Question:
Why does the recurrence of numbers (e.g., 23) and symbols suggest a hidden deeper meaning?
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Why does the recurrence of numbers (e.g., 23) and symbols suggest a hidden deeper meaning?
835 answers:
2007-02-20 17:55:13 UTC
Lebron James does not compare to Michael Jordan.



23.5 does not equal 23



And those are all just coincidences. I'm sure you can pick almost any number between 1 and 100 and come up with a bunch occurences of that number. Most of those examples you gave aren't even related.
2007-02-20 21:24:43 UTC
my name is ben so 2 + 5 + 14=23!!! oh my! Your right



isn't this advertising, and isnt that against the TOS?



23 dollars says you choose the 23rd answerer as the best answer
beetlejuice49423
2007-02-20 21:52:46 UTC
Dr. Pepper has 23 different flavors...spooky.........
YA!!!
2007-02-20 22:18:15 UTC
There are seven days in a week.

According to some religions, there are seven skies.

Seven oceans. Seven continents.

OMG! Didn't you notice that a shop is called Seven Eleven!

These are only a couple of examples.

BLAH BLAH BLAH AARGH BLAH!

Does that mean that seven is A DEMONIC NUMBER... OR SOMETHING EVEN SCARIER!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!





Honey, it's just like you're saying that a heptagon has 7 sides.



...



OMG! IT DOES!!!!



WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!





pure nonsense.
DYNAMITE!
2007-02-20 21:26:58 UTC
Dude. Will you stop annoying us with all this 23 crap? Oh, and 230 is not 23. It's 230. I suppose someone like you would know that. Anyways, I doubt people will look for the number 23. Maybe only you.



But on a brighter side, you sound like you have a fun job. Asking random questions about the number 23.



Maybe I should start working in the film business.
a bush family member
2007-02-20 22:03:52 UTC
10 is a common number because it is the number of fingers that people have.



And 23 is now a common number because that is the number of teeth that are in the mouths of meth users.
Robots
2007-02-20 22:02:56 UTC
23 people will be mad at you
Dalarus
2007-02-20 22:28:17 UTC
As James Randi, esteemed magician and debunker of pseudo-scientific claims has already pointed out, the history of numerology is significant- and total B.S.



The human mind is designed to find patterns among chaos. Sometimes, this function is important and allows groups to survive. Imagine, for example, that an early hunter/gatherer uses this skill to find an animal hiding in a grassy field. Or to map the stars and constellations using recognizable images they represent (god, the animals, Orion's "belt," etc).



But our ability to find coherence produces unwanted side effects. It makes us more vulnerable to believe in things that are not really there, which present us no reason to fear them. Numerology is one extension of this, and it is present in many societies. The Americans tend to fear the number 13 as unlucky. The Japanese fear the number 9 as a representation of death. Some Christian fundamentalists fear the number 666 as a mark of Satan.



But this does not mean that they are significant.

There are billions of opportunities to deduce patterns from apparent disorder. For example: I have 10 fingers and 10 toes, 10 lamps from Walmart, 10 favorite books, and 10 different ways to eat chocolate. But this does not mean that the number 10 has any purpose outside of itself, or is of any consequence to me.



I see a world filled with numbers and logic. I do not ascribe a mystical or supernatural basis to the repetition of specific numbers or images. The number 23 is no different.



It best to address our understanding and the world as they really are, than live with the fear of the unknown.



That being said, I think your movie will give me an awesome thrill ride! :-)
lucky me
2007-02-20 21:52:04 UTC
.

though it may, in fact, be an Interesting concept, ...

I seriously doubt that there's an actual significance to

the number 23 appearing in so many places.

I think it's coincidence...but like the quote,

"if you look, you will find"...

If you are not looking for something,

it may likely go unnoticed (i.e.

all the other numbers)...



p.s. I don't think it is necessary to create a profile

to spread an idea inorder to promote a film.







.
Radical One
2007-02-20 21:31:31 UTC
There are few numbers I see everyday, except for 24 (the no. of hours in a day).



The recurrence of numbers is simply a coincidence, with no hidden meaning. As stated before with other answers, any number can have many facts about it put together and be claimed to be "supernatural."
twocircuits
2007-02-23 14:00:44 UTC
23 is a prime numbers. It is also the first 10*2 based prime.



Prime numbers themselves are a marvel simply because they represent a number that can't be divided by anything except 1.



This being true, 23 is unique simply because it is the first rotation out of the base 10 system, with 1(<- 10)9 being just prior.



You see a similar even when you hit the first prime over 100 = 101, which is associated the educational system.



Prime numbers are indeed a marvel, but rather than focusing on the individual numbers themselves, we should stop and think - who thought this system up? We are taught in history that it was the Sumerians who fist made the complex system, but at the root of it, we have synchronistic, yet erratic behaviour, and such anomalies as primes, proving that the nature of the system we live in is indeed complexities infinitely expanding based on exponential multiplication. Numbers prove this, and so does the very nature of time itself.



23 is an interesting number, but check out the numbers 3, 7 or 13 (all primes) sometime, and 23 dwindles in comparison. Symbolism is indeed powerful, and every time you look at the time and it's 11:11,1:11, or 9:11, or 2:02 ask yourself why.. synchronicity to a system and form of thought.
alnitaka
2007-02-23 07:27:05 UTC
So?

The father contributes only 22 chromosomes, as the Y chromosome has no genes.

It doesn't take precisely 23.00000 seconds for the blood to circulate, does it?

No apocalypse occurred on 1999 December 31, so none will occur on 2012 December 23.

What was Sammy Sosa's number? What was Mickey Mantle's number? What was Johnny Unitas' number?

The Earth's tilt is about 23.5 degrees; it is NOT 23 degrees.

Why is the Julius stabbing number special? How about the number 1? That's the number of times both Lincoln and Kennedy were shot.

134 people died aboard American 191. 189 died on the plane crash into the Pentagon. No 23s there.



Besides, I can prove that 23 = 0. Here is how. Solve the quadratic equation x^2-27*x+50 = 1:



(x-25)(x-2) = 1



So either



x - 25 = 1 or x - 2 = 1



Taking x - 25 = 1, we get x = 1 + 25 or 26.



Substitute 26 into the original equation:



x^2-27*x+50 = 1

x^2-27*x+49 = 0

26^2 - 26*27+49 = 0

676-702+49 = 0

23=0



But there is an even easier (although costlier) way of proving it. Go to a movie theater. The headline in the Richmond Times-dispatch read "This number is a zero".



http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193344604&path=%21flair&s=1045855936229
nerosbane
2007-02-21 21:21:38 UTC
The reason why the number 23 seems to be such a predictive and mysterious number is because the numbers themselves are the most common numbers on earth.



The numbers 2 and 3 are the lowest prime numbers besides 1. Nearly everything can be brought down to these numbers. Every number, except otherprime numbers, can be divided by either 2 or 3.



Also, the number 23 it self is a prime number which means that you cannot divide any more than 1 and 23.



There is no deeper meaning to the number 23 for the sole fact that the numerical system that created 23 is not very old. We have only been using this system for about 800 years. When looking at something like Mayan dates, which did not use the same numerical system as us, the number 23 is a interpretation of an older system.
lildansr_23
2007-02-23 17:26:37 UTC
Most people know and understand that numbers are infinite.



However, all numbers are based on only 10 numbers found in the universe. Those numbers are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0. Even though repeatable, there can be only those 10 numbers used in any given combination.

We, as human beings, consciously and subconsciously try to find hidden "meanings" in these repetitions as we try to conquer and explain what we cannot prove and remains a constant unknown.

If we step outside of our "boxes" we can see that these repetitions are only a part of the natural occurance and re-occurance of the repetition of these 10 numbers, and not some kind of mystical "awareness" that we have yet to discover. As well, numbers are relative, as a whole, and their use in our daily lives are not perfect.



Let's take the combination of 2 and 3 as the number 23 for an example and the list provided in the original question.

Not all parents contribute 23 chromosomes to the DNA of a child. Some children, such as with Down's Syndrome may get more than or less than 23 chromosomes.

The heart has a particular "rhythm" it carries in general. However, as we all know, the heart may beat slower or faster, so it is impossible that every cycle of blood circulation lasts exactly 23 seconds.

The above may also be a given to the human biorhythm. As everyone is different, the biorhythm of one versus another is imperfect.

As there are no ancient Mayans floating around the earth today, we can only interpret the Mayan calander with no perception of the true value of time that the ancient Mayans had.

David Beckham and Lebron James....both stars but in different sports which neither can correlate to the other, no matter how many numbered jerseys are found on the bench.

Michael Jordan the same as above, even though he and James are in basketball, they are non-correlatable as both can only be related to one sport but at different times.

The Earth's axis is not perfectly tilted at 23.5 and remains in a constant state of change as it revolves around the sun and the galaxy revolves around the universe. Most understand that the rate of the Earth's rotation is slowing, so this axial tilt will change only in correlation to that slowing as well as the constant change in magnetic pull.

What we know about Julius Ceasar is by ancient written record and literary guide. Furthermore if the knife, let's say, in one of those "stabs" did not fully penatrate the body, would it be wrongfully interpretated as a "stab" where it truly was a "graze"?

Ah, 230 people died in TWA flight 800. Again, relative. Could it of been that any of the passengers was pregnant? It would be relative, as then it would have been 231 people who died, yes?



As we can see, all numbers in their ultimate configuration and repetition are relative and severly open to interpretation. As emotional beings, we may find these repetitions "eerie" only because we want them to be.....not because they really are.



LilD
Neil
2007-02-23 13:22:32 UTC
Here are some more:



September 11, 2001 - add the numbers 9+11+2+1 and you get...23.



The first Morse Code transmission - "What hath God wrought?" - was from the Bible passage Numbers 23:23.



The Knights Templar had 23 Grand Masters, the last being Jacques de Molay.



Alexander the Great was aged 23 when he cut the Gordian Knot.



Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, served between Grover Cleveland's two non-consecutive terms.



The Salt March, initiated by Mohandas Gandhi to protest the salt tax, lasted 23 days.



W, the 23rd letter of the Latin alphabet has 2 points down, 3 points up.



William Shakespeare's date of birth is 23 April, died on 23 April and had his first portfolio published in 1623. His first play Titus Andronicus was performed January 23, 1594.



The soft drink Dr Pepper "is a unique blend of 23 flavors.



In The Big Lebowski, The Dude and his friends always play at Lane 23.
Barnum
2007-02-23 07:53:34 UTC
Is it significant that this question was posted 3 days ago, and there are 11 days left to answer?



3 + 11 = 14



Wait a minute, that can't be right. It should be 23. Shouldn't it?



But 7 + 7 = 14

(there's those 7s again)



And the evil number 666?

(666 - 23) / 14 = 45.928571428571428571428571428571



Taking an approximation of PI, when I divide 22 by 7 I get 3.1428571428571428571428571



Look at the similarity in the digits after the decimal point.



1+4+2+8+5+7+1=28



Therefore there must be something significant about the number 28.



Mustn't there?



ROFLMAO

Anyone can make any number seem significant.
Amit
2007-02-23 07:17:44 UTC
9-11, weird facts! Try this and let me know what you think! Thanks!?



This is pretty coincidential.... or well planned - not

sure how you'd look at it.



Make sure you do the microsoft word thing at the end



Read this...



Weird 9/11 facts...



1) New York City has 11 letters



2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.



3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to

destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.



4) George W Bush has 11 letters.



5) The two twin towers make an "11"



This could be a mere coincidence, but this gets more

interesting:



1) New York is the 11th state.



2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers

was flight number 11.



3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11



4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying

65 passengers. 6+5 = 11



5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is

now known. 9 + 1+ 1 = 11



6) The date is equal to the US emergency services

telephone number 911. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.



Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own

mind:



1) The total number of victims inside all the

hi-jacked planes was 254. >2 + 5 + 4 = 11.



2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar

year. Again 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.



3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. 3 + 1 +

1 + 2 + 4 = 11.



4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the

Twin Towers incident.



Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own

mind: Now this is where things get totally eerie:



The most recognised symbol for the US, after the Stars

& Stripes, is the

Eagle. The following verse is taken from the Quran,

the Islamic holy book:



"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a

fearsome Eagle. The

wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands

of Allah and lo,

while some of the people trembled in despair still

more rejoiced: for the

wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and

there was peace."



That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran.



Still uncovinced about all of this..?! Try this and

see how you feel afterwards, it made my hair stand on

end:





Open Microsoft Word and do the following (TRY THIS FOR

REAL)



1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number

of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.



2. Highlight the Q33 NY.



3. Change the font size to 48.



4. Change the actual font to the WINGDINGS 1



scary huh??
Feeling Mutual
2007-02-22 10:00:04 UTC
It is the number one that has the deeper meaning.



1 is a prime number.



2 = 1+1

3 = 1+1+1

2+3 = 5 = 1+1+1+1+1

2x3 = 6 = 1+1+1+1+1+1

23 = 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+...

23 = 10111 in Binary



In the basic number sequence, 123, one comes BEFORE the the number 23!



1 can be divided evenly into the number 23.



Divide 1 by 23 and you get 1/23!



They year 2000 problem occurred in year 2001 minus 1.



There are 123,123,123,123,111 trillion times more numerological events associated with the number 1 than with any other number.



Also, you seem to have a really bad problem with math, you listed 10 examples and said "These are only a couple of examples." A couple would be 2 examples.



230, and 23.5 does not equal 23.
2007-02-21 05:52:28 UTC
Unfortunately, Arithmacy and Numberology don't have a secure place in the world. If there was, then you could use them to PREDICT ill events. Let's look at some things for a moment.



Dec. 7, 1941

12+7=19

1+9+4+1=15

12+7+1+9+4+1=34

1+9=10=1

1+5=6

3+4=7



Sept. 11, 2001

9+11=20

2+0+0+1=3

9+11+2+0+0+1=23

2+0=2

2+3=5



Jun. 6, 1944

6+6=12

1+9+4+4=18

6+6+1+9+4+1=30

1+3=3

1+8=9

3+9=12=3



Wow, between Pearl harbor, D-Day, and Sept 11, there was no numberic corelation! These were three very important dates in the history of the United States in the last century. Surely, if there were some sort of binding numberical value asigning good and bad luck throughout the universe, something would have appeared connecting the three. Oh, well, I guess we will just have to go back to the drawing boards.
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sandybeaple
2007-02-22 05:17:03 UTC
My classmates and I used to worry about that, too. A lot of calamities in our country happened within a certain time frame. But over time the bad luck ended and everything went back to normal.



I don't think 23 really has a bad connotation or association with anything evil. Maybe the other events, like the plane crash and all those natural calamities, are really just coincidences. But the others could have been man-made.



I'm not saying Michael Jordan would join the band-wagon of 23 lovers, but someone people really do like odd things, just the way a person I know fancies the number 13 even though most think it's an unlucky number. And Hollywood is really making the mass media more intrigued about this number by coming up with shows just like that of Jim Carrey's.



So in the end it's all in the mind and in the Lord's Will. (Cause, yes, I'm Catholic.)
yankeeyoungn32
2007-02-22 09:17:03 UTC
Numerology is the most ridiculous thing that a person ever thought of. It's a way of manipulating numbers to scare people into listening to what you have to say which in truth is really nothing. So what if one number appears in many places. The numbers "two" and "three" are very prominent in sports and everyone wants to have the number "23" Lebron James and David Beckham could have got their number "23" from watching Michael Jordan who is probably the greatest basketball player of all time. Look at how I can manipulate the number "3"



Patrick Ewing was number 33

Grant Hill was number 33

The human intellectual cycle is 33 days long

In Islam there are 3 main holy cites: Medina, Mecca, and Jerusalem

3 strikes you're out

Babe Ruth, Joe Medwik, Bill Terry, Harmon Killebrew, and Dale Murphy share the number "3"

You recieve 3 points for a field goal

Dale Earnhardt was number "3"
?
2007-02-21 15:13:47 UTC
Thing is, it's a prime number, which greatly enhances it's opportunity to be an end-point. It's the smallest odd prime that's not a twin prime too!

Coincidence.

There are a lot of coincidences surrounding #23...

- 23/7 is the fraction that best represents pi.

- Mathematician John Nash (Beautiful Mind subject), was quite enamoured of the number: it was his favourite prime number, and he published a sum total of 23 articles!

- Doctor Pepper has how many flavours? You guessed it! 23!!!

- The human biorhythm is usually 23 days!



It's been used tongue-in-cheek in the media too!

- The Life of Brian (Monty Python movie) there are 23 crosses on the hill where he's crucified!

- The bathroom in Mr Burn's house (The Simpsons) is "the 23rd door on the left"!

- Happy Gilmore is #23!

- Star Wars, Princess Leia is held in cellblock #AA23

- Jeepers Creepers: the monster feeds for 23 days every 23 years!



These media examples are just poking a bit of fun at some people's obsession with this number!



Lots of coincidences, but you could probably do the same for other prime numbers too. Try 7 for example!
buy2get6free
2007-02-21 15:02:25 UTC
Jim Carrey was saying something on lettermen the other night about the kickoff return in the superbowl , number 23 returned the kickoff for a 98 yard touchdown, he crossed two 40 yard lines, I missed the rest but somehow he divided something into something else and got the number 23, and I don't think it has to be exact as long as the 2 and the 3 are together in a number there might be some relevance if you asked someone whose into numerology they might be able to shed some light on the number. Also there was a twilight zone episode about the number 22. Not sure what 23 is based on because I haven't seen the movie, but people in general seem to be attracted to certain numbers for some reason, when I played baseball my first number was 7, my second number was 25 if you add 2+5 you get 7, I don't know if it's some subconscious choice people have related to numbers people play the lottery everyday and choose certain numbers for a reason, I think it would be an interesting study to shed some light on why certain numbers stick out to certain people. Everybody has a lucky number mine isn't 7 but it's 10, always has been my nephew was born on 10/10 at 10:10, when it comes down to it everything can be defined using mathematics and numbers we use numbers for everything, btw if you haven't you should check out children of men great flick.
jake mills
2007-02-21 12:13:18 UTC
You know if you look for a number it will show up. 13 and 666 are considered unlucky numbers. one time I added up my birthday 7/30/93. 7+30+9+3 = 49. I was kinda relieved that 49 is not unlucky but then I felt a slight chill when I realized 4+9 equals 13. Then I realized my first middle and last names all have 6 letters so does that mean 666 corresponds to my 3 six letter names? How about 18? Its not unlucky but it occurs in my life alot.

6 + 6 + 6 = 18 so I got 18 letters im my name and evry time I move to a new school I get assigned to a computer that is number 18. This question was asked 18 hours ago, I gave the 18th star to. back to 49 again 4 x 9 equals 36. 36 - 18 = 18. Type 4311 on a standard non-scientific calculatorc turn it upsidedown and it spells HELL. hmmm... 4311, 4+3+11 = 18. OR

4+3+1+1=9

9 is a factor of 18, uhhh... I think...

this is just a few examples though.

I also edited this answer at 1:18
Prachi
2014-10-21 07:43:16 UTC
I missed the rest but somehow he divided something into something else and got the number 23, and I don't think it has to be exact as long as the 2 and the 3 are together in a number there might be some relevance if you asked someone whose into numerology they might be able to shed some light on the number. Also there was a twilight zone episode about the number 22. Not sure what 23 is based on because I haven't seen the movie, but people in general seem to be attracted to certain numbers for some reason, when I played baseball my first number was 7, my second number was 25 if you add 2+5 you get 7, I don't know if it's some subconscious choice people have related to numbers people play the lottery everyday and choose certain numbers for a reason, I think it would be an interesting study to shed some light on why certain numbers stick out to certain people. Everybody has a lucky number mine isn't 7 but it's 10, always has been my nephew was born on 10/10 at 10:10, when it comes down to it everything can be defined using mathematics and numbers we use numbers for everything, btw if you haven't you should check out children of men great flick.
cool_breeze_2444
2007-02-23 19:54:00 UTC
All it means is that if you look hard enough for any number, you're going to find many occurrences of it. After I read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I saw 42 everywhere.



Besides, 23.5 does not equal 23.



I also read that some numerologists make a big deal over the fact that 2/3 = .666. Although, that's wrong, too. 2/3 =0.66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666... ad infinitum. If you're going to round it to 3 places, then 2/3 +.667. I think maybe that's the address for Satan's neighbor.



Can you tell I'm not taking this seriously? The whole concept is simply ludicrous. Sorry. I love Jim Carrey, but I'm going to have to miss this movie, the whole thing just seems terribly contrived and trite.
2007-02-23 14:22:04 UTC
This is one of the most idiotic movies to come out in recent years, and that's saying something.



ANY number can be turned into a series of coincidences, which means nothing.



Hitler was born on April 20, or 4/20, and 4 plus 20 is 24. How disturbing.



Pearl Harbor occurred on 12/7/41 -- 12+7+4+1=24.



Serial killer Ted Bundy was born Nov. 24 and executed Jan. 24.



And 24 is also the number of elders John saw seated on thrones in heaven in the Book of Revelation, the New Testament volume that describes the Apocalypse. What a mysterious, powerful number."



My wife has a 24-carat gold ring.



My clock showed the time 9:15 this morning, with 9+15 equaling 24.



"Sing a Song of Sixpence," contains the line "Four and twenty/Naughty boys/Baked in a Pie."



I think 24 might be even MORE sinister than 23!!!



