The Number 3
Three is a strange number, as it is the number most do not realize is a
major part of our lives. It appears everywhere; from our seconds
of a minute to everyday household items.
Lucky Numbers
One major example of the number 3 is everybody's lucky number. Usually,
people's lucky numbers are 7 or 3. Both of which are three numbers
away from their extreme (0-10).
I know that from Judiasm, 18 is Chai, meaning Life. Think of the
signifigance! That is 3x3x2. If 3 is a lucky number, then first
it is tripled, then doubled!
Many Christians believe the numbers 666 are the sign of the Devil, though
I don't understand why. Three sixes should be lucky when rationalized
with how we view the number 3. That is three 3s and three 2s used
(6=3x2 6=3x2 6=3x2). Or, to look at it another way, it would be:
666
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2
333
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3 111
Which
makes our numbers 2, 3, 111. If you do: 11-1=10 10+3=13.
13 is 6 numbers away from 7. 6=3x2 which doubles your luck, and 7
is a lucky number for so many people and religions. (another way
to do this would be: 11-1=10 10+2=12 12=6+6 which is 3, 3, 2, 2...
OR you could say that 12=3x4=3, 2, 2.)
Superstitions
Also, there is a Jewish superstition that if you are walking alone and
come upon a demon, you should look at your thumbs and say: "You and
you and me are three." Three being the number that will protect you
from the demon. But, if the demon responds, "and me, are four." you
should reply, "and me are five." You should keep going up, keeping
odd numbers until the demon goes away.
Back in the days where children didn't usually live very long, it was customary
to have a large party when the child turned three years old, because it
was believed that if the child made it to three, then he or she will survive.
Triangles
Oh my goodness, do I need to go into triangles? Any of the triangle
theories I could ever possibly make up or find would be located in any
geometry book.
Measurements
There are 24 hours in a day. That equals 3x8. Where 8=23
, 2+2+2=6, which is 3x2. Not only that, but there are three
2s. If you add all the numbers that, when multiplied, equal 24 (3,
2, 2, 2), you get 9, which is 3x3.
Another thing is that our whole calendar is based on the numbers 7 and
3. 7 days in a week and 30 days to an average month. There
are 365 days in a year, but leap year is 366 which equals 3x122 and if
you break that all the way down, you come up with 2, 3, and 61. That
may not seem signifigant, but 6+1=7 or 6-1=5, 5-2=3 or just plain old fact
that you have a 7 and a 3 in the year's days, along with the months, should
be a satisfactory coincidence.
Our numbering is a system of 1-9. 9=3x3 of course.
I don't think I really need to explain 60 seconds per minute, and 60 minutes
per hour. But, as you may or may not have noticed, 60 seconds x 60
minutes x 24 hours=86,400 seconds in a day. All the numbers in 864
can relate to 3. 8=23, 8+4=12 and 12=2x2x3, 6=3x2 and
so one. There are also 1,440 minutes in a day. The largest
coincidence in this is that 8+6+4=18 and 14+4=18 and 13 is 6 away from
7 so we're back at our favorite numbers: 2, 3, 7.
The non-metric system is all based on 3. 12 inches per foot,
3 feet per hard, etc., etc., etc. The list goes on.
There are also three hands on the clock. One ticks 60x faster than
the minute hand, and the minute hand is 60x faster than the hour hand.
On a digital clock that includes seconds, there are six LED displays.
And to remind you, 6 still equals 3x2.
There are 6 grades (official grades, not N/A or INC) in the alphabetical
grading system. A, B, C, D, E, and F. I'm sure I don't have
to say, yet again, that 6=3x2.
Some Stuff from the Human Body
It is 9 months of pregnancy. Need I say that 3x3=9? And, if
you break it all the way down, 3+3+3=9, but 333x2=666. What do you
conjecture?
If you count the holes in your head (including eyes), you get 7--that is,
counting each nostril as a separate hole. If you count your nose
as one big hole, then you have 6 which is 3x2. There's that combination
again: 2, 3, 7. Also, and adult is said to have 36 teeth. 6x6=36
which is 3, 3, 2, and 2. But, if you discount your eyes and nose
as not being real holes, you have 3.
Miscellanious
There are three basic colors: Red, Blue, and Yellow. And, by coincidence
or no, there are 7 colors in a rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo, and violet.
Also, there are 3 levels to the US federal Judicial Branch: Supreme
Court, Court of Appelas, and US District Court. Another thing is
that there are 13 stripes on the American Flag. 13 is 6 away from
7, and 6=3x2. 13 is also the number of original colonies in the US.
There is no whole number for 1/3 of 100%. It is 33.333-%,
so the 3s are infinite. Also, this occurs with 2/3 or 100%, only
the numbers are 6s.
Electrical sockets normally come in pairs of two. Each socket has
3 holes and 3x2 is still 6, if you're wondering...
There are also 26 letters in the alphabet. 26=13x2 and now we break
it down to have (3x2=)6, 7, and 2. Because, of course, 13 is 6 away
from 7.
6 also equals 4+2 and I've just recently realized that if you just take
the numbers 4 and 2 and created 42, that equals 7x6 which is 2, 3, and
7. Also, 3+2+7=12 and 12=3x5 or 12=3, 2, 2. Also, with 12,
you have 1, 2, and 3.
Messing Around with Numbers...
And finally, my little scribbles on notebook paper during math class...
I came upon many cycles of numbers that deal with 3.
3x3=9 and 2x2=4. 9+4=13...so on.
3x3=9 and 6x6=36. 9+36=45. 4+5=9. 9=3x3.
7x7=49. 4+9=13...so on.
3x2=6 and 6x7=42. 4+2=6 and 6=3x2.
But what if we just have a 6 and a 7 to work with? Then we can say:
6=3x2 and 3+2=5. 5x7=35. 3+5=8 and 8=23 and 2+2+2=6.
Finally, 6=3x2. A whole cycle can be made with just the numbers 6
and 7 to start out with. Or, rather, a whole cycle can be made with
just the number 13 to start out with.
And, my final one for the moment (as I had to go home and didn't think
more on the matter until I started writing it in here), is: 3x7=21
and 2+1=3.
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