pm

ruderacer wrote:Isn't this Nelson Mandela's prisoner number?


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Postby aviationwiz on Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:57 am

Justin42 wrote:Sounds like more "feel good" reporting... I seriously doubt any large % of people know what it means outside of certain areas.


I'd say so. I did a larger poll with people at my school.

I got:

3 knew it
1 recognized it
9 didn't know

That includes the stats from here. Then again, my friends are all uneducated (in this regard) American teens. One of them got it right on, and I was bloody impressed!
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