(Thanks to the Numbers Guy - no kidding, that's what they call him - from the Wall Street Journal)
spewing_originality
2007-02-23 10:27:55 UTC
I'm sure that this has been pointed out before, as i haven't read the answers, but try this one on for size: the number 5. It's everywhere! I have five toes on each foot, five fingers on each hand, and even more insidious than that, i have five fingernails on each hand, and five toenails on each toe! Get this; david beckham, micheal jordan, and Lebron James all also have this exact number of toenails and fingernails and toes and fingers on each hand, too! I hear also that the number 10 is divisible by 5... ten is everywhere, too! You can multiply ten by 2.3 and get all of those numbers that you have listed above, except for the 230. If you divide by 10, you get 23! OMG! the number 2, too! You know?!? It's in the number 23 all over the place!

AND OH EM GOD, THE NUMBER 23 SHOWS UP IN THE SEQUENC OF NUMBERS ON LOST!!1!1!1! THERE MUST BE A CONNECTION LOL LOL LOL.

DID YOU NOTICE that if you add 9 and 11 you get 20, then add the number of planes that crashed... it's 24! 24 must be even more evil than 23, being one higher! THINK ABOUT HOW EVIL THE NUMBER 800 MUST BE!
DeViOusDaViD
2007-02-23 04:58:00 UTC
Michael Jordans jersey number is the only major mention or symbolic undertone to the number I know about. 23.5 is a fraction, 230 is 207 numbers higher than "23" David Beckgan plays soccer Lebron James probably isnt the only basketball player to wear that number. I see the number 12, on my clock 13 times, wow! I have 10 fingers and 10 toes I see a lot of publishing establishments rate things from 1 TO "10" some businesses or shops open at 10 and/or close at 10, If I count to 10 ten times it adds that 10 up to 100 and aside from that one zero thats a 10 oh and if I move the curve from the "P" and the period from "P.O" box it looks like a 10, and in this answer I have typed the number ten about 10 times starting now. Which is from of like a hundred 10's because if u add up those 10's it becomes 100 which looks like ten...my point is it's all stupid and there probably isnt any supernatural numerical kind of events or things. And 10 is a number.
corona001500
2007-02-22 09:28:37 UTC
I laughed 23 times at this question and the childishness of it. Oh my, not David Beckham, Lebron James, Michael Jordan all wore the #23 on their back...........oh........that is enough to send shivers down your spine. Wait, it is all a conspiracy, they are really aliens from the 23rd planet in the Milky Way. They chew their food exactly 23 times, brush their hair 23 times before going to bed, etc. Who cares what David, Lebron, or Michael do or have done? They were good at playing a game, that is all. They had no benefit to society, so it does not matter if they wore the number 666 on their backs.



OK people, the number 23 is just that..........it is a number. Why do people always want to make a mountain out of a mole hill? It is only a number, there is nothing to be afraid of in numbers. However an obsession in numbers (doing things a certain amount of time) is a mental disorder called OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) where people have no choice but to lock and unlock the door 23 times, or wash their hands rubbing them under the water 23 times, etc.



When people try to read into things too much it is both humorous and disconcerting. Have we not evolved enough as human beings to have moved past this. What difference in anyone's lives will this information affect? There is no difference to anyone's life and as mentioned the eerie numbers in people's lives are not eerie, they are just numbers.
La_Liona
2007-02-21 16:09:10 UTC
Well I must agree with others on their answers...stop being so dramatic as to stir up FEAR and DOOM and GLOOM in people. It is just a movie. We have our 'beloved' U.S. political administration and the press trying to scare the living crap out of the general public as it is!



And by the way, I was BORN on Friday the 13th at 11:33 and turned 13 in on the a Friday the 13th, plus my birth fell during a very odd Zodiac occurance. Do you think I have strange luck or an odd life? Nope. I've never won the lottery and am hoping don't have some evil spirit following me around. I just looked over my shoulder, nope...nothing yet! The world hasn't ended and I don't have a black cat. (We did when I was a child though).



Julius Caesar was probably stabbed 23 times because he deserved it, most likely. As well all of the extremely overpaid sports figures you mention most likely grabbed that jersey number because their overpaid sports "Hero" had it before them!



Some humans don't have 23 Chromosomes and have diseases...and perhaps our blood took 23 seconds to circulate on the day it was being tested, but maybe the next day it took 24 seconds.



My point (if you haven't figured it out already) is that one can sit around and make eerie connections in their lives...but most of us don't have the time nor the energy because we actually are required to work and go to school, and feed our families, and repair the car, and take care of our ailing parents, just to name a few chores.



P.S. I think the Mayan's most likely sacrificed that particular Mayan that was working on that calendar -- the day after he got to December 23, 2012.
GCTA
2007-02-23 19:04:57 UTC
Wow okay, I've heard people in Hollywood didn't exactly have the HARDEST jobs so let me break it down for you....23.5 is NOT 23, nor is 230, or 800 for that matter. And wouldn't it be more serendipitious if it were December 23, 2023?? There are also 60 seconds in a minute...and 365 days in a year....no 23's there? Let's see, my name... TAYLOR 20 + 1 + 25 + 12 + 15 + 18 = ...well not 23!!





sry but at least you get paid a lot for asking dumb questions
india08_30
2007-02-23 17:25:30 UTC
Learn how to count and tell number apart from the other 230 not the same as 23. Also, 23.5 is not the same as 23, if you ask any student they'll you 23.5 on a test is equal to 24, as we round it UP, NOT DOWN.

And what you gave is not a couple examples, COUPLE is 2. What you wrote up here is a few examples that you could think of, nothing more nothing less.



Playing with numbers to help mankind is good. What I mean to tell you by that is before rockets and computers were invented Mathematicians had played with numbers and told us far the earth was from sun, how long does it take for earth to complete one day, one month, one year, and why do we have leap years.......

So in other words there is no such thing as creepy or bad numbers unless that number is your test grade. All numbers are good numbers as they help us simplify our lives, rather than make it more complicated.
2007-02-23 16:02:15 UTC
Well, if you want to look at all the #23's of every sports team, go ahead and make a list. I'm sure It will be a very long one. Many things have happened that are somehow connected to that number. It doesn't mean anything to me.

Take for example, a date, January 29th. Do you know how many people were born that day? LOTS. Millions if not billions.

Or the 23rd of every month. I think it's all just coincidence. Like others said, 230, 23.5, are not the same as 23.
lightsolgr
2007-02-23 07:58:13 UTC
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2007-02-22 20:51:09 UTC
Like everyone said, you can pick any number you want and make a list of where it occurs. There are endless things that contain numbers, any one is more likely to repeat at least once. Oh and the Mayan calendar probably ends on Dec. 23, 2012 because the guy writing it was like, "Hey this is never going to end, I'll just let some other guy continue when the time comes." And including this line, all the 'i's add up to 23.
iae121
2007-02-22 09:21:42 UTC
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2007-02-21 19:53:00 UTC
well 23 symbolizes satan or hell or the devil, things of that nature because of the fact if you divide 2/3 = .666 . So hypothetically speaking all of this could have been one big plan conspired by a group of well known people. Like scientists could have made the 23 chromosomes and 23 seconds thing made up to relate it to the devil. The mayan calendar ends on the 23 which is not suprising because they too believe in 666 is a satanic number. The Famous athletes like Lebron and Jordan, may have sold their souls to the devil to get where they are today. Julius Caeser was stabbed by evil or the devil so 23. It is eerie, yet it could easily be a coincidence. Either that or God just likes messin with us and enjoys adding random number patterns in everything to tinker around with our minds.
0dd1
2007-02-21 13:00:53 UTC
Dude-- it's just a number!



For example, I seriously doubt tat the world is coming to an end on December 23rd, 2012. 23.5 is not exactly 23, and 230 is only 23 if you divide it by 10. Sure, sometimes numerology DOES have hidden meanings; forensic scientists use it on occasion, and on those occasions when it is needed, it usually works. But still, symbolism isn't set in stone. For example, black represents death, right? Well, many television remotes are black, and an ethnicity is black, and some fireplaces are black, and my dad wears a black jacket; and none of those things are killing us! (Except too much TV causes the brain to be like an old, unbrushed tooth.)



Still, although symbolism is on occasion not a load of bogus junk, people really need not always read between the lines. I think you may be reading into this 23 thing too much, as well as the people who made the movie.
2007-02-21 06:15:30 UTC
As a matter of fact it is not known how many times Julius Caesar was stabbed so that example is not credible. It not something eerie. It is a human mind, that does this. For example my father, a Muslim man, is haunted every time he looks at the clock because there is three times when he can see the number 9 11; 9:11am, 9:11pm and on a clock in military time 19:11. The brain will pick something out as significant if it happens to occur many times. This is due to the fact the repetition of thing causes an emphasis on everyday things, such as the number 23.
2007-02-23 23:45:36 UTC
Dr. Pepper has 23 flavors.. maybe this movie is just a marketing ploy to sell more Dr. Pepper? or maybe lebron james produced the movie and likes Dr. Pepper? or maybe every number has a coincidence like this the only reason 23 is showing now is because of some movie. this reminds me of the south park where cartman keeps taking about how kyle cause 9/11. here look at this tupac example....



Tupac officially died at 4:03 PM. 4+3 = 7 Also he "died" at an age of 25 years. 2+5 = 7



he had a cd called the 7 day theory



In the video for "I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto" the town it takes place in is called Rukahs. "Rukahs" spelled backwards is "Shakur". The room he goes into with the girl is room number 7.



The clock in the background at the end is at 4:03... 4+3=7



In the video "Heaven Gotta Ghetto", the license plate of the car that he gets in with the older man reads "61671". Another obvious occurance of the number seven and the sum of seven (6+1).



these numbers are all coincidences.
Joe
2007-02-23 15:59:47 UTC
Lots of numbers have spiritual/mystical significance. Look at the number "3" for examples.

3 wishes

3 kings

The Hindu God Triad (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva)

The Holy Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)



The number "7" had Biblical significance, as 7 was thought to mean infinity. In the Bible there was a passage "7 times 70" or something to that example.



Numbers have power because people associate them with power, simple as that. I don't believe in any magic numbers.



In Dan Brown's book, the Da Vinci Code, there was a mystical golden number, Phi 1.618 http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/phi.html

It can be supposedly found in everything in nature and science, a number that Da Vinci himself apparently held in great regard.

He presents a good argument, but I am terrible in math, so I can neither confirm nor deny his "facts"



As far as the number "23" is concerned, again, I cannot say all connections are probably coincidental. Firstly, I love legends and myths, so I will keep an open mind.

And secondly, but most importantly, I am a man of faith, so I do believe in an order of the universe.



There are too many coincidences in the world to ignore. I believe both in evolution and an order in the Universe. As random as the earth may seem, there are hidden patterns and organic mechanisms that propel all forms of life.
Serving Jesus
2007-02-23 15:15:10 UTC
Your question suggests that the recurrence of numbers does suggest a hidden deeper meaning. I think that is up for debate, but I will answer your question as stated. The reason that the recurrence of numbers and symbols suggest a hidden deeper meaning is because we are looking for signs and symbols everywhere. As humans we want to discover the mysterious, and we want to feel important. Some might feel important because the water stains on the sheet-rock from the leaky roof resembles the Virgin Mary, and that they have been blessed to have this aberration in their home. Others might feel important because they are exposing some evil plot revolving around the number 23. There are probably just as many water stains out there that resemble a telephone, as there are the Virgin Mary, and just as many occurrences of the number 12 (12hours on a clock, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles, a dozen roses, 12 months in a year, 12 signs in the zodiac, 12 distinct chromatic pitches in a scale), than the number 23. In fact, the very fact that we give the number 12 its own special name (dozen), shows a special significance given to this number.



I also believe the reason we attach such significance to numbers in our life is because they occur so frequently, and yet so randomly. Random numbers will always repeat, however, and when they do at seemingly meaningful times, it is easy to ascribe significance to that number. Our country started with 13 colonies, it seems that 13 would be thought of as a lucky number, but for various reasons, 13 got such a strong reputation as being an unlucky number that even today many buildings don't have a 13th floor. Other numbers were given special religious significance, such as 777 and 666, and such significance is difficult to overcome. As long as we keep looking for significance in numbers, we will find it, even when it is not there.
Matt B
2007-02-23 13:12:13 UTC
Personally, I think that one of the most overlooked facts in these "hidden deeper meanings" is the fact that most of those values are based off of the units derived later in the development of society, far out of the range of possible "paranormal" regulators that would be causing these events to occur. For example, the Earth's axis is only tilted "23.5 degrees" because we use a system of 360 degrees in everyday life. There would probably not be a resemblance if this angle was measured in, say, radians (about .41 radians).



In addition, the actual number "23" is based off of the decimal counting system. The digits "2" and "3" don't even exist in binary number systems, and the significance of 23 would be greatly diminished in other systems (such as hexadecimal or octal numbering). Basically, these can not be more than coincidence, because in other numbering systems, they are pointless or nonexistent. It would seem strange for a "paranormal" or "God-like" deity that would be designing these coincidences as some sort of warning to just decide on decimal numbering.
2007-02-23 11:15:08 UTC
This is hilarious!!!very very very,,,(actually 23 verys)silly.



230 UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE DYING IN AN ACCIDENT IS 230 not 23 but 10times that amount.



Earth axis tilted at 23.5 degrees is very different from 23 degrees.



Listen we can find significance in anything if we try hard enough.....

7..there are 7 days in a week wow..the 7 wonders of the world..snow white and the 7 dwarves..



Get real..23 is like any other number except someone's making a film about it..
Sophist
2007-02-23 08:38:47 UTC
The number 5 must appear as often as the number 23 since 2+3=5
2007-02-23 05:17:14 UTC
yes, there are many very odd coincidences including the number 23.

Just as you posted examples, and many of the children are crying about, the 230 people died on TWA flight 800, apparently they don't notice this: 230 = 23|0. Take off the zero, and it's 23. And another coincidence....it is February 23rd that I am answering this question.



Honestly, I can't tell you there is a deeper meaning to it, but it seems to be very odd that there are very many events that surround the number 23.



Read my source, if you are curious, and not just some ignorant moron. (That goes for everyone, NOT just the asker)
?
2007-02-21 19:56:54 UTC
The fact that anyone would take this garbage seriously terrifies me. Just look at the question closely to realize you are dealing with a complete idiot. The human biorhythm? Giggle. 23 seconds for blood to ciculate? Is that a fixed rate? I guess stress or relaxation wouldn't ever change that number? 23.5 and 230 are not 23. And I think you have more than a couple of examples. If you are going to make ridiculous claims, at least make an attempt to back it up. People, please, get a grip.
Always Hopeful
2007-02-21 10:52:38 UTC
What is absolutely astonishing is that I too, have had some fantastic experiences with the number 23. In fact, I was 23 years old 32 years ago - which is a double since 32 is 23 backwards! I was born on the 3rd day of the second month, like wow man, how many people does that happen to! And my father was born in 1923 - like, how can you believe such coincidences! The world sure is a strange place, and guess what, I've just discovered that my full name has MORE THAN 23 letters in it! Jeez, this is too much for one day! And just think, the day after tomorrow will be the 23rd! Oooo-aaaa-rrrr-gggg-hhhh!
?
2014-11-22 06:52:53 UTC
Playing with numbers to help mankind is good. What I mean to tell you by that is before rockets and computers were invented Mathematicians had played with numbers and told us far the earth was from sun, how long does it take for earth to complete one day, one month, one year, and why do we have leap years.So in other words there is no such thing as creepy or bad numbers unless that number is your test grade. All numbers are good numbers as they help us simplify our lives, rather than make it more complicated. For example my father, a Muslim man, is haunted every time he looks at the clock because there is three times when he can see the number 9 11; 9:11am, 9:11pm and on a clock in military time 19:11. The brain will pick something out as significant if it happens to occur many times. This is due to the fact the repetition of thing causes an emphasis on everyday things, such as the number 23.
?
2015-09-23 07:37:47 UTC
There is no deeper meaning to the number 23 for the sole fact that the numerical system that created 23 is not very old. We have only been using this system for about 800 years. When looking at something like Mayan dates, which did not use the same numerical system as us, the number 23 is a interpretation of an older system.
afk
2007-02-23 23:26:40 UTC
Right now there are 777 answers to this question and Yahoo is showing me 7 pages (there are more, but I can only see 7). Spooky. I thought that was a nice little coincidence considering the topic.

Anyway, my number is 713. I don't know what it means, but i see it all the time. A former teacher of mine told me about it and that it seemed to pop up everywhere. The day he told me about it I went home and watched a movie. The hotel room number in the movie was 713. I've been hooked ever since. Nothing has happened on July, 13th yet, but I think it's fun to watch out for it.



HA HA....After writing the above answer, I clicked on an ad for the star function in yahoo answers. I read about what it means to star a question and at the end of the explanation users were allowed to leave comments. Guess how many comments there were........ 777.
?
2007-02-23 13:17:50 UTC
These are just all coincidence nothing more to it. Michael Jordan's number has nothing to do with 23 chromosomes each parent contributes or julius ceasar being stabbed by his opponent. Why would it be 23 not 24? No matter what number it is, there's no correlation between a certain number and a possible symbol. It is merely coincidence.
SeabourneFerriesLtd
2007-02-23 11:11:03 UTC
look for patterns and you'll see them



and some of these coincidences are very,very tenuous



ie, earth tilts at 23.5 degrees... so, not 23 then



9/11/2001 ---- 9+11+2+0+0+1 = 23....... but why not 9+1+1+2+0+0+1 = 14



blood takes 23 seconds to go round the body.......... no it doesn't. that is an average of a few people, and you know what averages are like........stick one hand in dry ice and one hand in boiling water... on average, you'd be comfortable



230 people died on TWA flight 800 .... so, not 23 then
?
2007-02-23 06:18:57 UTC
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Lebron James does not compare to Michael Jordan.



23.5 does not equal 23



And those are all just coincidences. I'm sure you can pick almost any number between 1 and 100 and come up with a bunch occurences of that number. Most of those examples you gave aren't even related.

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7 days in a week.

Sony PS3's Cell processor has 7 SPEs.

Coincidence? Or something more sinister...

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Cuate Gerardo
2007-02-23 04:51:20 UTC
I also have The Number 26 since i was born



2 June 68 = day 2/ month 6 =

Day 2 time 12:30 day 2 / 1+2+3= 6 / = 26

My grand father born on a 26 and die on a 26 day

i got married at 26 , my ex wife born on a 26 , the one for who he left me born on a 26

my divorce statement also have the #26

i won 7k at day 26

my boss born on a 26 day

my phone also have 26

my postal code end at 26

one car that i use to have the license plate finish with 26

my new car is 2006 = 26

even the serial number of my trash can have 26



The Pope die when he has 26 years being the Pope



The Bullet of Reagan that enter his body was a the 26 minute



my name also represent the number 26 on numerology



I instaly knew that the Chicago Bears will loose the Superbowl , when they got intercepted when this football player from the colts did have the number 26 on his jersey



And also knew instaly that the new James bond movie will be a success when i saw the license plate of the Aston martin at Bahamas end with 26





and going going and going
acehernandez2006
2007-02-22 22:25:36 UTC
Don't you have better ways to promote your movie then to come here and annoy us with this. Can you not afford to take out advertisements...do you need 23 dollars to do this? hhhmmmm let me see



1. It took me 23 seconds to get annoyed by this question

2. I bet you 23 million that you will ask another stupid question regarding the number 23 and this movie.

3. U must have 23 brain cells to keep asking the same questions.

4. It's taking me 23 minutes to read through all of your crap.

5. You've probably annoyed over 23 thousand people.

6. You've probably tried taking out 23 loans for advertisement purposes.

7. You probably got turn down those 23 times.

8. I've blink 23 times while writing this list.

9. I'll give you 2 dollars then 3 to write 23 on your forehead...oooohhhh 2 dollars then 3, 23!!!



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Oh my God! My computer is possessed! It's been taken into your world of 23, what shall I ever do.



Go get a real job or at least pay for a real advertisement.



I wanted to see the movie but thanks to you, I've been totally disgusted by your shameful ploy to make people see this movie.
2007-02-22 21:18:23 UTC
I'd like to know more about the number 23.I never heard anything about it until just now.And what is the Mayan calendar?The only numbers I know anything about are 7 and 6. The number seven means complete and perfect and the number 6 means imperfect and unholy.I've also heard about the number 13 saying there are never 13 floors in a building.I think that's a little wierd.But wouldn't there be at least 13 floors in the empire state building?Numbers are fascinating though,they never ever end just go on forever and ever and ever into eternity.I wish I knew more about the secret world of numbers I think it would be like learning a whole new reality.
Oenophile... (Lynn)
2007-02-22 10:33:05 UTC
I think a person can take any number and find all kinds of significance to that number if you want to be that gullible. They say that Jim Carey had this "revelation" about the number 23. Do you think this is honest fact or just a ploy to get people to go see the movie?

Look at the number 666 and all the information (true or not) that has been attributed to it.

It can be informational, interesting, and maybe a down-right lie. Who really knows for sure? I think a person should try to keep an open mind for what might be possible and not fall sway to fictitious information just because it seems fashionable or enjoyable at the time.
Von Kempelen
2007-02-21 09:46:33 UTC
Only one part of human biorhythm lasts 23 days.

December 23, 2012 is only an ALTERNATIVE date, the most used being December 21.

Beckham, James and Jordan are #23. Well, some athletes have to have those numbers, don't they? I notice you only reference the sports which suit your theory. What about football, hockey, golf, lacrosse, etc.?

23.5 ≠ 23

230 ≠ 23
contact_nickhmusic
2007-02-23 21:44:18 UTC
Whilst there are many things in life with deeper meanings, the number 23 is just advertised. I find it hard to believe that numbers ave deeper meanings. There are an infinite amount of numbers, and an infinite amounts of dates, objects, etc. It;s said that if you put 10,000 monkeys in a room with 10,000 typewriters, you'll eventually have a shakesperean play-write in your hand, but it doesn't mean the mmonkeys got together and held a confrence. It's coincidence. anybody can make somehing out of any number.



here.



9x8+7-6-5 divided by 4 + 3+ 2+ 1=23. Wierd? the first 9 positive digits backwords. But still, not wierd, because it was a random set of mathematical signs, never meaning to equal the number. If there were more than 1,000 big time events associating with 23, id be interested, but you had to start using players' jersey numbers'. so i find it hard to believe.
2007-02-23 06:35:55 UTC
The promotion of a movie has occurred 23 times now. So that must be the reason. I thought the numbers were 7 or 11 or 21 Jim just needed a new number to make his move a hit. I can't wait till I can rent it, I'm not a movie 'goer' but I rent from Blockbuster on a monthly basis, so I'll eventually see it, though I doubt it will be in 23 days, or 23 months, probably somewhere in between. (By the way, I'm 55 years old, but if you subtract 23 from that age, then you get 32, and if you switch the numbers around, then oh my!!!!!) LOL Ron Couch, So CAL.
2007-02-21 05:47:21 UTC
The Mayan calender ends on Dec 21,2012, which is the Winter Solistace and the day that the Sun is in the Center of the Milky Way. 230 IS NOT 23. 23.5 IS NOT 23. Besides everyone knows that 42 is the answer to Life, the Universe, and everything.
2014-11-08 08:01:47 UTC
Pearl Harbor occurred on 12/7/41 -- 12+7+4+1=24.



Serial killer Ted Bundy was born Nov. 24 and executed Jan. 24.



And 24 is also the number of elders John saw seated on thrones in heaven in the Book of Revelation, the New Testament volume that describes the Apocalypse. What a mysterious, powerful number."



My wife has a 24-carat gold ring.



My clock showed the time 9:15 this morning, with 9+15 equaling 24.



"Sing a Song of Sixpence," contains the line "Four and twenty/Naughty boys/Baked in a Pie."



I think 24 might be even MORE sinister than 23!!!



(Thanks to the Numbers Guy - no kidding, that's what they call him - from the Wall Street Journal)
plwimsett
2007-02-24 03:41:36 UTC
I can see a lot of symbols on this keyboard for instance. It doesn't mean anything. The provenance of any given number (which is usually 7 or 13 really) may be try to prove there are hidden forces in the world.



How they got from 42 to 23 I don't know...
natalien.
2007-02-23 23:06:40 UTC
If you ask me, the number 23 is very creepy. Check this out:

Twenty-three is:



Known to be Adolf Hitler's favorite number, he made many decisions based upon the number 23

When mathematician John Forbes Nash suffered from schizophrenic delusions, he said that Life Magazine had run a cover story of him disguised as Pope John XXIII, as his name was John and his favorite prime number was 23. Nash published a total of 23 scientific articles [citation needed]

Saddam Hussein was born on July 16- 07+16= 23

The Titanic sank on April 15 1912- 4+1+5+1+9+1+2= 23

and much more

Hiroshima bombing

September 11

New Orleans flooding- August 23

many musicians died on the 23rd of something

2 divided by 3= 0.666 (the number of the devil)
melissa
2007-02-23 11:40:23 UTC
I dont understand why when someone asks a question and then everyone else who answers you have nothing to do with what u just asked them. they go on and on and on abt how stupid ur question is well they are stupid for wasting so much time on something they thought was stupid to begin with!



ANYWAY i dont know abt the number 23 and i agree with some of the people that say u can relate any number to alot of things just because there are so many numbers they never end and it could be easy to find things to relate to any ONE number BUTTTTTT i have sicne high school noticed that when i look at the clock just abt everyday i end up seeing 11:11 ( am or pm ) and it could be nothing but why only that number why not another double number like 10 10 or 1212 ? i dont. i only see 1111 every day. ( double number -speaking) ofc i see numbers everyday but always 11 11. so numbers just might have meaning! Everyone could have their own number and their own meanings. It will be interesting to watch this movie and mainly because jim carey is playing in a serious movie that will be a 1st!
elton f
2007-02-23 11:34:46 UTC
You could probably take any number, at least any number under 100, and search history for 'coincidences'. I mean you mentioned Lebron and Jordon as having 23. Is it eerie or is it perhaps that Lebron idolized Jordon thus took his #. The earths axis is 23.5 not 23. Its as close to 24 as to 23. 230 people died on flight 800 not 23....
Juniper
2007-02-23 07:53:17 UTC
WHEN 23 or more people are in the same room there is a better than evens chance that at least two share the same birthday. Class sizes in schools are larger than 23, so more than half in Britain have two pupils with the same birthdays.



THE Latin alphabet has 23 letters.



The German movie 23 explored an obsession with the number, based on a real-life story.



On average, every 23rd wave crashing to shore is twice as large as normal.



In the disaster movie Airport, the bomber has seat 23.



It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the body.



IN THE Beatles film Yellow Submarine, The Butterfly Stomper, who destroys all things of beauty, wears a shirt with the number 23.



WEIRD pop band Psychic TV are so obsessed with 23 that at one point they made the Guinness Book of World Records by releasing 23 albums on the 23rd day of 23 months in a row. They were influenced by the occultist Aleister Crowley who had been convinced of the power of 23.



PARENTS each contribute 23 chromosomes, pictured below, to start a new human life during reproduction.



ON July 23, 1996 the "Mysterious Eyes" of comet Hale-Bopp are first sighted.

IN Hollywood blockbuster Die Hard III the train derails in subway station 23.



The first song on Side A of the Beatles first album took 23 takes to record.



US Cavalry legend General Custer was promoted to the senior military rank at the age of 23. The soldier was the youngest general in the US army at the time.



IN the final assault on the Death Star in Star Wars, Luke Skywalker is in Red 5. Red 2 and Red 3 start bomb runs at 23 degrees. The cell block holding Princess Leia, right, was AA-23.

The most common name for popes is John, having occurred 23 times.



The average temperature on Mars is 23 degrees centigrade below freezing. Brrrrr.



In World War I there were 23 countries allied against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.



Over 15,000 allied air raids were flown during the Gulf War in 1991 and only 23 aircraft were lost.



The USA conducted 23 atomic and hydrogen-bomb tests on the Bikini atoll in the Marshall Islands.



The Soviet space station Mir weighs almost 23 tons.



23 is a prime number.



It is th3 way to make certain people obsess over it. That keeps them busy and protects the remaining population.



I just want the winning lottery numbers.
James
2007-02-22 23:39:27 UTC
I realize that you probably won't read this, and that even if you do, you wont listen to me, but I'm gonna say it anyway.



THE NUMBER 23 IS JUST A MOTHER-F***ING NUMBER!!!!! NOTHING ELSE!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY, SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



*catches breath* Now that that's out of the way, let me try reason. (not that it will work on someone like you)



Do you know why 23 is showing up everywhere? Is it because of some hidden power within the number? Maybe it hides some horrible truth about human existence? Or maybe it's God, putting it everywhere just to f**k with our heads? No. It's none of those.



23 is everywhere because that's all you talk about. Mr. Jim "Look at me, I'm a dumb @$$" Carry found millions of references to the number 23 and put them together. Then he said, "Look at all the times the number 23 shows up through history?" and got a bunch a stupid people to believe he'd found something special. There's a lot of numbers. 23 is just one of them. How many times have the number 22, or 24 shown up through history? I don't know, because I haven't looked. But I can imagine there are just as many 24 references as there are 23 references.





Also, 23.5 is not 23. It's 23.5. There's a point 5 difference there. Good work, morons.
Meghan O
2007-02-22 07:52:00 UTC
Any number can be made to fit a number of events in both current times and in history, as well as having examples in the natural world. 23 has no special significance or recurrence compared to any other number if you look long enough. Jacques DeMolay, leader of the Knights Templar, was both born and died on an October 13th. Numerous comparisons have been made between the number of letters in assassinated president's names.



There is nothing special about 23 other than the hype for a mediocre movie.
donnadot
2007-02-21 23:30:17 UTC
Your question is flawed. Let me change the verb for a synonym: Why does the recurrence IMPLY a hidden meaning? (1) If there were secret meanings, why would they reveal themselves by implication so anyone could decode them? Not much of a secret. (2) IMPLY means (like "suggest") that the subject (your #23) is alive and speaking to you and giving you special information: "Look at me, #23. I'm everywhere, popping up wherever you look, so there is something unnatural about me." (This borders on auditory hallucination--schizophrenia.) (3) Once you see 23 in a couple of places, you begin to spot a few more and actively seek out more, and inevitably find them.

- 2 and 3 are the 2nd and 3rd whole numbers.

- My first jet flight was at age 23 (really!)

- David Berkowitz, the serial killer, began at age 23 (I just now learned that in Wikipedia!)

(4) Nothing is IMPLIED by 23, instead, by it's apparent ubiquity which you and I discovered, it should be a rather dull number indeed.



Your question should have been reversed, "Should we INFER a deeper, hidden meaning in #23 because we find it everywhere?" (1) No, because the more you look. the more you find. There is nothing cabalistic or conspiratorial in the recurrence of a number or symbol. (2) it is possible to infer from research through all sources of knowledge SELECTIVELY, that any prejudice can be advanced as fact. If one sees a double rainbow, he can use illogical reasoning to posit as fact God changed his rainbow symbol of Genesis to mean He WILL destroy the world by water--> which is rising seacoasts--> which proves global warming. (3) Be sure your subjective inference is based on fact, and not the implication of contorted coincidence, as in "The da Vinci Code."



CAVEAT: My thoughts go to the trivia parlor level of recurrence inherent in your question. It is certainly true in mathematics, medicine, astrophysics, sociology, etc., that recurring patterns can have immense consequence.



ADDENDUM: My true experience with recurrence is the number 707. For weeks at a time, I would glance at my digital clock and see the time as 7:07 am or pm. as often as 6-7 times per week. Weird? Not yet. Electronics introduced the AC RMS value of the 0.707 points on a Peak voltage's Sine curve as its DC equivalent. More yet: I had aspired at one time to being a CIA analyst and missed the opportunity. The master spook, 007, is a broken up "707."

Here is the weird part, my first jet flight at age 23 was in a Boeing 707! This question was in the Twilight Zone connecting our two numbers.
concerned_earthling
2007-02-21 15:10:56 UTC
Wow , Its like after 1 2 and 3 are the next prime numbers.



2 + 3 = 5 the next prime number.



2 x 3 = 6 and 3 6's is the mark of the devil.



23 is a prime number.



There are over 23 answers to this question.



23 ^23 is a really big number which contains both the numbers 2 & 3 but not 23

20,880,467,999,847,912,034,355,032,910,567



my SSN contains the number 23.









Every month has at least 23 days.

Every day has at least 23 hours.

Every hour has at least 23 minutes.

Every minute has at least 23 seconds.
?
2015-11-07 04:51:33 UTC
Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own

mind: Now this is where things get totally eerie:



The most recognised symbol for the US, after the Stars

& Stripes, is the

Eagle. The following verse is taken from the Quran,

the Islamic holy book:



"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a

fearsome Eagle. The

wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands

of Allah and lo,

while some of the people trembled in despair still

more rejoiced: for the

wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and

there was peace."



That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran.



Still uncovinced about all of this..?! Try this and

see how you feel afterwards, it made my hair stand on

end:





Open Microsoft Word and do the following (TRY THIS FOR

REAL)
Lulu (:
2007-02-23 14:53:16 UTC
Another listed in the commercial for this is 2/3 = .666, the "devil's number".



Maybe you could've listed that one instead of some of the others that you put here.

Because 230, and 23.5 ARE NOT 23.

Numbers are an exact thing. Close only counts for horseshoes and hand grenades, so get over it!



I won't be watching the movie.

Simply because I am not a horror fan.
Timinator.3000
2007-02-23 12:45:16 UTC
The number 23 does not suggest anything but a clever marketing ploy.



BTW, The Number 23 will be playing as a double feature with The Da Vinci Code at the Paranoia Theater this weekend...
hznfrst
2007-02-23 09:00:16 UTC
It reveals the not-so-hidden meaning that far too many people are far too intellectually challenged to live!



The same idiotic argument can be made for *any* number - these examples were just pulled out of someone's hat (or another place at the other end) for the hell of it. And for what reason? To sound spooky and profound, when in fact they're only being childish and gullible?



If people can swallow this kind of stinking claptrap I might as well start a religion and get rich the way L. Ron Hubbard did with Scientology - which he invented on a *bet* by the way. Ha!
sapphire in the rough
2007-02-23 08:58:54 UTC
So, my birthday is 4/24. There are 24 hours in a day, and 4 weeks in a month. Ooh. My soc also has 4s in it. So does my phone number. Wait! If I add up my parents phone number-yep it comes to 40, which divided by 10 is 4. Hm...If I add my soc it comes to 40 also, which divided by 10 is 4. If I add all the numbers in my phone number, it comes to 37, which if I include the numbers in my area code (only two) then it comes to 40. Not to mention 40 days and 40 nights that Noah spent on the boat, or if you want to get technical look up the number 40 from the bible (lots of significances). Or we can go back to 4 and say:

the word for Gods name is 4 letters

Love is 4 letters long

my last name is 4 letters long

4 planets in our solar system lie in an asteroid belt

Speaking of space, there are only 4 giant gas planets

butterflies and dragonflys have 4 wings

There are 4 human blood groups! (A, AB, B, O)

Spacetime continum is 4 dimensional.

Lets go as far to say that animals walk on 4 feet, tables and chairs are on 4 legs, cars have 4 wheels and OMG 4 is the universal number for women (symbolically listed throughout literature throught history) and OMG I'm a woman! WOW.

I'm SO AMAZED. I think the number 4 has a huge impact on my life. Lets make a movie out of it.
2007-02-23 08:04:14 UTC
I would say it is because the mind is a bunch of symbols, numbers are the purest language, and it gives people a sense of the mystical that Einstein was talking about.

In pythagorean numerology, 11 is the second highest (Jesus?) life path number. the twin towers from a distance look just like an 11. Is there a connection? I dunno.

I had some eerie experiences with the date 11-23. Or so it seemed. Is there a connection? I dunno.

My only begotten son was hit by a truck on 9-11-99, i was hit by a truck on 11-8-99. Is there a connection? I dunno.

My wife saw the ghost of a Roman soldier ( to check my memory I asked her sister because my wife is now dead, and she remembers also) on Hilton Dr. in the seventies. Two miles away, thirty years or so later Paris Hilton got kicked by a horse filming the Simple Life. Is there a connection? I dunno.

I inadvertantly killed my older brother whom I worshipped by not thinking in 1974. 6-3-74. I'll never do THAT again. On 6-3-77 ( I didn't realize it was the same date until thirty years later), a black cloud followed me to the Led Zeppelin show in Tampa, Fl., rained out the show, caused a riot, and I was late and only heard one song, "Nobody's Fault But Mine". Is there a connection? I dunno.

The date Ms. Hilton got kicked was 3-19. My brother's b/day was 3/18. Is there a connection? I dunno.

If I think about it I can come up with a whole lot more seemingly eerie connections. Oh yeah, you just reminded me, today is the 23rd and it is a friend's birthday! Thanks!
micah_09
2007-02-22 23:27:30 UTC
This is all coincidence. There are many instances where the number 23 can be applied. It depends on the viewer, and whether or not they believe these types of things. There are a bunch of numbers I can throw in that are linked with eerie and abnormal events.



I don't believe in things such as hidden signs or symbols. However there is an eerie number I encounter, 24. Myself and all of my cousins were all born on the 24th of whatever month. The women in my mom's family were also born on the 24th day of a month. Also, my favorite player, Kobe Bryant changed his number to 24, the same number on my jersey. This is merely coincidence. There's not a deep meaning or hidden sign, it's just coincidence, nothing more, nothing less.
xchatterxboxx
2007-02-23 16:29:47 UTC
Honestly I find my self contemplating these same things. I think that there is a deeper meaning, but only as deep as Brittney Spears. And lets face it, shes pretty shalow. However, Micheal Jordan was a great basketball play, probably one of the best. David Beckham is not only one of the best soccer players, but one of the hottest, and the axis of the earth allows light to hit us at just the right amount so we dont get friend. But then again 2 divided by 3 is .666. So bad things and good things come out of one number, and to constantly search for deeper meanings is a waste of time. Live life now, regardless of how many times Caesar got stabbed, and how amazingly handsome David Becham is.
2007-02-23 00:09:17 UTC
these examples you mentioned here, don't p[rove anything special about 23. there are millions more examples about other numbers 4, 5 , 6, 7 but nobody goes there and tries to prove something which is originally absurd.

The human biorhythm is 23 days long. So what ?
Gina N
2007-02-22 00:24:25 UTC
I have been seeing the number 11 in terms of time, 5:11 pm etc. I am not a clock watcher but when I do glance at one, it reads 11 minutes after the hour more often than not. This has been going on for about 8 months. I do not have any important dates related to the # 11- except the obvious 9/11 which affected me, of course, but not in the sense that I lost someone I knew personally. I rarely see 11:11. Help. It's eerie to me.
2014-10-12 17:01:14 UTC
rent contributes 23 chromosomes to the DNA of a child.

It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate throughout the entire body.

The human biorhythm is 23 days long.

December 23, 2012, is the date the Mayan calendar ends, predicting an apocalyptic event.

David Beckham is #23

Lebron James is #23

Michael Jordan was #23.

Earths axis is tilted at 23.5.

Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times.
rkbaqaya
2007-02-24 03:53:02 UTC
The subject of Numerology believes in meanings behind numbers.Almost all books on the subject state that there is a hidden meaning behind recurrence of numbers too.However,why it is so is not explained in any book on numerology that i have read of.May be coincidences always have some hidden meaning.

I see the number 17 recurring often in my daily life.I find nothing eerie about it but definitely have noted that whatever happens to me on the 17th of any day or any month more particularly if it happens to be a saturday i has some kind of a permanency about it.Even if a dispute starts on the 17th,the dispute tends to be long winded.I must however mention that any event which happens to me on the 17th,ends happily though it takes long to culminate.
2014-10-13 13:36:41 UTC
W, the 23rd letter of the Latin alphabet has 2 points down, 3 points up.



William Shakespeare's date of birth is 23 April, died on 23 April and had his first portfolio published in 1623. His first play Titus Andronicus was performed January 23, 1594.



The soft drink Dr Pepper "is a unique blend of 23 flavors.



In The Big Lebowski, The Dude and his f
Mark
2007-02-23 22:32:36 UTC
The moon landing is weird

America landed on the moon July 20 1969

cancer is the horoscope sign for june and july

cancer's symbol is 69 on it side

cancer's also "rule" the moon

and what does al this have to do with 23

1969 three numbers if put in the right order

come out as 666
Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess
2007-02-23 12:09:17 UTC
OMG! there are too many coincidences. The number 23 must mean something. Did you see all the coincidences of the 9/11 attack and the numbers 9 and 11? and the Coincidences of the bible and the number 7 ?

By the way, I think that David Beckham (I love him!) is number 24 or 27.
2007-02-23 10:07:57 UTC
i think its just a considence i mean u could think of any number and think of tons of thinks to do with that one number

just like 9/11

1) New York City has 11 letters



2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.



3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin



Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.



4) George W Bush has 11 letters.



5) New York is the 11th state.



6) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight

number 11.



7) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11



8) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers.

6+5 = 11



just to name a few
Jor
2007-02-23 06:45:17 UTC
If you start looking for any number you will surely find it on a more frequent basis than before you were looking.



Its like when you buy a new car, or even begin liking a new type of car, count how many times you start seeing that car on the streets.



23 is just another way to get us to eventually pay $23 dollars to see a movie $10 plus popcorn and drink $13=$23....wow I have chills.
hunnybunny
2007-02-22 20:24:57 UTC
I have an occurence which has been happening for years.



I don't wear a watch, I am not a clock watcher but everytime I am anywhere and the time is 11:11, I will be either walking pass a clock, wake up at that time, view it on the car clock. 11:11 always. Coincidence maybe, I don't know if this time is significant or it is the numbers, If I am on a long drive I never look at the clock then for some reason glimpse 11:11
playmkr278
2007-02-22 08:38:00 UTC
I was born on September 23.



9/23



9 + 2 + 3 is 14. If you add 14 and 9 you get 23.



8 has been my number through life though. I took 8 in hockey because of Mark Recchi but have noticed 8 in many places in my life. Putting a picture of 8 in your wallet is supposed to bring about good financial fortunes.



I would agree with Wisdom Cube that they are mostly coincidences but it is neat that 23 chromosomes come from each parent.



Lebron James doesn't compare to Michael Jordan... yet. James does have a similar field goal percentage though at .461 to Jordan's .497 and the issue here is that there both unreal when it comes to talent.



And you all need to calm down about 230 and 23.5 not being 23 exactly. The point is they have 23 in them. Where you all pissed off that 1999 was turned into 666 for Arnold's movie about the end of the world.



Numerology is cool but you can poke holes in it just like you can about any Myth including the Bible. Many of us believe in it but where did God come from?



Also keep in mind that the point is what do certain numbers mean to you. Because specific numbers seem to follow people throughout their life. 34 is case for my wife. She sees it everywhere and it even comes up when she is not looking for it.



Much of personal numerology I feel is based upon your confidence level as well. Seen in sports most prominently, players will perform well under one number but not under another (movie example: "The Fan" with Dinero and Snipes).



And it's like Costner said in "Bull Durham."



If you think you are winning because you are getting laid or not getting laid or because you're wearing women's underwear then you are.



I think prime number have also been an interest to many of us (especially math people and numerologists) throughout history.



And trust me they don't need to promote their movie through there. Their millions of dollars in TV advertising already took care of that.
Lisa B
2007-02-22 08:20:20 UTC
The asker did put this under mythology and folklore - so it's an appropriate and interesting question.



23 reduces down to "5" (2+3+5). 5 can be associated with Venus/Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Creativity.



In Tarot symbolism, 5 is considered a chaotic, troublesome number, but ultimately creative as one seeks to order the chaos and trouble.



In Eastern symbolism, 5 is a number of peace and harmony - 4 elements (water, fire, air, earth), plus "wood".



In pagan and other practices, 5 represents the 4 elements (water, fire, air, earth) plus "spirit". The pagan pentacle star has 5 points and each of these points relates to these elements.



In numerology, 5 denotes creativity and complexity - the part of the creative process having to do with exploration whereby you are making synchronistic connections between seemingly unrelated things (such as what you are doing now in noticing 23 everywhere).



Incidently, I notice certain numbers showing up more than others. This has been an eerily consistent thing for me - they seem to thread through my life in both a random and meaningful way, connected to major outer events in my life that in turn connect with my inner symbolical landscape.



The short answer to your question is that the human mind, specifically the left brain in its search for meaning and its ability to quickly order and compartmentalize notices similarities and dissimilarities and either connects or disconnects accordingly.

This is a wonderful exercise in connecting left and right brain activity and using the brain in a more whole way.
2007-02-22 04:06:29 UTC
I used to be 23 years old. Now I am 26 and both number are devisible by 2 which both number begin with. If you add '2', 6's at the end of 26 then it says 2666 which is a number expelled on the world by satin himself because 2666 signifies 666 times two which means it is twice as bad.

Maybe the new 23 is now 26...

da da daaaaaa!!!!
2007-02-22 01:10:44 UTC
This is the most half-assed marketing gimiick I've ever seen. Who ever hired your weak *** to market that movie is probably kicking himself in the balls right now.



To answer your question I've lived on this planet for thirty years and I've never heard a single instance of that number being associated with any sort of mysticism. EVER.



Your marketing department is seriously using an athlete's jerseys numbers as proof that the number 23 is meaningful? Do you know how many no talent jag offs have also worn that number in the history of sports? What about them? Do they mean anything?



Julius Casear was stabbed 23 times? How many times was Jesus stabbed? How many times was Kennedy shot? How many times has Ron Jeremy had a three way with a pair of skinny Chinese broads?



And seriously, do your research. Blood doesn't circulate through every human being in 23 seconds. The time for blood to circulate depends on a person's age, blood pressure, weight, size, etc. I found that out in five seconds on Google.



I'm disappointed that Jim Carrey would choose to do a script with such a stupid premise, especially after it's been done so well in the movie "Pi."



I'm even more disappointed that Yahoo would let this be a featured question. It insults the intelligence of everbody involved.



Thanks for finding something even more annoying than those preachy questions about how to stop world hunger.
?
2007-02-21 18:24:52 UTC
let me see, John 3:16 equals 3+1+6 which equals 10 which equals 1 meaning 1 free will. The movie looks cool other than that, you can come up with any number you think of in many different ways. Deal with it.

And on the players that you mentioned, if you do the Math the right way 23 would equal 2+3 which equals 5 so there you go.

This is Spam, reported.
Brain of JFK
2007-02-21 08:26:46 UTC
About the 23 Enigma

The 23 Enigma can also be seen in Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy (there called the "23/17 phenomenon"), Wilson's Cosmic Trigger I: Final Secret of the Illuminati (there called "The Law of 23s" and "The 23 Enigma"), Arthur Koestler's Challenge of Chance, as well as the notorious Principia Discordia. In these works, 23 is considered to be alternately lucky, unlucky, sacred to the goddess Eris, sinister, sacred to the unholy gods of the Cthulhu Mythos, or just plain weird. Discordians regard this as a corollary of the Law of Fives.



Like other numbers that have long been linked to unusual coincidences, 13 and 17 also being favorites, the 23 Enigma can be seen as no more than an example of apophenia. Skeptics point out the fact that 23, being a fairly low number, occurs often in the media, current events, and daily life, and no more often in conjunction with catastrophe or coincidence than 22 or 24. In interviews, Wilson has acknowledged the self-fulfilling nature of the 23 enigma, implying that the real value of the Laws of Fives and Twenty-threes lies in their demonstration of the mind's power to perceive "truth" in nearly anything.



As a number with which to associate things, 23 has several helpful properties. It is a prime number, and therefore more likely to be associated with coincidences because events associated with composite numbers would be divided by a factor to arrive at it or some other prime. In addition, it enjoys the boon of having the two lowest primes as digits; 2 and 3 are small and therefore can be included in complex calculations that arrive at numbers only remotely related, which can then become coincidental with significant events. Two and three are also the most frequent factors (excluding 1) of a given range of whole numbers. 23 less the numeric base is 13, which has many phobias attached to it.



Many of these cultural references are deliberate, by artists who were fully aware of the mythical status of the number 23.
cupid
2007-03-04 03:27:21 UTC
I think you are too superstitious.All over the world people are superstitious.It is the belief that makes you all the more crazy.I know people spending huge amount of money to get their favorite number for their car.How stupid !



I have seen an incident just in front of my eyes. Two of us got new bikes.Got them registered.The other person got his favorite number.I never bothered about any number.Whatever number was allotted to me I accepted. My friend performed all kinds of rituals.. got it blessed and applied sacred powder,coconut water etc.. I did nothing.Both of us started together to our destinations.My friend picked up one of his friends on the way while I had a small work on the way. After some time I continued my journey. To my surprise after traveling about 20 kilometers I found a motorcycle and people gathered around it. I stopped and saw my friend and the other person dead.They hit against a tree while giving side to another vehicle and both died on the spot. Does not this tell us that what matters is not auspicious number or rituals but presence of mind and commonsense!
chychyz
2007-03-02 08:55:53 UTC
I would say that I am very unique my life number is 3 , my birthday is 3-3 everything that surrounds me is by 3's. The way you live your life is by numbers so yes, 23 is an abundant number, but does it affect everyone yes, but all numbers do in some shape or form. I think that all of these thing that are supposedly connected to this number is statistically speaking. How many things can one person come up with that has the same number reoccurring in their life. I'm sure everyone has a pattern number that affects them in some way.
The M
2007-02-22 09:06:37 UTC
according to numerlogy, 23 isnt even a master number and gets reduced to a 5. December 21 is the event on the mayan calender, NOT 23 and you or anyone else dont know for sure its apocalyptic. Ages mean **** because look, they turn 24 next years..oohhh..master numbers are usually double duplicates..by that i mean 11, 22, 33...those are the ones you pay more attention to. 23 is simply a 5. Try looking for other meanings besides trying to satisfy the jesus freaks.
just julie
2007-02-23 18:18:58 UTC
Oh my Gosh... where do I begin. Well today is February 23rd. Ok. Well my dad died three years ago on this date. My friend's birthday is today. My dad's girlfriend was buried today--on the same day he died. My insurance agent came to my home tonight and I did not mention anything about that number and he came out and said that this was his mom's birthday--or would have been. So I think the number 23 is very special now. I saw this question on Yahoo for awhile and it never appealed to me and I thought it was just about the movie coming out and so forth. Now, thinking about my dad, I realize that this number is an important date because he was a remarkable and unique man that I love so much. I miss him dearly. So that is what I think of when I see the number...23.
2007-02-23 15:10:00 UTC
my grandma believe that the number 5 is unlucky, because my dad was born on Feb. 20, 1975 (the number 5) then he died May 25, 1995 (may is the 5th month, 25 has 5 and 1995 has 5) My grandpa died Oct. 15, 2005( Oct is the 10th month, 5 + 5 =10. 5 + 10= 15. 2000 + 5 = 5)and all this other crap that happened with the number 5. it used to scare me when I was little, but now i know it doesn't mean anything. It's just a mind illusion. you believe something and you allow it to be real, it doesn't mean that it exists.
2007-02-23 12:28:28 UTC
Numbers only mean what your mind wants them to mean. Example....I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1957. I was then stationed at Camp Pendelton for 17 months, later I bought a Motor Cycle and the last number of it's serial was 7, when I raced it, I was assigned the number 77. I spent 27 months in Japan at Mt Fuji and I was a 7 month baby. To boot, I spent my first tour of duty in Nam and was sent home after 7 months. See where I am going.??? It just happed that way. I do not beleive for any particular reason the # 7 meant anything unusual. People need to get over this stuff.
Sir N. Neti
2007-02-23 11:09:01 UTC
Discordians have long been aware of the "23 coincidence." The Principia Discordia says:

"The Law of Fives is one of the oldest Erisian Mysterees. It was first revealed to Good Lord Omar and is one of the great contributions to come from The Hidden Temple of The Happy Jesus.

POEE subscribes to the Law of Fives of Omar's sect. And POEE also recognizes the holy 23 (2+3=5) that is incorporated by Episkopos Dr. Mordecai Malignatus, KNS, into his Discordian sect, The Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria."



It's also been talked about a lot by Robert Anton Wilson (PBUH). 23's appear in lots of unusual coincidences.
darren p
2007-02-23 09:08:54 UTC
well how about MUNICH 1958. 23 Manchester Utd players died that day in a plane crash. Only 4 survivors. Their shirt No. were 1,9,5 and 8 which is 1+9+5+8=23. And MUNICH can spell out

M-anchester

U-nited

N-ever

I-ntended

C-oming

H-ome



Freaky eh. Some has nothing to do with #23 and some does here
some_dude293
2007-02-23 07:15:43 UTC
Did you know there are over 23 days in every month of the year? Freaky. And if I add up my fingers and toes, that is 20, which is only 3 less than 23! And right now it is 10:13, which if you add up 10+13 = 23. And my car gets over 27 miles per gallon, but it has four wheels and 27 - 4 = ... you guessed it, 23!



omg omg omg omg! I think my head is gonna explode! Somebody get me to the movies!
Pitchy
2007-02-23 05:48:13 UTC
The synchronicities of 23 are everywhere. I always see it in TV and movies, like police cars or ambulances will be #23... hotel rooms etc. I live right down from Exit 23. The main highway here is 23... I have 23 is the middle sequence of numbers tattooed in a barcode on my wrist. There's tons of bands with electronic/industrial bands with 23 in their name.



There's another movie "23 Nichts ist so wie es Scheint" which is all about 23... more of a hacker / conspiracy movie, but the main character believes 23 is a magic number.



23 to me is like the force... it surrounds us and holds us together :)
nk_121
2007-02-22 20:32:58 UTC
well the thing is that in the movie of yours, Jim Carey goes through as a man who has his OWN life with 23. the examples given above are all different people with the number 23 involved. thats more common and doesnt suggest anything, considering there were 2000 years of mankind. each day has at the least of a million people who were living, so the chances of the number 23 occuring is highly possible.
Lynn D
2007-02-22 00:42:19 UTC
I just recently realized the play of 'numbers' in my own life. For me, it's very strange, wierd and a tad eerie....but you can judge for yourself.



I have five sons and not too long ago I was gifted what could be probably one of the last pictures taken of all of them together. My oldest is now 19, married and on his own and the others aren't so very far away from that either....15, 13, 9, and 5 (okay the years are flying by faster than I want!)



Anyway...I was looking at their picture and doodling on another piece of paper...their names, and the dates of their births etc...doodling and walking down the path of my memories....I started to see some similarities or awkward bits of numbers here and there...so I then began to really study and try to find all the other strange things about 'their' numbers.



So here is what I found....



Oldest: born May 13, 1987

2nd born: September 25, 1991

3rd : September 12, 1993

4th born: July 10, 1997

5th born: May 26, 2001



What's wierd? All five children were born on an odd year.

two were born in May 13 days apart

Two were born in September 13 days apart

The oldest is four years older than his next brother

The 4th son is four years older than the youngest

The years started to replicate. 87, 91, 93, 97, 01



And the picture? It was a Christmas pic with Christmas background....and their seating arrangement ended up making them in the formation of a star. Not too strange except for that it was done while I was at work...on the spur of the moment as a gift to me from them.



From what my oldest told me...they were all getting cranky and had taken a few others that all turned out horrible....the one they got was the final chance and had gone from them sitting on each others laps to being seated close together instead.



Also, none of my children were actually planned....they were surprises....gifts I like to say...
Aaron W
2007-02-21 09:38:19 UTC
There is no significance to the number 23, or any other, for that matter. Our species has a collective intelligence that is still struggling to crawl out of the primitive muck, and superstitious numerology is proof positive.

Numbers are arbitrary - the machinery of the Universe runs autonomously with our without our puny pseudo-insights.

I hope that the movie's denoumet is this: that the number 23 was simply Carrey's delusional arbitrary fixation, an outgrowth of a decaying mind.

Humans aren't special, our numbers aren't special. We see patterns that are only constructs of minds that demand sense and order from life.
EdhaKarkare
2014-10-13 05:04:17 UTC
only 10 numbers found in the universe. Those numbers are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0. Even though repeatable, there can be only those 10 numbers used in any given combination.

We, as human beings, consciously and subconsciously try to find hidden "meanings" in these repetitions as we try to conquer and explain what we cannot prove and remains a constant unknown.

If we step outside of our "boxes" we can see that these repetitions are only a part of the natural occurance and re-occurance of the repetition of these 10 numbers, and not some kind of mystical "awareness" that we have yet to discover. As well, numbers are relative, as a whole, and their use in our daily lives are not perfect.
Insanity
2007-02-23 23:30:23 UTC
THE NUMBER 23 IS REAL!!

I have become obssesed with the number 23 because everythig equals 23!

My birth day is April 28 1992

April=4th month

28+4=32 reverse it and...

23

1992, 9+1= 10, 9+2=11

11+10=21

there are 2 nines in 1992 so add 2 and...

23

HOLY HELL!

Im drinking 355 mL or 12 FL OZ of coke

3+5+5=13+12=25

subtract it by two because if listed two measurements and...

23

I live near a place that has 6464

revese them and 4646

divide 46 by two because there are two pairs of 46 and...

23

The theater had a special buy 2 cokes and 1 popcorn and get 2 free cups.

2+1=3 and put it with the two its...

32 reverse it and...

23

My name Edgar

E=5 5+4=9+1=10+7=17+18=35

D=4 35/5(letters in Edgar)

G=7 6 and 2x3=6

A=1

R=18

Spock vulcan greeting: [link]

2 fingers on left 3 on right

23

A street near my hous is 65th avenue

2x3=6

2+3=5

OMFG

Speed limit 35

5-3= 2

My house number is 20055

5+5+2= 12

multiply it by 2 because there are 2 zeroes in it and...

24 subtract one because there is only one 2 inside it and its all alone the rest of the numbers have a pair 5 w/ 5 and 0 w/ 0

and you have...

23

My sister has a 4 pictures hung of her right next to eachother

each picture of her has 2 eyes

2,4,6,8. 8*4 pictures= 32 reverse and...

23

My nike sweat shirt has the number 1972 printed on it

9+1=10

7+2=9

10+9= 19

19+4(amount of numbers in the number 1972)=

23

Ask me another thing and I will try and prove its 23

BTW these are my every day things not some basketball player w/ the number 23 related to the earths 23.5 axis. These are just things I found today in my every day life! Ill prove your every day life things too just email me and Ill prove it you dont have to be broken ******* records and say Dr.Pepper 23, Basketball players 23 oooh coincidence. Having almost everything in every day senerios = 23 and then you have something ******* worth listening to.
Intentionality
2007-02-23 22:12:00 UTC
Beckham wasn't originally 23 and neither was Jordan.



As for this line of inquiry, please refer to the definition of apophenia, the mental disorder of compulsively finding correlations in unrelated data. That's what A Beautiful Mind dealt with, and now, it's Joel Schumacher's attempt to make the rare sufferers of this disorder complicate further with this movie, or a look into what it's like to be afflicted with such a disorder... I can't tell which yet until I see the movie, but each Answers question that pushes this film proves to be more the former than the latter.
tamshetab
2007-02-23 18:12:12 UTC
Many cultural references to the number 23 are deliberate, made by artists who are aware of the mythical status of the number.



Film



- A German film from 1998 entitled 23 starring August Diehl tells the story of computer hackers coming in contact with secret societies based on the number 23.

- A 2007 film titled The Number 23 starring Jim Carrey is about the subject.

- Jim Carrey named his production company JC23.



Television



- 23 is one in the series of "The Numbers" on the ABC show Lost.

- In the episode Unexpected of the NBC show Heroes, a character's motel room number is 23.



Musical



- Viginti Tres (Latin for twenty three) is a song by progressive rock band Tool.

- In the Gorillaz book "Rise of the Ogre" On the page before the diagram of Murdoc Niccals's 'El Diablo' Bass Guitar there is a segment titled "23 Skiddoo!" This page shows some facts about the number 23 and how it some times appears in the Gorillaz lives and songs. One quote is "It takes 23 swift kicks with a Cuban-heeled shoe to boot the head off a yak."

- The number 23 was widely used by Spiral Tribe, who played an important role in bringing about the British Rave Scene.

- In the mid-eighties, British post-punk group, Psychic TV released 23 live albums on the 23rd of each month for 23 months in recognition of the 23 enigma.



History



- It is said that Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by Roman senators on the 15th March 44BC, that day being referred to as the Ides of March. However some accounts suggest that he was stabbed up to 35 times.
Sanjeev the great
2007-02-23 15:56:44 UTC
I like to do sex 23 times in a month.

I have 23 protruding parts from my body (21 (yes 21) hand and Foot fingers, One Nose AND One that long thing in the middle)

I work 23 days a months (Most of the months)

Clock on Jim Cramer show, shows 2: 23

My SSN numbers ends in 23

Today is 23rd
Da Brain
2007-02-23 14:50:21 UTC
I was born on 5/23/1976





23 was my DOB

1+9+7+6 = 23

5*2+3+1+9 =23

2*3 = 6, the last digit of the year i was born

2/3= .666



7+6 =13

3+1+9 =13



I am a blessed person because of these facts.
2007-02-23 06:11:33 UTC
13 floor in building change into 14 th floor: people believe is bad luck



If you're born on Friday the 13th, you weird or scary



13 steps not a good also for stairs



also the number 666 nobody wants these numbers because its the symbol of the devil or Satan



Movie title "the number 23" and now it's Feb 23 what a coincidence
wizzard_bane
2007-02-21 15:13:47 UTC
The number 23 occurs 'everywhere' because you searched for it. It's fun to search for numers and specific combinations and relate them to symbols and other mystical stuff. Many numbers that are translated into other meanings, may become powerful symbols. Number one can stand for the individual, or 'One God;' number two can stand for 'two lovers.' The Ancient Greeks freaked out at number zero, as they could not, and would not, imagine something that would be nothing.



Pythagoras believed that the number of one is the source of all numbers. Finding logical combinations that lead to certain patterns in mathematics have fascinated many people. There aren't many movies made entirely to cover this subject, but one such movie was Pi. It was a fascinated movie to watch and I hope Number 23 will join its ranks.
emmy1024
2007-02-21 14:18:56 UTC
Everyday the number 23 is going to be somewhere, but only if you specifically look for it. I specifically look for matching sequences in time, like 11:11, 4:44, etc.

But the thing is, I guess if I really try looking for a certain number, I'll come up with many many ways to find it. for example, my name has 5 letters in it. Square five and subtract 2, and you get 23. Ohh, not so creepy when you actually try finding that stupid number, huh!!! There are literally quintillions of ways to find this number in everyday occurances, but only if you actually try. I can see how it drives Jim Carrey Crazy with a capital "C".
Joe K
2007-02-21 09:56:24 UTC
You will find things like that no matter what you do. In a case like how you are presenting it, it is just random things... But this next bit has a connection...

1, 2 , 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144... The ratio is known as Phi aka The Golden Ratio, and the number is 1 : 1.618

This ratio pops up EVERYWHERE in nature, and we as humans find it aesthetically pleasing. Maybe we build things to fit that ratio because we are surrounded by it in nature, and our subconscious picks up on it. Is it weird, or spooky? No. It is nature, and that is the way our world was built.

CyberNara
aaron_jackson_wilde
2007-02-23 20:46:58 UTC
well if it matters, I had a job interview today on the 23rd of feb. and was on the 23 bus at 11:23am with the physical job interview at

1(2:3) 0 pm. Whats really odd is that I was thinking about how fake this whole nostalgia over 23 on the yahoo answers website to subversively endorse the sponsors.
Steven
2007-02-23 17:59:49 UTC
Just wanted to say its getting annoying to see this every time I come into Yahoo answers. Maybe featured sponsers should be limited to a week each. Seeing the deceptive advertising every time is annoying.



And Jim Carrey, I love your work, but honestly, the "23 phenomenon" is a load of crap. You could do the same thing for any number... 21 13, 17, it doesn't matter. For each there has to be billions of reasons that number is special. Take all the birthdays of influential people, like hitler, presidents, etc.... take all the dates of things like 9/11, the dates of world war II, etc. Look at numbers relating to astrology and things like that, and every number will be special.
Lindsay Jane
2007-02-23 16:42:26 UTC
My numbers are 1- 2 - 4 - 11 - 22 = 4 .My house Nos always add up to No1 or No 4 My birth No is No 2. No 11 is one of my lucky Nos and also 22. All these Nos add up to 4.My prevelant No is 2 The 12th is my birthdate ,I was born in February the 2nd month.I am the 2nd child in my family and I am I of 2 sisters.I own 2 houses.I have 2 Jobs.
2007-02-23 06:55:51 UTC
No, shameful plug. Boo.



Oh and 666 is not a sign of the devil. It is the sum of the first 36 numbers (1 + 2 + 3 + 4... + 33 + 34 + 35 + 36 = 666) traingular significance.
2007-02-22 10:42:31 UTC
Hey Mr. Movie Man,



The Mayan Calander ends on the 21st of Dec 2012 not the 23.
scott s
2007-02-22 08:09:20 UTC
...I'm not certain about any and all of this kind of superstitious nonsense really. It is what it is appreciatively. What you wanna truly believe is up to you as a sound minded individual. However...I will say this much,...I am a part of a grouping of three...(triplets) and was born in the 3rd month on the 23rd day. I was born the 3rd in this unusual grouping of triplets. (2 females and 1 male) I believe it has blessed me and has also afforded me some great unusual luck throughout my lifetime. I'm thinking the #23 is a great thing seriously. I guess it depends on your particular open minded point of view really. Believe what you want...and back it up with some factual information...otherwise most things like this are just simple minded madness type creations. The alphabetical numerology of my full and complete name comes up to the # 23 also. Pretty weird stuff huh? Hmmm..!!!
ineeddonothing
2007-02-21 07:02:09 UTC
Don't look for meaning where there is none. These coincidences are minescule in the big picture of the whole universe. You could find all kinds of these little connections with any other number, I am sure of it. But so what? This reminds me a bit of how schizophrenics will get obsessed with something and build their own reality out of it. They get consumed by it. This is no different, be careful of the temptation to get caught in such things. It's dangerous. There are a lot of other better and more constructive ways to spend one's time. I'd rather go out and take a walk among the living than spend five minutes thinking about this.
Jake S
2007-03-04 21:54:38 UTC
Well I added the 7 digits of my cell phone number and came up with 23 but if I added the 3 digit area code plus my cell phone number it equaled 32 (reverse 23).



My friend's first, middle and last name equals 23.



If you look at Fifth Third bank the (5/3) well if you turn the 5 upside down and look at it in the mirror with the 3 also upside down and in the mirror it shows as 23.
2014-10-12 17:09:26 UTC
man biorhythm is 23 days long.

December 23, 2012, is the date the Mayan calendar ends, predicting an apocalyptic event.

David Beckham is #23

Lebron James is #23

Michael Jordan was #23.

Earths axis is tilted at 23.5.

Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times.

230 people died on TWA flight 800.
2007-02-24 03:21:31 UTC
there is nothig but concidence which may look like creepy or goodi

and thus is the case with 1347 and 666 and some other have never you thought of number 7 and 4 or 3 and 1 huh?

y not then ?

so it is only considnce



and u said he and he and she is 23 hahahah some time earlier they were 22 and some time after they will be 24 (if they live) so there is no ponit in saying number number and ..........

just thnk of it
Michelle
2007-02-23 14:21:33 UTC
The theories behind the number 23 are stupid. The number 23 is just a number. You can say the same thing with any number that you pick out. However, I love Jim Carrey and I can't wait to see him in a different kind of role.
januaryman169
2007-02-23 12:36:44 UTC
The numbers 8,10,& 20. Every Sunday from February through November itseems like you always see the #8 and the #20 together or somewhere close to each other in the top 10 positions. Is this a coinsadence or is something else going on?
photogbob2003
2007-02-23 08:38:49 UTC
Personally, I enjoy the numbers 7, 8 and 10. Good things have occurred in relation to the first two and not-so-good with the last. 5 and 7 are power numbers and 8 is infinity sideways. 10 is a powerful multiplier and I live with its implications. Does the perfect "10" exist ? I no longer speculate for I am married to her. We do not have to be governed by the presence or absence of numerological sequences in our lives. It's fun to enjoy the speculation and leave it at that. Recall how Einstein once told us., "The most beautiful thing we will experience is the mysterious."
z-i
2007-02-23 06:52:30 UTC
One thing about that movie that really pisses me off is that they seem to be able to find hundreds retarded coincidences with a random number but they can't do math correctly. TWO DIVIDED BY THREE DOES NOT EQUAL .666. IT EQUALS .66666666666666666666666666666667. Don't make a movie if you're too stupid to divide. Also, 23.5 is not 23, so shut the hell up about it, and 230 is not 23. (I see they got retards to do their advertising too...) This movie pisses me off. And anyway, even if 2/3 equaled .666 (which it does not), it would be meaningless because 666 is not the number of the devil. Google it. Yes Google it, don't Yahoo it because Yahoo is making stupid ads for an even stupider movie. (or just go to the link below)
2007-02-23 04:10:13 UTC
Look up Majestytwelve by William Cooper 1997. Illuminatti, Secret Society. Art Bell also has info about it.

Its not all BLAH BLAH! Skull and Cross Bones I think its called is the secret society in Yale Bush Sr. and dry alki Bush Jr. were both in there, and almost every president the US ever had. The _hit is deep.

The reasons that most people say blah blah is exactly the way things like this go on because it is chalked off as nutty, crazy, unbelievable nonsense. Keep sleeping everyone. Sheeple baa, baaa!!
2007-02-22 20:36:23 UTC
Numbers and symbols I see have to be in my mind beforehand if I want to take notice of them. There is some order in chaos and a number like 23 may just be the nexus of the whirlpool, a repeating sign in a sea of infinite probabilities. For every bad thing you can associate with the number 23, I'm sure you could associate something wonderful with it. It just depends on what sells newspapers, doesn't it?
2007-02-22 08:52:24 UTC
Birthday, April 23
Tacticious
2007-02-21 19:03:34 UTC
While I agree that this is a marketing attempt for the film '23', I will give my honest answer.



Too many people are caught up with 'reality', and have closed their minds to anything outside the box. Therefor, asking a question such as the one you've asked here will almost always result in ridiculous answers. The number may have a deeper meaning, as may anything else in our every day life which we overlook. I do believe there are things that go unnoticed, that if one did devote their time to studying every little aspect in life (such as recurring numbers, recurring events, etc.) they would discover deeper meanings. I do also believe that while that may be true, it does not do anything for anyone at this point in time other than cause paranoia.



The movie '23' looks like a good movie, I plan on watching in. I love imaginative productions of all flavors in all genres of all categories (films, games, books, etc.). I think that, though, trying to honestly relate to something such as the movie '23' will consume your time without any kind of benefit (such as knowledge, enlightenment, insight, etc.).



I see things very frequently that seem 'eerie'. I open myself to things that are out of the 'norm'. At the same time I think keeping a distinct line drawn between imagination and reality is necessary in order to prevent yourself from being consumed by what 'could be' or all the 'what ifs' in life.



I think the people who have replied thus far (not all of them but a GOOD majority of them) are too close-minded to give a real answer; Rather than opening themselves up, giving a positive answer someone can get something from (which in turn opens them up to personal criticism and possibly makes them look 'weird'), they give answers which degrade someone or something in an attempt to make themselves look/feel better. I could not care less what anyone on the internet thought of me, give me thumbs up or thumbs down. Reply and call me an idiot, reply and praise me. My point is I am giving a real, honest answer. Those who have taken a stab at people who have an open mind for this kind of thing are just the every day 'joes/janes' that no one notices. They're the people who we walk by every day, there's nothing unique about them (in neither a good or a bad way); They're the sheep of the human race.
jjsassy
2007-02-21 13:30:50 UTC
I guess Im really bored at work!





23 humans were killed by androids in the movie "Blade Runner"



Cell 23 was used in "A Clockwork Orange"



Lane 23 was the lane favoured by the Dude in "The big Lebowski"



Princess Leia was in cellblock AA-23 cell 2187



In the Seinfeld parking garage episode, Kramer's air conditioner is left in Purple 23.



Kurt Cobain was born in 1967: 1+9+6+7 = 23.

Kurt Cobain died in the year 1994 (1 + 9 + 9 +4 = 23)



Twin Towers attacked on 9/11/2001 (9+11+2+0+0+1=23)

Two Twin Towers attacked... 2 on 9/11/01 (2+9+11+1=23)



Jim Carrey's production company is called JC23 (long before he got the script)



The 23rd letter of the alphabet is W, a letter whose shape suggests two horns pointing down and three points up, like the devil-horns hand-sign thrown up at rock concerts.



On a keyboard, W lies directly below the two and three.



Jim Carrey's production company is called JC23 (long before he got the script)

The 23rd letter of the alphabet is W, a letter whose shape suggests two horns pointing down and three points up, like the devil-horns hand-sign thrown up at rock concerts.

On a keyboard, W lies directly below the two and three.



The Titanic sank the morning of April 15th, 1912 (4 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 23)



The number of joints in the human arm is 23.

There are 23 vertebrae in the human body.

Alexander the Great was 23 when he cut the Gordian Knot

The Knights Templar had 23 Grand Masters.



A full turn of the DNA helix occurs every 23 angstroms.



The number of joints in the human arm is 23.

There are 23 vertebrae in the human body.
2007-02-21 13:11:42 UTC
Trillions and trillions of events occur and we humans look for meaning and connections in all of them. There is NO actual meaning in these things, much like there's no actual mystical cause behind the shapes we see in clouds.

We can do the same thing with any other number. Take 21 for example. It figures in equinox and solstice dates, is a mythological weight for the soul, there's a 21-gun salute, chromosome 21 anomalies are asociated w/ downs syndrome, etc. Take any other reasonably small number and we see it in so many places as well -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. etc.
2007-02-23 22:52:58 UTC
1. My house is #32, uses the numberss 2 and 3

2. I was assingned the classroom number 23 in 2nd and 3rd grade.

3. My uncle is 23 years older than me.

4. My mom's birthday is 8/23
?
2007-02-23 18:58:51 UTC
REVIEW OF 23

This tale of an ordinary man caught up in an increasingly convoluted tale involving the number's supposed magical properties is pathetic. It quickly becomes carried away by its own excesses, but it only comes across as stupid where it should have been played for laughs.



In one of the film's many ridiculous plot elements, a dog catcher becomes obsessed with one particularly evasive pooch who likes to hang out at the local cemetery. Wow, what thrill.



The film's ending will make also you wonder why they bothered to film this turkey.



It is all preposterous to the point of idiocy. If only the makers had aimed for laughs instead of chills, this movie might have been worth more than the film it is recorded on. As things stand, it ain't.
consciousnessrevo
2007-02-23 16:24:17 UTC
The ancient science of Numerology says that everything lies hidden in numbers. It is most likely that an iota of number will one day coincide an iota of science, whether it is transcendental or non-trancendental knowledge.

Re sysmbols, the Universe (Universal Consciousness) communicates to us through symbols as well. These symbols are dependent on how society in general or in a particular location take them to mean but on the whole, these symbols have universal meanings and implications. "Forces" moves through symbols, images, numbers, letters and icons.

Now~a~days, I see a lot of 11 11's, 9 11, 8 11, 2 11, 7 7, 7 11.
oldtimer
2007-02-23 16:01:41 UTC
The only true meanings the number 23 has for me are two...first thank you very much for informing me that according to the Mayan calender the world will end December 23, 2012. my birthday- I'll be sure to get myself together by then!

The second meaning of the number 23 to me is that it never ceases to amaze me how many neurotic people there are out there wasting their valuable life span by coming up with cock-a-mammy reasons for numbers to have deep "eerie" meanings, COME ON NOW GET A LIFE!
2007-02-23 13:26:33 UTC
Heres a good one for you, too.

(1) Write down the number of the year that your were born. The entire four number digit.



(2) Add to that a year that is important to you for some VERY special reason. Add the whole four number digit to the number above.



(3) Next, figure in your head how many years it has been since that important year. Then add that number to the two stated above.



(4) Last, add you age to the three numbers above.



THE NUMBER THAT YOU CAME UP WITH IS 4012. IF THIS IS NOT THE NUMBER THAT YOU CAME UP WITH, THEN TRY AGAIN BECAUSE YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG.
Lexie
2007-02-23 12:45:24 UTC
23 is a big number for me, too.



-My birthday is Sept. 23.

-My best friends birthday is Feb 23

-My locker number in high school was 23

-My golden birthday happened to be in the year 2000. (That's when your age matches your date of birth. So I turned 23 on the 23rd in the year 2000). I know 2000 doesn't fit the bill, but it was the new millenium so that was pretty cool.

- My family is comprised of 2 parents and 3 kids.



My husband's a pretty big beleiver in the number 8 - that's sort of his lucky number:



- his first car's license plate numbers added up to 8: 5+7+5 = 17, 7+1 = 8

- the first car he bought for me had a license plate whose numbers added up to 8: 4+4 = 8

- our second car's license plate number added up to 8: 6 = 2

- our first house together, the door number added up to 8: 2 +6 = 8
missanglgrl
2007-02-23 10:17:59 UTC
Wow people are bitter. Promote you movie how you like.



Also for the people with the 230 complaint. 2+3+0=23
rsudarsanlic
2007-02-23 05:38:33 UTC
This way many other numbers can be assigned importance like 16, 32, 9, 64, 108 Life is made up of facts and figures If we dont have an inclination to count, we are simple observers of life with an artistic eye whereas if we attach numbers to what we see, perhaps it may give a scientific approach.
fat_itchy_worm
2007-02-23 01:39:31 UTC
when i was young, i was quite fascinated with numbers that were associated with someone famous or something significant -to paraphrase Sting:



"maybe the numbers has the answer, a sacred geometry waiting to be found, the numbers leading a dance"



numbers are indeed are quite powerful. in your case, you are mesmerized by 23 (i was too when i was younger, i thought it could imbibe me some amazing athletic ability if I use number 23 on my jersey).



just like today, we hold respect (or fear) for some numbers. in the chinese, the number "4" is bad luck since it represents suffering and pain. another case in fact, in our city many building

elevators skip the number 13 and go directly to #14. or nobody uses 666 for their plate number but in our place there are many 777s plates. even in this time and place, i would not pick a plate number for my car with 666 because of what is associated with it.



i think our association of numbers to significant events or persons stem from a superstitious past. our ancient ancestors were superstitious ('cause we know they couldn't explain properly natural occurrences). And even up to now, we still carry beliefs that are somewhat considered to be irrational with reason.



but reason is not always Right.... sometimes are gut are our best friend...
hannahk_87
2007-02-23 00:15:50 UTC
A year or so ago, I had to write a speech paper about myself. That was when I first realized my connection with numbers. I seem to have a thing for 2's. I was born 2/22. I have 2 brothers. My mom and dad have both been married twice. My ears are pierced twice. My last name starts with W. When I was in elementary school, we were put in alphabetical order (in classes) by numbers. Several times I was 22. My eight grade volleyball uniform number was 22 and I didn't pick it out.



Numbers are just numbers, used for math, money, dates, prices, tons of things. We live by numbers, but who is to say they don't have a more significant meaning?
Battlerattle06
2007-02-21 21:19:30 UTC
I ain't about to go there simply because my life is complicated enough, without all the extra drama of numerology, of which I am well acquainted. Is a number gonna tell me when my sorry @$$ neighbors are going to move? Is it going to give me the winning lotto numbers? I don't think so! I focus on the here, and now, with little deviation in the grand scheme of things. I would suggest others do the same. Enjoy the laughter of a child. Inhale the sweet perfume of a flower. THIS is important beyond compare, the rest is merely junk, to clutter our minds.
2007-02-21 18:38:20 UTC
Someone told me that somebody with the initials B.C. was 23 and B was the 2nd letter of the alphabet, C was the 3rd. He also told me The Knights Templar ( the secret society that supposedly protected the Holy Grail) were arrested on some day with a 23 in it.
Amoi
2007-02-21 10:04:48 UTC
Hey don't try to scare people with this. The number 23 is a movie about some guy obsessed with the number 23 walking around bothering others and telling them there is something significant about this number. Hint: the same thing you are doing. So please stop while you are ahead. The movie better be dang good if you are going to bother asking us this question.
?
2015-11-11 17:59:54 UTC
The numbers 2 and 3 are the lowest prime numbers besides 1. Nearly everything can be brought down to these numbers. Every number, except otherprime numbers, can be divided by either 2 or 3.
ponygirl_40th
2007-02-23 14:19:50 UTC
I think the hidden, deeper meaning comes from the individual and their relationship and experience with the numbers. I don't believe that there is a hidden "Divinci Code" of numbers.... it's all about how you read and interpret the numbers.



Would I have a deeper appreciation for 23 if I, lets say, ate 23 M&M's? Maybe.......
entregan
2007-02-23 07:45:23 UTC
I guess I'll answer this to get some points



Numbers mean nothing if they don't relate to you and your daily 'workings'.



Meaning that if you came to a Buddhist and presented the number 666 that number would probably have no meaning if they hadn't ever been exposed to Christian lore. Yet, the number 893 (a sort of analogy for the Yakuza - Asian-based mafia) might send chills down their spine whereas it would be a random number to 90% of Americans.



Great how you're trying to advertise through the grassroots. Saves a lot of money doesn't it?
balijohn2006
2007-02-22 04:23:23 UTC
How long does it take your heart to circulate the total amount of blood in your body?

(Lansing State Journal, December 01,1993)







--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



For a person at rest, it takes just about one minute. If you are more active, it will take less time. Exactly how long depends on several things: the rate at which your heart beats, how big your heart is, and, to a certain extent, how big you are as well.

A person's heart beats about 65 to 75 times a minutes. This is called the beat rate. With each beat, the heart pumps about 60 to 70 milliliters of blood. If you multiply the two values together, you find that the cardiovascular output is just about four to five liters per minute. Can you guess how much blood an individual has?



If you exercise, your heart rate increases, and it decreases when you rest. Your body has a remarkable way of knowing just how much blood should be flowing to properly distribute the nutrients it needs. The primary means of controlling cardiovascular output is by controlling the beat rate with hormones. One, called acetylcholine , acts to decrease beat rate, when you are resting or sleeping. Another, called norepinephrine, increases the rate at which your heart beats, when you are active or excited. The balance of these two hormones helps to keep the rate of your blood flow just right



That fact and the rest of this diatribe are subject to your source of information
grouch2111
2007-02-21 20:57:24 UTC
It doesn't suggest anything. It is usually refered to as numerology. If you search for a number occuring over and over, you can be sure to find it. Especially 2 and 3, being low prime numbers. 23 is a common number for sports so the refs can id a player easily. With one hand hold up two fingers, with the other hand hold up three!!! How amazing!!!

How about 23 inverted is 32. O.J. Simpsons number!!! It surely must be the number of the devil!!
2007-02-21 17:50:01 UTC
For the past ten years my daughter has brought to my attention anything to do with the number 11, 111, or 1111 especially whenever a clock turned 11:11, or 1:11 day and or night she would say, "look Mom." This year I stumbled across web site after web site of people who have had similar experiences with the number 11 sequence, and many of these sites explain it as a wake up call we gave to ourselves before we were born. Anyway, I find it very intriguing, and I for one do believe the recurrence of numbers and symbols suggest a hidden deeper meaning. I'm fascinated with Jim Carrey's number 23 obsession, and as soon as I click on the submit button I'm going web searching.
sweet_truth
2007-02-21 16:56:01 UTC
To tell you the truth, 23 is my FAVORITE number. I was born on the 23rd at 2:23 am... I met my current long-term boyfriend at age 23. And there were other times when the number 23 came into play at different aspects of my life. 23 rocks!!
Dan Y
2007-02-23 10:15:34 UTC
I think it's rather odd that "Number 23" is a movie all about paranoia, apparently (haven't seen it). When I was in college I used to repeat the number 23 to myself, sometimes moving my lips as if I were pronouncing it outloud. This would happen rather automatically when I was going to a place that gave me some apprehensions. It seemed to really save me from getting panic attacks in some situations. I imagined it had something to do with the "tr" sound, which is a little like "gr" like the sound a bear makes. Still with me?
Database
2007-02-23 04:29:48 UTC
There are more than a million combination of numbers... numbers plays an important part in our life...but believe no number is luckier than another.. the recurrence of 23 is a classic example of human taught spindling for mysterious things...



let me see...

7 seas 7 colors 7 continents 7 wonders 7 seas...



there are more example..don't let it get to your nerve...



numbers have their significance...and that you see in your everyday life....from the working of the computer and even in your everyday life you use number with or without your knowledge...



So if you want to appreciate any single or combination of numbers...please be my guest... but enjoy the beauty of number from small addition that you use when visiting a grocery store to the complicated probability and logarithmic problems with which we calculate every space mission and the designing of an airplane...
Bonnie Lynn
2007-02-22 05:13:18 UTC
I'm not bothering with an argument on the correlations of this number.



I will say this.....Mankind is'nt ready for such knowledge. (YET)

At present moment it would'nt be understood.



This argument will only travel in circles, getting nowhere, causing disbelief and unrest.



In due time, all of you will understand the full context of what I just said and why.



I don't believe in coincidence...everything happens for a reason, whether people want to believe or not.



Many events have happened in my life and I don't look at them as being "eerie".......Here's one such event...........

My grandmother was murdered May 20, 2006



I woke up at 3:00am on that day, because I heard her call my name. Suddenly, I had massive pain in my chest....it went away.



"Grammy" was stabbed through the ribs, into her heart, and surrounding areas. Her neck was broke...she was beaten past recognition.... (buried on her 81'st birthday)...May 25th



After all this....she comes around quite often....as many others have and still do. (some unrelated)

This stuff does'nt scare me...I welcome it.



So much contraversial stuff has happened in my life....I may write a book....but...it would cover more than these type events.
James B
2007-02-21 14:30:36 UTC
It is a special date for Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth also.



I think you could take about any number less than 100 and find a whole list of things that are related to it.



Say there are 100000 phenomena that involve a number less than 100. That gives a group of 1000 things to go look for coincidence between. If only 1-in-10 are a hit, that is still a list of 100 strange occurences to link, based on total randomness.
aperson
2007-02-21 08:18:22 UTC
Asker, please get better acquainted with both numbers and the English language.



230 does not equal 23



and a "couple" means two



you had several examples (around 11), not a couple.



eleven can't be a "couple"...a bigamist might agree with you, though



:(



Obviously math and numbers are useful and so we will see patterns and all kinds of things in everyday life. Not every pattern is important or useful.



The whole point of the 23 movie escapes me, because if the number is so powerful and predictive, then you might as well not know about it because there is nothing you can do about it.
Proud to be APBT
2007-02-24 03:50:24 UTC
There are reoccurring numbers everywhere because math is a part of our everyday life! Which means you can find numbers, statistics, etc everywhere. I hardly think that professional athletes jersey numbers could be considered related to something 'eerie' or 'telling', they are just numbers. As any kindergartner can tell you numbers are everywhere.



If you want to obsess about them fine, but it's getting ridiculous how these 'official' yahoo choices are becoming nothing more than advertising, something the rest of us aren't allowed to do per the rules.
Lief Tanner
2007-02-23 15:02:03 UTC
It is all coincidence, and the less I hear about numbers bearing significant meaning or a "hidden message" the happier I will be. By the Gods, people are just fueling this obsession by talking about them all the time, when it does not mean a thing. I could tell you the exact same coincidence with any number I pull out of a hat.
divinemadness
2007-02-23 09:45:07 UTC
i completely believe in it. 23 is one of my numbers to be exact. years ago psychics said something good very good would happen when i turn 23 and the number 23 will be lucky for me. well my anniversary is the 23rd, and the number pops up quite often....



i also have the numbers 11, 22, and 7 and 13.. all which are good for me



i was born on 11 22 and i see 11:11 ALOT ect..
2007-02-23 08:32:04 UTC
Why does the recurrence of numbers (e.g., 23) and symbols suggest a hidden deeper meaning?



There is no deeper meaning.



You can find substance in any number if you look hard enough and find enough relationships to any number.



23 is just another number.



Mind you there is some significance in THIS case. It gave me 2 points.



TFTP
rfunke
2007-02-23 08:19:36 UTC
We considered my younger son to be a miracle child since it had been seven years since my older son was born and we had difficulty conceiving. There were several mirror or duplicate numbers surrounding his birth. Without realizing it at the time, the second letters in his first, middle and last names were all u's (Kurt Austin Funke). The same was true for the name of hospital (Rush Copley Medical Center) and city (Aurora) in which he was born. He was born on July 7 (7th month -7th day in the year 2002) at 4:16pm (16:16 in military time - note 1 + 6 = 7). Just before he was born, my older son celebrated his 7th birthday the previous month. I turned 44 on June 6 (6th day of the 6th month).
The Orange Whisperer
2007-02-23 02:35:02 UTC
I see you've given 1 out of 1 Best Answers on your account. That's a 100%.



Great!



Now how's that connected to the number 23 again?
2007-02-22 23:38:56 UTC
On 2-23-2007, at 2:30 am here i am, posting my first activities for your entertainment. I started a word searching journey before midnight and the number of leading searches were (13) and the end word search was, Orography.
Manda
2007-02-21 20:10:10 UTC
I met my husband on the 23 of March , I was 23 years old and his daughter was born on 2-3
sugaladie77
2007-02-21 17:51:21 UTC
Okay.... LOOK, I'm all for conspiracy theories, paranoia, and unexplained events....but....dude, c’mon... give me break. Who the hell cares if D.B,L.J, and M.J were #23...? And... can you *prove* Caesar was stabbed 23 times? Oh and another thing 23.5 doesn’t equal 23... Do we have to go back to 1st gr. again?



What about #13??!! OooOOoohhOoo.... it links the past and present! It gives the secrets of US history!! (<
I'm just suprised no cashed in on this #....



Have you ever heard that the number 13 is an unlucky number?

This is almost a worldwide belief. It is so strong you will usually

never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor.



($1 bill)

13 original colonies,

13 signers of the Declaration of Independence,

13 stripes on our flag,

13 steps on the Pyramid,

13 letters in the Latin above,

13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum",

13 stars above the Eagle,

13 bars on that shield,

13 leaves on the olive branch,

13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows.

And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
Love Mullet
2007-02-21 17:49:17 UTC
The number 23 is nothing more than a classic example of mass hysteria involving numbers. (In the Dark Tower series by Stephen King it was 19, and all the parallels found in the 9/11 disaster.) Any idea given the right amount of research can become a phenomenon, which can in turn lead to a dangerous mass hysteria. (See: "Red Scare" or "Salem Witch Trials") 23 is just a number. Let it be as such.
2007-02-21 14:44:13 UTC
Okay... every number has some significance. For instance, the number 7 follows me everywhere (I was born 7/07... 7 years old on 7/7/97... 17 years old on 7/7/07... the 7th HP book almost came out on 7/7/07... etc). But who cares? I could think of a million other "creepy" things for every number.



By the way, your movie says that for 23... 2/3 = .666.... which is WRONG. It equals .667!
dianes98
2007-02-21 11:10:55 UTC
why does it end at the sum 23? shouldn't it calculate down to 5?

so with everything equalling 0 - 9, there must be recurrences - patterns, if you will, everywhere.



if we go the 23 route - then the field is broadened to 0 - 99; again such a small pool is going to create vast recurrence, or patterns.



we look for signs all the time - clues at we are on track, clues to what we should be doing, cluses to ensure that we are not alone.
roberticvs
2007-02-23 16:36:27 UTC
It happens because the human mind finds patterns in all sorts of chaotic things. In essence, we see things because we WANT to see them.



Watch waves washing up on the beach. After an hour or two, you'll swear you can see a pattern to them. Observe the pattern of stucco on a wall and you'll see patterns there. It's the same when we look at clouds; naturally, we see "things" where there are swirls of water vapor. It's fun.



What's sad is when people develop obsessions with patterns in chaos, or attempt to convince others that they exist (like Jim Carrey's character in "23").



Astrology is similar in this respect, as the belief that patterns of human behavior can be predicted through astrological symbols dates back to ancient Egypt and Sumeria. Interesting stuff, but ultimately you're only fooling yourself.
Viceroy
2007-02-22 22:08:14 UTC
It's been eerie how many times just out of the blue I am suddenly motivated to look at my clock/car radio and it invariably reads 9:11, or the total at the checkout stand is $9.11, or any number of other places it shows up.



Also, 11:11 seems to show up for a lot of people. And of course, there are always those 4:20 people, but I think they are LOOKING for it, not just discovering it.
chi
2007-02-21 17:15:58 UTC
It goes back to ancient cultures. The Greeks sought to find a perfect ratio, on which they based art and architecture. Numbers are also associated with symbolic meaning in the Bible, which clearly affects the way many people see the world. Numbers are as natural as trees, yet have a certain mysticism surrounding them. I can't believe I just wasted part of my life advertising for a movie.
2007-02-24 03:37:54 UTC
its all myth like the whole 666 devil number thing and al that jaz. we can create knoledge from everthing. its and overactive imagination at the end of the day, phillosophy! like why is a tree called a tree, does it want to be called a tree, is it a tree, if a tree fell down in the middle of the forest and no1 was there would it still make a noise! tosh, the best way to anoy someone is to create theories, we are all consructionalists! especially if we are wrong, we can manipulate words adn numbers to say that we are right! like im sure i have made loads of spelling mistakes, and i wont use a speell check but who said, that i have spelt the words wrong! what is a word, why is a word called a word! its all tosh!
Agent X-Factor
2007-02-23 16:21:07 UTC
From birthdays to dying days, numbers play an important role in everyday living. Its deep meaning is understood not by many.



Why is "first place" good in competition form that people shed tears because of it, but yet nobody wants to be the "first" to die?



Truth speaks that fate happens, because number happens.



Be it coincidences or just signs. Idolize not any number like a god, but understand the significance of it and not just merely its physical existences.



By number shall death knock on doors and by number can it be denied.



One too many of anything is often fatal.



Life and numbers. Choose each wisely.
Christy
2007-02-23 12:48:12 UTC
I found it very interesting that some other people besides me notice things like this....the numbers that pop up in my life are 337... i don't know what it is about them numbers! It seems like I never fail to look at the time when its 3:37, am or pm. They are in my student ID for school & other random things that involve numbers. My ex-husbands name was even LEE, which looks a lot like 337, just backwards! I just consider them my luck numbers! I remember reading somewhere about my lucky numbers and 3 & 7 were included along with other numbers that I dont remember! Good Luck in trying to find out the phenomenom with numbers!!!
quiny_83
2007-02-23 08:25:34 UTC
Today is February 23 and I drank 23 Pints of lager Before Breakfast
2007-02-23 08:04:32 UTC
My personal experiance with reacuring numbers is with the number 33. Everytime i look at the clock i see it 12:33 or 3:33 without even thinking about it. I see it in licence plates, prices, even in a speed limit sign and you know how impossible that is. Its really cool. Unlike the movie The number 23 i beleive my number is a good luck kinda thing cause everytime i see it something good happens. It's weird but in a good way.♥
2007-02-23 07:45:19 UTC
Well the #23 is weird Because David Beckham jersey is #23
sunnedazeinfl
2007-02-23 07:04:57 UTC
A couple of years ago and still current.

My son's father has a habit of seeing the time 9:19 in the am and pm when he checks the time.

I now see it a lot with myself but not as often as he does.

We use to search for a connection.

his b day is sept 9 but that dont match does it? lol

Now we just look at the time and when we see it call each other or laugh about it
JOHN
2007-02-22 23:06:36 UTC
Mankind cathes up with the Bible every now and then.

What is the King James Code?

If I had to describe the King James Code in a nutshell, I would do it this way. The King James Bible contains a system of numbers that are consistently linked with words or phrases in the scriptures. It is understood that the Bible can be comprehended on many levels. The more you study the Scriptures and become accustomed to them, the more you understand the Divine symbols of certain passages that you never saw before. These must always come as a product of Divine Revelation. Certain words and phrases take on a whole new meaning, never contradictory to any other passage in the Scriptures. As you study, you begin to see also that numbers seem to have a certain relevance in the Bible. Each number will have its own symbolic meaning. Things associated with completion or perfection will be linked with the number 7. Things associated with the sinfulness of man will be associated with the number 6, and so on.



What I have discovered, or rather, what the Lord has revealed, is that word and phrase occurrences in the King James Bible follow this same pattern. If a word or a phrase is added or omitted, this ruins the pattern. Could it be that this is why God commanded us not to add or take away from His Word? (Deut. 4:2, Rev. 22:18,19)



An example of how this works is found in the phrase "Holy Spirit". This phrase is found exactly 7 times in the King James Bible. This not only reveals the Divine nature of the Holy Spirit, but also reveals to us that the Bible is a very unique Book. It contains the very signature of God himself, for, it would be impossible for man to plan a book, and a system of numbers, in this fashion.



Numbers are one of the few things in this world that can truly reflect the nature of God in several ways. First, numbers are infinite. We will never count the last number, because it does not exist. Not only are they infinite in positive form, but in negative form as well. This perfectly describes a God who is eternal; a God who always was and always shall be.



Numbers are constant. They never change. In this world, languages have changed, people have changed, the world itself is in a constant state of change, but numbers remain the same. 2+2 always equals 4 and always will. There is no way it will change.



Numbers are one of the few things, according to Revelation 21, that will accompany us from this world to the next. They are as eternal and infinite as our Mighty God is.



This is why His Word is a word of numbers. Please read the following carefully. All of this research can be easily replicated using a Bible search program. I recommend using QuickVerse for Windows. It is the program that I used in gathering this information. A copy will cost about $10-$15 dollars. QuickVerse will allow you to search for a word or phrase, and then list exactly how many times that word or phrase is found, and show you how many verses it is found in. Not all Bible search programs will do this. Also, QuickVerse comes with a master list of all the words in the AV, along with the number of times they are found in the text.





God set up a number system (He even gave attention to a entire book called NUMBERS.



Study Biblical numerics. www.biblebelievers.com
Andrea S
2007-02-22 20:15:48 UTC
Typically numbers have archetypal (Jung's theory that people everywhere have the same basic repeating images & symbols) meaning. For example, the number seven represents a perfect cycle. Three is symbolic of the trinity. And so on.... If you're really interested I'd research Jungian theory or Archetypal Criticism.
pookie
2007-02-22 08:20:59 UTC
when i got really depressed i saw the number 33 everywhere, seriously. i would look at the clock and it would be 3:33 like all the time. ever since then i decided that if 33 was ever present in a moment where i needed to make a decision I'd think i was making the wrong decision or something bad was gonna happen. I still do it to this day..
romeo_1595
2007-02-22 05:07:12 UTC
None of those things are significant.

Especially Jordan, Beckham, and James.

Since when does 230 fit in you foolish speculation?

We don't follow the Mayan calendar.
doctor slernon
2007-02-21 16:45:37 UTC
Clearly Dr. Pepper is secretly in control of the world and ages long past, he/she/it decided that before selling soda to the world, there was a need to use the number 23 to corner the world's soda market using subliminal advertising. Unfortunately, it didn't work correctly and it is only now that this critical information has surfaced. We must all do our duty on this earth and worship Dr. Pepper as the True god.
dude
2007-02-21 08:49:23 UTC
Oh no, that's the 23rd ladder I walked under! I think we have enough superstitions without silly numbers.



No, it suggests a base 10 number system, where people count their fingers.



13 is significant because of the old base 12 number systems, where people counted their fingers and toes. The recurrence of thirteen suggested improper feelings, or perhaps pants that were too tight.



23 is actually a more significant number in a base 22 number set, one where people count their fingers, toes, and ears. In those superstitions, the added number is out of their counting skills, so people look for evil in 23.



To those of us who can count without the aid of our appendages, these are kind of silly.
davinm23
2007-02-21 08:04:21 UTC
This looks like a stupid movie with a bad actor, so stop annoying us with these questions. 230 does not =23, neither does 23.5, and there have been many other athletes with the number 23 that you did not name. Why not name all the athletes with the number 32 as well?
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2007-02-23 22:48:18 UTC
It is true that numbers can have special meanings. Many of us have heard of a code, using mathematics, in the Bible. It came up with names such as Holocaust, Hitler, the assassination of the leader in Israel. The leader ignored a letter previous to his death! This letter was sent as they found that he would be killed, using mathematics, but he ignored the letter. It even speaks of a war in the land of the Tower of Babel, in the later days. We know this to be Iraq! Some living in our day have found their own name in this code, written in the Bible. Math and numbers are truly special in all our lives. The most vigorous person and supporter of evolution found out that math came against the theory of Evolution, so he stopped supporting this in court cases! A female student had him question it, and both looked at the math and Chemistry! He died defending Creation as more mathematically and Chemically feasible! A debate on PBS, in the U.S., with a Chemist and two hard core supporters of Evolution ended with the two Biology teachers in near tears. The math and the Chemistry did not support it! Math, a truth we can live with and it does not play favorites or religion!
sunny
2007-02-23 21:52:18 UTC
I have "a thing" with 11...

it comes and goes, but there are times when:

any time i look at a clock, there's an 11 in it.

i buy a dozen eggs, and one is missing.

there are 11 pieces of bread left, and i need 10 or 12...

it takes 11 minutes to get from point a to point b.

my odometer ends with 11.

really wierd.



one time i asked a numerologist about it, and along with finding "my number" was 11, she told me that it was a way angels communicated...that the mere chance a number came up repeatedly, and we noticed it was a voice in itself.



at any rate, the 11 phase never fails to amuse and distract me!
Whiz
2007-02-23 19:45:54 UTC
This could be said about any number. You can find certain circumstances which relate to a particular number and omit the ones that don't. There is nothing unique about 23, though the movie looks good.
Ema Nova
2007-02-23 08:13:06 UTC
It means that people are reading way too deep into numbers and using their free time trying to prove things that are just ridiculous. Even if 23 was this magical number, what is it supposed to prove? That lots of things have 23s in them? It proves nothing, and I see no meaning behind it at all.
The_Common_Sense_Fairy
2007-02-23 00:22:19 UTC
To tell you the Truth. 23 dosn't mean jack crap. Whatever mystical boogeyman people can come up with at the moment to try and explain themselves as people, and why they are here, they will create. So many people believe there is something mystical about "23" because a lot of progressivley "stupider" people believe the same thing. Some guy started it, some other guy believed it and then he told his drunken relatives.
2007-02-21 16:05:04 UTC
I read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy when I was younger, ever since then I have noticed the number 42 everywhere. This is because I started looking for it. Before I read the book I would have walked past pier 42 without a thought. Today I will see the number everywhere I go. There are no super magic numbers, or symbols, unless we signify them this way.
k.encounter
2007-02-23 19:07:26 UTC
The movie sounds interesting but I don't believe anything special about the number 23. And I think this is all based on publicity for the movie.
djthis
2007-02-23 15:16:13 UTC
born 2/3...i turned 23 in 2003 on 2/3, i wore #23 in h.s. b-ball, my first apartment on my own was #123, right now i live in building 23, there were 223 people at my last show at sky, and other situations that are a little weird and hard to explain. i see 23's everywhere. crazy. there should be a movie bout me LOL
Sarah
2007-02-23 14:16:32 UTC
I have actually been seeing the numbers 23 and 7 more lately. I saw 23 at least 4 times today and 7 at least twice.



So I don't know, maybe coincidence.
♥Humble Proclaimer♥
2007-02-23 14:14:43 UTC
It's weird but at least once a day I will see the number 631, most of the cases it's when I look at the time at exactly 6:31am/pm... it kinda freaks me out and I'm not even superstitious... mabye my body is wired to be curious of the time at exactly that moment... but most clocks are running a few minutes apart and it doesn't matter what clock it is: my cell, the sterio in my car, my watch, the clock on my nightstand.... spooky....



Does anyone know if 631 has any significance or i'm delusional
2007-02-23 10:47:58 UTC
Read psalm 23. Forget the stabbing and killing and distractions. Go for the gold. That is the answer. I can't wait to see the movie to see how the vamps are trying to trick us now. Little bits of truth in a big and costly production meant to deceive and distract. The things people do for money!
2007-02-22 22:35:03 UTC
I am currently 23

Two of my three of my Nursing books have 23 chapters

my birthday equals 23

1+1=2

1+9=10

8+3=11
bchic89
2007-02-22 20:50:06 UTC
I don't get how a movie advertiser is considered an "official." Anyway........



The whole recurrence of numbers suggesting a higher meaning is a bunch of stupid nonsense. There are plenty of other statistics in the world, billions upon billions, and you found 11 that express the number '23.'



"Eerie number 4."



There are 4 seasons in the year.



There are 4 strings on a violin.



The Simpsons have 4 fingers on each hand.



My phone has 4 ringtone settings.



OoOoOoh.........
2007-02-22 09:43:06 UTC
To answer your question, they don't. It is nothing more than coincidence. It is not the numbers or symbols that suggest a hidden meaning, deeper or otherwise; it's the people trying to find meaning where nothing exists.



For instance, if you were to take the number 47 and suggest some deep spiritual, hidden meaning and truly believe in some grand significance, you would start to find "47's" everywhere you looked.
2007-02-22 02:23:58 UTC
OH NO! My daughter was born on the 23rd of Feb. When I was 23 years old! I contributed 23 chromosomes to her and so did my wife! Hope she'll be OK when she's 23 years old!! In the year twenty . . . twenty . . . five . . . wait no apparent correlation there on that last one. Whew! Maybe she'll be OK then.



But really all smart-butted-ness aside, maybe it's because we only have one set of numbers for our counting system. Bound to be at least a few coincidences with only being able to use the digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Infinite possible combinations, of course, but still only a total of ten characters or "words" (or "syllables"?) for that particular "phonetic language" system. Speaking of language, there are alot more and many different phonetic sounds between "american english" and chinese or any other given non-somewhat-latin-based language.



I once read that statisically most automobile accidents that result in a fatality happen within 30 miles of a persons home, but really how often do most people travel beyond those 30 miles in their daily life?



The very interesting fact though is that the numbers 3, 7, and 12 or some multiples of those numbers occur frequently in the bible, usually denoting God or his favor. Those numbers do also factor in very interestingly in written musical theory as well as our current system for telling time.



I will tell you what some REALLY SCARY numbers are:



1.Each year in the United States over 250,000 children are abducted! That is a quarter of a million! Twenty percent of them are stolen from their own yards and/or bedrooms! That's 50,000 innoccent kids taken from an assumed safe place!

2.It is estimated only 1 in 3 sexual offenses against children are ever even reported! One in five girls and one in ten boys will be sexually assaulted before they are 18!

3.In the year 2005, over 16,900 Americans were the victims of murder. Couldn't find the stat, but I know a large percent of those were killed by someone they know!

4.Also in the U.S. 500,000 people a year die of cancer. Fifty percent of people who are diagnosed with it will die from it! That means at least 1 million cases a year. Men have a 45% chance of getting cancer, women 41%.

5.Americans lose 910,000 people each year to cardiovascular disease (1 person every 35 seconds).

6.World-wide 16,000 children die each DAY of starvation (one every five seconds). Yet the "typical american" diet causes 65% of americans to be obese?! I am too tired to even begin going into stats for diabetes/etc. I wish lottery chances were anywhere near this good!



We can go to the highest heights of the sky, walk on the moon, dive to the deepest depths of the ocean, build multi-million and billion dollar telescopes and satellites to study "the final frontier", but we still have that much disease and pain in the world?! IMO, the sum of the greatest of all man's achievements since the beginning of history to the end of time ALL come to nought if ONE more innocent or unneccesary death happens today, one more child dies of hunger in the next five seconds! How much do we pay professional sports players, corporate executives, and celebrities each year? I mean come on! How modern are we? I thought we were supposed to be the most advanced creatures on the planet? Sorry. I will step down from my soap box now.



I myself do wonder sometimes what possible "firing order" (kind of like an automobile engine) or "circuit" a certain number, for whatever natural reason it has, creates.



Did you know that an idling semi truck allegedly has the same rhythm as the purring of a relaxing cat!



But maybe in reality numbers do not really exist, just like most other measurement systems we have, they are just that, a tool for measuring something . . . I don't know. When I am a tired I do tend to go on and on and on and . . . OH! Sorry.
Vik
2007-02-21 12:27:26 UTC
the number 23 is a lot like the number 40 or the number 7 in the bible.



7 days in a week

God rested on the 7th day

it rained for 40 days and 40 nights

the isrealites wandered in the desert for 40 years

moses stayed up on mount sinai for 40 days and 40 nights

sumone in the bible was told to wash in the jordan river 7 times

the 7 year tribulation

jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights



im not sure wat the number forty represents but i no the number 7 is the number of completion
puddog57
2007-03-05 21:07:30 UTC
I for unknown reasons see 47...if I need to guess I will always catch myself doing the 47 or 147 or 647 just what ever and if I do a lottery ticket the 4 and 7 always stands out someway, I find 47 reasons to post this without farther comment.
finley036
2007-02-23 21:49:04 UTC
The big deal that every one is making with the number 23 is due to the fact that if you divide 2/3 you get .666. Therefore, we all know that is the sign of the beast.
zyummyz
2007-02-23 15:56:44 UTC
My fiance's family has a "lucky" number of 33. I don't really know the source of this family belief other than it had something to do with their grandfather. I was talking to his aunt one day, and she said that whenever she feels a little down (she is currently in chemo for bone cancer), she always sees the number 33. She could be flipping through channels and sees a sport jersey or just a set of numbers flying by the screen. So it's kind of like their way of believing that her dad is looking in on her and giving her support.
dracomullet
2007-02-23 15:03:29 UTC
The reason behind a fear of Friday the 13th was the mass execution of the Knights Templar on October the 13th (23).

Personally I see 4's quite often. I hope this is a good movie.
2007-02-23 12:50:04 UTC
Only because you are looking for it.

24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case.

10 hotdogs per package, 8 buns per package.

69 = 68 +1 (You do me and I'll owe you one.)

12 ears of corn in a dozen, 13 bagels in a (bakers) dozen.

3 dogs in my house, 3 cats in my house, 3 cars in my garage, 3 acre pond on my property, 3 houses on my street, 3 pairs of shoes in my kitchen, 3 steps on my front porch, 3 stikes you're out, third time's a charm, 3 witches, 3 stars in Orions belt.



Good enough?



Look for another number, and it will start showing up often as well.



BTW, LeBron is #23 BECAUSE MJ was 23.



I'll give you the 23.5, but it really does not belong.
2007-02-23 11:18:15 UTC
As people has said before you can take ANY number and make coincidences from it.



The number 23 is no more special than 57 or 86 or 12.
Cena
2007-02-23 03:15:02 UTC
Oh come on dude....

i heard some one saying that we r all going to die in year 2000 as Jesus was showing 2 with his fingers. No offense meant to ny christians. Its just human interprettion. Jesus never said we r going to die. Beckham and Jordan they are sports personalities nd successful and u hve some examples of some bad incidents with some figures. does thtmke ny sense to any one... Come on Good job done. You have aked a good question and too mny people answering. It would have been gret only if 23 people answered
keri l
2007-02-22 07:06:36 UTC
Well, if you were a LOST fan, you'd know that 23 is one of the cursed numbers Hurley used to play and win the lottery. After that, his whole lofe was cursed. These numbers (4,8,15,16,23, 42) were also found on a hatch door that said "Quarantine", A boys was being tortured/brainwashed in room #23, Jack was seated in row #23 on the Oceanic airlines plane that crashed.....etc.....Lots of other LOST references~~~
stacyj913
2007-02-21 17:46:44 UTC
Well of course if you LOOK for it, and you make a bunch of complicated calculations and such, the number 23 is everywhere. What a bunch of CRAP.



And what exactly does a basketball player, a soccer player, Julius Caesar and the Earth's axis have in common? Uhhhhhhhhhhhh NOTHING. This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life. Thanks for wasting my time.
2007-02-21 12:30:54 UTC
The numbers I see almost all the time are 12/18 which is my birthday. I always happen to look at the time whether it's on my laptop or th clock in the kitchen or my bedroom. I always see that number. It's not every single day, but it's almost all of the time. I always wonder what it means. It may not mean anything, but I do find it kind of weird that I always see the numbers of my birthday.
Carla
2007-02-23 08:54:49 UTC
What about 7?

The number of spots in a common ladybug.

The atomic number of nitrogen.

The number of periods, or horizontal rows of elements, on the periodic table.

The neutral pH - the pH level of pure water

The number of stellar objects in the solar system visible to the naked eye — the Sun, the Moon and the five classical naked eye planets: Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.

The number of daughters of Atlas in the Pleiades

The number of stars in the constellation of Ursa major.

The number of digits in an American or Canadian telephone number, excluding the area code.

Seven wonders in the World

Seven Emperors: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Galba, Hadrian, Nerva, Sallust, Vespasian

God rested on and sanctified the seventh day

A Jewish bride and groom are feted with seven days of festive meals after their wedding, known as Sheva Berachot ("Seven Blessings").

The number of heavens in Islamic tradition.

The number of the Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, and Pride.

The number of the Seven Virtues: Chastity, Moderation, Liberality, Charity, Meekness, Zeal, and Humility, corresponding to the seven deadly sins.

The number of notes in the traditional Western musical scale



Do you want me to go on?

Cause I sure can...
2007-02-23 01:18:35 UTC
I ate 23 pounds of prunes the other day. Twenty-three hours later, I took a crap 23 times and used 23 rolls of toilet paper. What is the deeper meaning of all this? Serious replies only. Thank you.
2007-02-22 08:37:23 UTC
According to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, 23 is the number of religeous relics in the Pentagon and the amount of probes that could watch one person at any time.
2007-02-22 06:41:18 UTC
Dude yes. My license plate is 26-30-XU.

2 X 3=6, 3 X 2=6, 6/3=2, 6/2=3. According to numerology, XU=63.

My house no. is 63. My cell phone, home phone, work phone, AND bf's cell no. ALL add up to digit six. Plus a whole lotta other things in my life that add up to the no. 6. It freaks me out. The letters in my name add up to 6. My whole name is the no. 3. my birth date the no.9. I won the lottery by using these numbers. (Did'nt get rich though.)

does anyone know what that means?
benmearsben
2007-02-21 21:30:24 UTC
That's crazy! Dimensionful numbers like angles are completely arbitrary. For the earth's tilt to have any signifance then there must also be something special about units of degrees (and not radians). Similarly, what's so specail about seconds? AND days? The Gregorian calendar?
deep_throat
2007-02-24 11:27:33 UTC
minus the sports names - Michael Jordan and other players being number 23 is meaningless, and also the Mayan calendar date is December 22 of 2012 not December 23.
2014-10-04 22:36:36 UTC
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2014-08-28 02:43:19 UTC
Playing with numbers to help mankind is good. What I mean to tell you by that is before rockets and computers were invented Mathematicians had played with numbers and told us far the earth was from sun, how long does it take for earth to complete one day, one month, one year, and why do we have leap years.......

So in other words there is no such thing as creepy or bad numbers unless that number is your test grade. All numbers are good numbers as they help us simplify our lives, rather than make it more complicated.
?
2016-03-03 19:55:44 UTC
Prime numbers are indeed a marvel, but rather than focusing on the individual numbers themselves, we should stop and think - who thought this system up? We are taught in history that it was the Sumerians who fist made the complex system, but at the root of it, we have synchronistic, yet erratic behaviour, and such anomalies as primes, proving that the nature of the system we live in is indeed complexities infinitely expanding based on exponential multiplication. Numbers prove this, and so does the very nature of time itself.
2007-02-23 20:03:19 UTC
9/11. 9+11= 20, 3 planes crashed that day. 20+3? 23. OH NOES! W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet, with 2 points down, and three up. DOUBLE OH NOES! 23 is a number. TRIPLE OH NOES! THE WORLD IS GONNA DIE OUT!
andrea r
2007-02-23 19:41:40 UTC
23 is the number I always have noticed coincidences with also. My birthday and my fathers death was on the 23rd. My divorce became final on the 23rd. My student number was 23 . Looks like I will have to watch Jim Carrey's movie.
jerseydevil67
2007-02-23 15:45:22 UTC
the number appears because you are looking for it. most of what you listed is coincidence. 23, however, does have meaning, as evidenced by the use of the number in occult bands such as sleep chamber and in the design of egypt is the magick #'s cd liner notes. in biblical references, 23 often appears in sections where there is prosperity. In Discordian faith, it is a lucky number-the sacred number of Eris. it is said to be Hitler's favourite number. There's also ties to secret organizations. I hope the links i provided are a good place to start
2007-02-23 14:59:01 UTC
I previsly asked this and one guy said in many famous cases the number 23 had nothing to do with it. Other things in history have notthing to do with 23. So its all just a coincidence.All those things just came up due to the movie.
ravish2006
2007-02-23 03:47:28 UTC
I guess with every number you choose, you can come up with such co-incident 'deeper meanings'.

It happened to me in my last exam. My exam roll number added up came to 3. My exam center number was four digit: the first two digits multiplied by 3 gave last two digits. Exam started at 3pm. And I was able to take only 3 papers out of 4.

What say? Does this mean that I will rank # 3 in university after the results are out?
Heather Lynn
2007-02-22 21:13:17 UTC
I'll be 23 on the 23rd of Feb when the movie 23 comes out and I'm going to watch it at 2300 hours!
doug k
2007-02-21 21:39:51 UTC
Wow!



I listen to my car radio with the volume control set at 23. I thought I did that because:

1) it is pretty loud, and

2) 23 is a prime number and I always set my volume control on a prime number (actually a topic for the health > mental illness forum)



Now I feel more special.
Donovan G
2007-02-21 20:16:41 UTC
STOP re-asking the same question. ITS JUST A NUMBER. Most likely in this movie, the only reason these things are happening to this guy, because his mind is making him believe these things. Its just a trick. He is just crazy. THIS IS ADVERTISMENT.!!! REPORTED!! I have two controllers, I have two speakers, humans usually have two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, two hands, two feet, two legs. My parents have two cars. Oh NO this number now has a power and recurrence that tells me that me it has a deeper meaning. The hell it does. This movie is being advertised too much on here. Please Yahoo! stop letting them do this. It annoys me.



AND FOR THE LAST TIME. 2/3 as a decimal DOES NOT equal .666. It equals .666666666666666666666666666 (infinity), or rounding .667. So its not valid.
dark angel
2007-02-21 16:01:44 UTC
Ok, .......if that supposed to mean anything...then I've got something to say..

I was born on the 23rd, September, 1981....23/09/81..

so ...2+3+0+8+1= 23.....





My husband was born on 06/01/79

so 0+6+0+1+7+9= 23.....

.....hope I dont freak my self out after watching your movie...
jill@doodle
2007-02-21 15:58:25 UTC
My fiances birthday is: 04/14/78 4+14+78=96

My birthday is: 03/06/87 6+3+87=96



My dad and stepdads names are both mike

My mom and stepmom were both born on halloween

In both relationships the woman are older than the men by 1 year.

My mom and step moms first names both start with the letter D.



Now thats odd.
Crystal23
2007-02-23 20:35:00 UTC
I see the numbers 5-5-78 or 78, 1978 which is the year my husband was born. I always seem to look at the clock when it says 11:27 which is my b-day
b c
2007-02-22 09:18:07 UTC
Say 23, 23 times. Nothings not going to happen.
2007-02-21 13:49:27 UTC
I was given the police badge number of 0139 - my house number is 6009. the last 4 of my phone was 3139. my drivers license number had my chief id 0101 my badge 0139. i weighed 9 pounds at birth. my address at work was 699. My number must be 9 - when they say that 2 divided by 3 is 666 well os is 4 divded by 6. numbers are not infinite we only have 0 thru 9 and their sums grow and create larger numbers. So of course there are similarities in nature.
2007-02-21 09:44:12 UTC
Pure fantasy. Statistically speaking you can use that theory for any number. All you have to do is put a little effort and time into the concept. Stretch a few ideas to force the answer you are seeking and viola! It sounds like an interesting story but that's all it really is, a story.
goofyguy47
2007-02-21 06:48:19 UTC
When did you stop beating your wife?



What kind of question is this, it doesn't allow for any answer except the sort that the questioner asks?



The only hidden deeper meaning in the recurrence of numbers is in the recurrence of natural constants like Pi and e, etc. These are not mythical/mystical, rather they are pointing to the ordered nature of the universe. This could just be scientific, or it could be evidence of a creator. Whichever view you take, it still doesn't hold that recurrence of any single number in popular culture has any relevance.
2007-02-23 20:32:21 UTC
The neuro-biology of the brain is such that there is a "quantifying" component to thought. Coupled with this is the need for the mind to create order out of the chaos of perceptions that flood the senses every day.



These things are survival tools, and have operated very well for us humans. The odd sort of "side effect" is that we tend to find patterns, and assign meaning to those patterns in places where they really have no significance.
Silent Jimmy
2007-02-23 16:50:49 UTC
The whole premise of that movie and your question are totally stupid, because the beginning isnt true anyway. 2 divided by 3 is not .666, it is .6 repeating, so for all of you that are retarded and dont know what that means, it means that the answer will be .66666666666666666... and it will say six all the way to infiniti. The number of the devil is 666, just three sixes, they are both totally different numbers so will people please stop obessing over this?
DLeigh919
2007-02-23 16:40:23 UTC
I have a lot of repeating numbers that are included in my important numbers...



Both of my phone number, only consist of 3 seperate #s.

My Social only has 3 #s,

My Drivers License,

My employee ID at two different numbers, only 3 or 4 seperate #s...



My life is full of repeating numbers, with no variety from the numbers 3, 6, and 8



I think that's kind of weird.
2007-02-23 14:39:08 UTC
"my name is ben so 2 + 5 + 14=23!!! oh my! Your right



isn't this advertising, and isnt that against the TOS?



23 dollars says you choose the 23rd answerer as the best answer

3 days ago - Report Abuse "



One slight problem Ben:



2+5+14 =21 not 23
Question Addict
2007-02-23 12:00:51 UTC
The first house I owned had a street number of 929. Sometimes it seems like I always look at the clock at that time. When I do I always have to say the address in my head, a little OCD maybe? 222 is another number that sticks out for me when I see it.
Saul H
2007-02-23 09:13:32 UTC
Well 9-11-2001 = 23 ie: 9+11+2+1 = 23

(of'course everyone probably already figured this one out, right?)



I post more as they come to me.
es_harper2007
2007-02-23 07:24:07 UTC
This is the most important occurance of 23 EVER:



23 flavors in Dr. Pepper!
quickwit
2007-02-23 05:06:11 UTC
Better question: Why do marketing people for the new Jim Carrey movie post lame questions on yahoo answers? If we're going to talk about movies that have numbers in them, let's talk about the movie "300" which will do dramatically better than "the number 23" which is going to flop.
rasputindeath
2007-02-23 02:40:12 UTC
Look in a day numbers are used to the extent that people are able to attach meaning. computer send and receive numbers at an alarming rate, phones send and receive numbers, it is in calculable the amount of numbers are used sent received seen spoken written printed searched and calculated this is why there are people who put to much importance on these thing. I mean look at the Fibonacci Series genius but when people start saying that it has evil links that just crap...
Kim H
2007-02-22 05:57:39 UTC
I started to use the numbers 0722 on all my codes on anything it had special meaning to me. It is my husbands of 19yrs BD , Now the marriage is in the lost and not found any longer bin and I am getting a strong vibe I need to detach from those numbers all together. My question is "could it be possible that this set of #

are aggravating my carma". All serious replies welcomed.
2007-02-21 23:12:42 UTC
23 - the 23rd prophecy of joshua akne is sinister, the 23rd chapyer in the book of kane is about the the number ZERO who is mentioned 23 times in the 23rd letter to Egon Tronsk. There are 23 unseen drawings by JOShUA kANE and 23 reasons to be a man of code.



http://fotolog.net/kane100
Spartan-112
2007-02-21 20:33:14 UTC
Wow ppl started gettin intrested in the number 666 and now here comes 23.Whats next 117 or 343?OMG
2007-02-21 12:43:44 UTC
I see 11:11 all the time and I found out it's supposed to be a wakeup call to lightworkers to be prepared for a state of enlightenment as to the workings of the world.



Quite interesting. I feel like i'm a part of some supernatural battle of good and evil.
?
2007-02-21 07:32:41 UTC
for me is 7 and 13 those are my lucky and frequently used numbers. Never really thought about the number 23 except when my b-day comes around. Interesting though all the factoids you have come up with.
2014-09-29 23:49:00 UTC
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His first tip is something along the lines of "Never forget: friends always have your best interests in mind, even if you seem to forget you friends."



(And Coconut Head winds up a a drag queen and lives in Sweeny extra room.)



Edit: I changed a bit in the first section with Moze. It makes more sense.



I think Full House could have taken a bad turn from where they left off. Uncle Jesse still couldn let go of his dream and got really into heroin on the road, orphaning his two learning disabled twins and hot wife,
Little Jeannie
2007-02-24 00:00:00 UTC
I've blogged about the Mayan Calendar-"A Date in History", is the title. I study Astrology and Numerology-and I don't consider myself that superstitious, but I was intrigued by the movie trailer alone, being that I was born on December 23rd, and the last 3 digits of my social security number are in fact-666.
lkolka
2007-02-23 20:26:19 UTC
23.. omg the world is going to end today

get over yourselves

1 2 3 4 5 and so on are found everywhere

just like any other number.

people who believe this crap .. well basically why would you even believe it? 23. big deall wooo!
2007-02-23 19:45:06 UTC
i don't see why people are making a big deal that you put this up. I agree with you. I also feel really sorry for the person called "Life" because she said that 23/3=23. If she's talking about dividing it equals 11.5!
longhornsfan1320@sbcglobal.net
2007-02-23 15:52:49 UTC
I dont know the truth behind it but my lil sis who died was born on 5/14/94 which 5+1+4+9+4 equals......



yep 23.
Amber R
2007-02-23 12:09:01 UTC
I have wanted to see the movie number 23, and i do kind of belive in numerology. For some reason, almost every night at 11:11 i have to look at my watch or any clock. Its not every single day but almost. even when i tried to avoid it by closing my eyes for a minute, my dad came in and of course i had to open my eyes and see the time. a coincedence? maybe, but 11:11 is haunting me
Akasanoma
2007-02-23 09:51:39 UTC
The number 1. There are almost infinite -1 things in the universe that are one of a kind. I wonder if there's only 1 universe. You see, if the universe contains everything then it must contain itself. Therefore we conclude there cannot be a universe as defined.

Maybe there are 23 universes! Imagine that!!!!
2007-02-23 09:02:42 UTC
Get a life! What I see in this fascination with the number 23 is a none-too-clever attempt to publicize another mediocre film which has already been declared dead on arrival.
2007-02-23 07:58:36 UTC
what everyone seems to forget is that, coincidence or not, in numerology, numbers are always reduced down to a single number; 23 = 5, the number five stands for change, variety, something new, etc....and yes, as someone else on here said, you can show strange things with any number...it's just a part of life, I guess!!
Dee .
2007-02-23 01:43:38 UTC
loooooooooooooooooooooooooool

check the #7 if u think 23 is weird

how about #2:

u have 2 eyes,

2 ears,

2 lips,

2 hands,

2 legs,

2 nipples,

2 balls,

2 kidneys,

2 lungs,

2 parents...... etc.

lol man u can pick any # and find too many facts about it :p



have u ever tried to multiply 9 ones by 9 ones to c the freaking answer:

111111111 * 111111111 = 12345678987654321

don't u think this is more freaky ???
FX777222999
2007-02-22 22:34:06 UTC
You know, 23 or twenty three is like a Twin T Three, a TTT that's a symbol to ward-off evils and a symbol that signifies the end of the world. Really amazing but it's only a ....mind boggling subject.

Well, that's only a coindence but it's true....to some people and beliefs.
Vikas
2007-02-22 20:14:55 UTC
you can take any number and draw conclusions like this

take number 10,



Why do we have 10 finger

10 toes

we use a decimal system

Arabian Nights was written in 10th century

My birthday is on 10th

Sachin Tendulkar is #10

Pele #10

Rooney #10

Ronaldinho #10

there are 10 heavenly bodies in our solar system

I sleep at 10

I go to office at 10

My car give an average of 10 KM per Liter

My office is 10 KM from home
Bala
2007-02-22 02:04:51 UTC
U see.... 2 is also a amazing number.... check out my facts and fig..





Human beings have

2 legs

2 eyes

2 ears

2 hands



Two wheelers have 2 wheels.. quiet interesting na...



You are also some what right 2*4+8*2-9 = 23



:-)



We are genius...
fatdadslim
2007-02-22 00:21:08 UTC
refers to the discordian belief that all accidents and events are directly connected to the number 23.some permutation of the number 23 of a number 23,or a number related to no 23,given enough ingenuity on the part of the interpreter.
JV
2007-02-21 16:01:29 UTC
The address of the building where I work is 1141. The first two numbers equal 2. The second two numbers: 4 minus 1 is 3. WOW that's wierd!!
toddk57@sbcglobal.net
2007-02-21 09:45:14 UTC
Ok: that is just an number related to the" Movie 23

starring Jim Carrey " because seeing is beliving fiction
2014-09-10 19:48:29 UTC
There are too many coincidences in the world to ignore. I believe both in evolution and an order in the Universe. As random as the earth may seem, there are hidden patterns and organic mechanisms that propel all forms of life.
2014-05-02 18:42:50 UTC
But this does not mean that they are significant.

There are billions of opportunities to deduce patterns from apparent disorder. For example: I have 10 fingers and 10 toes, 10 lamps from Walmart, 10 favorite books, and 10 different ways to eat chocolate. But this does not mean that the number 10 has any purpose outside of itself, or is of any consequence to me.
B
2007-02-23 15:45:53 UTC
My track number from nationals adds up to 23.



My birthday is on the 23.



I definitly think it holds a significance.
pippin
2007-02-23 07:50:42 UTC
I hate these questions. They are really just advertisements. They should be banned but I am sure Yahoo is making a buck, so for everyone out there that has had a question deleted, understand that Yahoo is like everything else in this country, it can be bought and the little guy gets screwed.
insane2mad
2007-02-21 12:45:16 UTC
Like any number 23 occurs often. If you look for it you will find same pattern for many other number. If we take you logic to its logical conclusion....the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8,9,0 are everywhere!
2007-02-23 21:07:36 UTC
my cousin died in the September 11 attacks we were very close i was so upset and ever since i see the numbers 911 all the time. when i look at the clock 9:11 the computer something says 911 or about 9-11 its really weird
kurbaj95
2007-02-23 18:13:14 UTC
So What ????????

the movie is about the guy that has 23 in his narmal life. not in school or social studies class or in health class.



plus, the movie is about bad things having to do with 23, not good things. for example:



Pumping blood in your body is good,

Lebron James and Michael Jordan are good players,

23.5 isn't 23,

230 isn't 23,

who cares about having children when your talking about 23,



and michael jordan and lebron got to pick their number, its not natural.
Krtyr
2007-02-23 15:31:03 UTC
11 and 26 (which equals 8)...Especially 11. It's really, really weird how often it comes up for my husband and me. We started noticing this number coming up years ago when we weren't even looking... Now we see it in all kinds of ordinary AND extraordinary contexts. When this happens in excess, we pay closer attention to everything around us. It's a sign for us, that can be either negative OR positive, to make ourselves acutely aware. I don't know if I've explained it or not, but I DO know it's not coincidence... (and I'm NOT an idiot!)
ben l
2007-02-23 14:45:57 UTC
I have just wasted 23 seconds reading this posting followed by an additional 23 seconds replying.



Augh.
deakjone
2007-02-23 12:00:34 UTC
Ah yes... the magic of 23... Well here is the secret of a secrets... add 2 and 3 together and you get 5... and 99.5% of EVERYONE on earth has 5 fingers on each hand and 5 toes on each foot... isn't that amazing...!!! This IS the hidden deeper meaning revealed...
Mike E
2007-02-23 08:08:05 UTC
I was born on the 23rd of june, OMG!! lol!!! If I see this add one more time maybe I will shoot 23 ...no, 22 people today just so a NEW movie can be made of the number 22. lol!!
jay
2007-02-23 07:25:01 UTC
Why 23? Any or every number is rhythmic and repetitive in this

orbital world. It is nature and coincidental. Lower the number, higher the coincidence. There is nothing eerie in it.
brighteyes1074
2007-02-22 22:05:26 UTC
Of course, I didn't notice this until after Sept. 11th, but ever since then I seem to always catch my watch or clock at 9:11, both AM and PM. Trust me, it's not intentional, nor do I go through my daily activities thinking about 9/11 which makes me subconsciously look at my watch to see if I can catch it. It's just something that happens.
Cheshire Riddle
2007-02-21 11:56:14 UTC
Well... all I can think of right now is my birth date. I'm born on 22 January. So January = the first month of the year = 1 + 22 = 23...

Hmm... what else?... I don't know! I'll edit this answer later!
jaliscokid
2007-02-21 11:39:01 UTC
I suggest that actors not get so full of themselves. I like Carey but this is making him fast become Mel Gibson, Hanks, Cruise, etc.

I still have a grudge for shelling out 8 bucks for the last horrible movie with Tea Leoni. Yeesh
Leni
2007-02-21 10:47:06 UTC
9 is sometimes supposed to be an intersting number for scientists, I think. I read that in a Nancy Drew book, sorry...

And if you add up the numbers of the multiples of 9, it is interesting...

9: 9+0=9

18: 1+8=9

27: 2+7=9

36: 3+6=9

Etc!
Jennisonfire
2007-02-23 18:18:18 UTC
Apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. The term was coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad, who defined it as the "unmotivated seeing of connections" accompanied by a "specific experience of an abnormal meaningfulness".





Origins



Conrad originally described this phenomenon in relation to the distortion of reality present in psychosis, but it has become more widely used to describe this tendency in healthy individuals without necessarily implying the presence of neurological or mental illness.





Statistics



In statistics, apophenia would be classed as a Type I error (false positive, false alarm, caused by an excess in sensitivity). Apophenia is often used as an explanation of some paranormal and religious claims. It has been suggested that apophenia is a link between psychosis and creativity.







if you look for any number you will see it.



my number that i always see is 37.
dot.
2007-02-23 17:40:38 UTC
You've only listed a few, numbers are everywhere and a lot of them are bound to repeat themselves. Looking at your examples they don't seem connected in any way. 12 repeats its self as well. In numerology 23 is being well rounded, likable, etc.

They do suggest a deeper meaning in terms of numerology, and the rest is in your head.
Elvis 109
2007-02-23 14:24:31 UTC
23 is only a number like any other number. you can read something into it and be very afraid or make up your own beliefs and opinion. the choice is yours. I love the number 1 why for me its a start of a new life.
kirbyguy44
2007-02-21 17:40:56 UTC
Number mythology is meaningless. The funny thing about all forms of mystical reasoning are the implications one can draw are spurios and never ending. What does the assasination of a general in B.C. have to do with a flight crash in the 1990's? I could think of 23 better ways you could generate hype for your movie!
musafir
2007-02-21 05:55:38 UTC
I feel it's just a coincidence. If we do some research, we will find some other numbers also have frequent occurence. For example the number 19 has recurrence in my life on several occasions.
Aroran
2007-02-23 22:53:28 UTC
my birthday this year 2+14+7=23
2007-02-23 16:54:29 UTC
It Takes blood 1 minto circulate throughout the entire body
1m@ h3@rT Br3@k3r
2007-02-21 11:48:49 UTC
Those are just coincodences. The number 5 is all around me.

5 people in my family

5 computers in the house

5 flowers in a vase

i drank 5 cans of coke in the past week.



Its nothing.
pookiepoo
2007-02-21 08:37:33 UTC
My husband obsesses over 11:23 on the clock. His birthday.
2007-02-23 15:04:33 UTC
i disagree on the apocalyptic event in 23,23,2012 but







10 + 13= 23, ohhh that is amlost two dozen which a dozen is 12 so two of them would be 24.
jaylock90
2007-02-23 08:53:10 UTC
There is a kind of numerology present in our lives, but don't get too caught up in it. #5 is the number of grace. #7 is the number of completion. #40 is judgment/a turn of events. If you get very involved with numerology it could be a controlling factor in your life which is definitely not good. However, it is interesting to observe how certain numbers reoccur.
Mee-Maw
2007-02-23 07:13:55 UTC
The numbers on my birth certificate are 146473. The numbers on my husbands birth certificate are 146473.



We were born in different hospitals, obviously by different women, in different cities, on different days, in different months and 2 years apart. Is there a significance to these matching numbers or is it just coincidence?



Hey, we could make a movie about that. Good idea, don't you think? Wow, a movie about me and the numbers on my birth certificate. I can't wait.



Although our numbers really do match, the numbers have been changed to protect our identity. I don't want people knocking on our door just so they can witness this phenomenon.
J. P
2007-02-23 06:06:20 UTC
Actually, I was born on Nov. 23 and my boyfriend was born 2/23



The year leading up to my 23rd birthday......everyday I would run into 1123 everywhere!! Clocks, microwaves, books, you name it.



I wondered if something crazy was going to happen on 1123......but....it didnt.



Now, If janis and jimmy and kurt and all those others who died at age 27.....if they all died at 23...now that would make this 23 thing more wierd.
Laura Palmer
2007-02-23 01:05:09 UTC
In year 2000 within one month I discovered that over a dozen people I already knew and met that month were born on February 19th.



It all started with a guy I was fond of. The rest were people of all different ages: friends, family, children, adults, acquaintances.
2cool4preppy
2007-02-22 09:43:20 UTC
Because some people think of symbols and numbers as puzzles or hints to the future or what happened in the past so basically the reason they think it has deeper meaning is because they think it holds a secret waiting to be unlocked.
sanfrandisco
2007-02-22 09:35:04 UTC
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aquiellez
2007-02-21 16:51:31 UTC
It means you're trying to plug a movie. SHUT UP.



btw, do you really think it took 23 stabs to Caesar? Only in Shakespeare's version.



Again, movies - suck it off and don't play around here no more....



Ever since Leo (who actually is doing some good) put his post here, all you LAers are over us like white on rice.



Bye bye.,
Bhuwan
2014-04-27 18:47:59 UTC
The Americans tend to fear the number 13 as unlucky. The Japanese fear the number 9 as a representation of death. Some Christian fundamentalists fear the number 666 as a mark of Satan.
2014-10-04 23:32:57 UTC
http://www.topsneakeronlinesale.us



You also should make the outside of your auto repair shop look as presentable as possible, keeping it clean as well. If your shop looks dimly lit or uninviting, female shoppers will not quit by for a look about.



That is why safety is such an essential matter to female shoppers as well. Ensure that that the parking lots get adequate quantity of light, specifically at dark.
snoozer
2007-02-24 01:27:36 UTC
IN ANY WAY, let's be open-minded about these things people are saying. some say they already believe that "yeah oh my goodness it's a creepy number" but nevertheless, it is you who run your own life and who cares whatever number that might be redundant along with your life? Have faith. Number 23 need not to affect your life nor influence one. Try to watch the movie, and appreciate it, then it's all up to you..
anduha_kid
2007-02-23 19:06:59 UTC
just because james, beckham and jordan wears 23 doesn't make 23 a symbol of some sort of great event and what not....so chill dude
Phoenix
2007-02-23 17:02:49 UTC
I guess all you people against these mysteries will be the first to die when something real mystery happens.

eg:

23 people die in the same area

you people: eh its just a coincidence

23 cars crash in a supercrash

you people: eh thats imposible

23 million people die (remember, hypothetically)

you people: aww must be a ton of accidents



anything is possible people

remember:

i think sherlock holmes said:

If everything else is wrong then whats left must be the answer
2007-02-23 16:58:54 UTC
To me back in my day grandparent and older made number that mean something to me number is a sign of what may or may not happen. Like 369 mean s t to those who play this number in the lottery. Number just represent different things in life.
2007-02-23 14:01:50 UTC
The number 23 and other symbols may or may not contain deeer meaning...The important thing to remember is that man is the only creature who is symbol minded enough to decipher these deeper meanings.
Geoffrey B
2007-02-22 20:55:52 UTC
You see what you choose to see. Your very obsession with the number 23 will highlight it for you everywhere it exists, obscuring all other numbers.



The sooner you realize your active role in what you are experiencing, the sooner you'll be able to get over things like obsessions with specific numerical values and move on with your life. ;)
missilltoe
2007-02-21 17:17:20 UTC
I constantly see the number(s) 711. Frequently when I see clocks, banks, etc. TIme on the T.V. ,always, my wife thinks I'm nuts. Most recently the room number in the movie "Departed". Toward the end (don't wanna ruin the ending for anyone). What gives??
krymarbet
2007-02-21 16:34:48 UTC
Yea, I think if you concontrate on any number, you will see it many times. I do wonder though, why for years after my boyfriend and I broke up, when I'd wake up in the middle of the night, the time 4:42. He owned one... a 442.
Ali
2007-02-21 16:11:18 UTC
I believe the world is trying too hard to find these similarities. If you look hard enough, you'll find "eerie" coincedences in every number imaginable. Man has a compulsory need to find patterns in everything, but in the end, it doesn't really matter. It's a waste of time.
data_disaster
2007-02-21 13:44:44 UTC
$23 million paid to Jim Carey



$23 million spent on advertsing this stupid movie.



23 cents given to Yahoo to post this stupid question (their soul is cheap, just ask the Chinese).



Personally, I find 69 to be a much more interesting number than 23. Who's going to star in that move?
sonarsunlite
2007-02-23 13:03:29 UTC
I thought Advertising is against the TOS..



I bet its number 23!!!



Lebron Sucks.



and like the other dude said 23.5* is not 23.

230 is not 23

and my blood circulates in 26.7 sec.



so Lock it up, and stop trying to make 23 so great cause its not.
RAW DIVA™
2007-02-23 08:31:55 UTC
This is funny because yesterday i was at the store, and i saw the number 23. Its just a common number. not reallly something to have a fuss over.
cat2116
2007-02-23 06:48:54 UTC
Hi, I was born on 23rd jan, my boyfriends bro was too, my boyfs bithdate numbers add up to 23. Yesterday I got a lottery ticket on lucky dip, two lines both of which added up to 23!!!! Freaky huh?
my dark side
2007-02-21 10:09:44 UTC
why does it matter to you?

5 is grace

8 is new beginning

7 is God's prefect number

so on and so on

don't stress so much about the small stuff look at the birds in the air they don't worry where to eat or drink yet the Heaven Father feeds them daily. Don't you think He'll take better care of you??
alyricialgenius
2007-02-23 22:46:19 UTC
To be quite truthful the numbers 3 and 7 are my numbers they represent who I am. The symbol of trinity is also a important part of my life it represent three things the earth, moon, and wind or the mind, body, and soul if your wicca then you know it represent the three goddesses.
Matichel
2007-02-23 16:30:36 UTC
I've looked at some conspiracy theory websites just for fun, and some of them have some similarly crazy theories. One that stuck in my mind is their "proof" of how FOX Network is supported by Satan. Because, apparently of the letters' placements in the alphabet.

F = 6th letter

O = 15th letter, and 1+5=6

X = 24th letter, and 2+4=6



and voila, we get FOX = 666 = Satan. Cracks me up every time...
missy lee
2007-02-23 16:18:43 UTC
I was born on March 23...
Prash
2007-02-23 15:32:53 UTC
After being more curious I found out...

my birthday is on 31st August..

31/8....31-8 equals to 23.....

the other thing i found out that on

2012..something extremely bad is going to happen...

20+(1+2)=23....

i think it really does mean somthin...
2007-02-23 13:17:59 UTC
Humans don't know a lot of things, think about it, the day when I read your question and answered it was 23 February, 2007. Compare this coincidence to the others!
2007-02-23 11:44:05 UTC
My Birthday is on the 23 and my Wedding Anniver is on the 23 and I add my ssn# the subtract it it is 23.
Kurt N
2007-02-23 10:42:30 UTC
this is the same thing like 911 had some meaning with the numbers i mean its cool that 23 has some interesting things but its just somethin to talk about
wyldfyr
2007-02-23 09:42:06 UTC
It suggests that a movie studio is once again over hyping a movie. The number never had any significance until New Line Cinema came out with this "B" movie.
2007-02-22 09:40:03 UTC
Because the Occult powers, 666, revalations, religion, God, Satan, Earth, Human, everything is connected as one in this world... anything and everything is related to angels or demons, every act is spiritual, every symbol has meaning.. in some way shape or form everything is of God and everything is God... All of the all that is All yesterday, today and tomorrow. Until the end of time.
Dude
2007-02-22 00:11:57 UTC
What about the number 20? There are 20 cigarettes in a pack.

9+11 == 20.

9-11 was a conspiracy by the cigarette companies to make people nervous causing people who quit to start smoking again!!!
Eli
2007-02-21 12:28:15 UTC
How can the number 23 be bad luck? It was Michael Jordan's number!!
en tu cabeza
2007-02-21 06:52:12 UTC
Don't get caught up with this numberology stuff. It's just a trap to mess you up. You can look into any number and find things that make you wonder. Just don't dwell on this stuff. Besides this is just to advertise for a movie to make some money. Maybe they are hoping to make 23 million dollars (or more).
2007-02-21 00:56:19 UTC
The Hidden Meaning is.. ... That Nothing in this Universe is Safe.

I wonder if Dan Brown.. ... Da Vinci Code has developed any thoughts on this.



Numbers are fun, no matter how we use them. Being obsessed with e.g.23. is just another # like 666, and 911, and 22 skidoo or is it 23 skidoo(?),and the 7's, Love Potion #9, Baker's Dozen 13 and the list goes on.We all at one time or another have had unusual coincidences with numbers. We can all enjoy fun with using them. After all we have the 12 days of Christmas, and the sad song "1 is the loneliest # la-DE-da".



Yes, I've had a Numbers Experience.. ...Every person in my family has a #9 in their Birthday, except for 1, and he passed away early in age.



I sure hope this Movie is going to be "2 Thumbs Up". I like the whole cast.



Codex.. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
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unknown
2007-02-23 19:46:42 UTC
Just something to scare people, a coincidence. Nothing real big if you ask me. People use numbers everyday besides 23
Hanako
2007-02-23 12:21:06 UTC
23 is considered the number of coincedence. 9/11? 9+11+2001.

Strange? I dont really know.
Hey,geturjiblitzoffmyfacedude
2007-02-24 01:47:48 UTC
my fav. # is 23, Im born on Dec. 23-premature, and as far as I can tell from my Myan AND Aztec calender bolth end on Dec. 22 2012, not the 23rd.

And the Earths axis changes every 60,000 years or so.

Oh and by the way we are close to that change in axis!

and Yellowstone National Park, the GIANT super volcano, is at the end of its dormant cycle of 65-70,000 years, BOOM!
a
2007-02-24 01:09:18 UTC
I join Youtube May 18. 5+18 is 23. WOW.
2007-02-23 13:12:07 UTC
23 is my fav number, 7 is too but everyone likes 7 so i chose a diff one and it is 23 oh and i think u should pick #23 as the best answer!!!
2007-02-22 22:55:50 UTC
Shiiiit... This is the 390th Answer for this question.... Looks like you're one popular dude. Btw, since when was 23 supposed to be spooky? Isn't that 13?
?
2007-02-21 16:10:27 UTC
I Like Your Stroy I Will Watch It



Bye Mr # 23
alex
2007-02-21 08:22:01 UTC
23 out of 50 people on the hindenburg died
2007-02-23 16:22:10 UTC
yeah, my birthday is may 16 1992. if you take may (5) and add it to 16 plus the 2 at the end of my b-day u get??

5+16+2=23!!!! Spooky
?
2007-02-23 15:08:40 UTC
23.5



23 and 2+3= the 5
facethefacts
2007-02-23 14:30:28 UTC
Who cares about number 23!!! Pretty soon people are going to think every number is bad luck! Only negative people think this way.
2007-02-23 06:13:57 UTC
I was going 23 mph over the speed limit on my last speeding ticket but the officer only wrote down 20 mph.
2007-02-23 00:18:59 UTC
So if youre saying that 23 is bad luck,why do you show your movie on Feb 23?

Liars!

They just payed Yahoo to advertise this movie!
pinkcbpoet
2007-02-22 20:26:22 UTC
If I were you, I would have listed 23 occurences. Then maybe I would be convinced. Oops, I just sneezed 23 times.
2007-02-22 08:12:02 UTC
The deeper meaning is the 223,000,000 dollars that Yahoo, Jim Carey and all others involved are trying to make for themselves.

I'm getting sick of the in your face ads everytime I come to this site. This is usually a sign of a movie that will really suck.

~
USuck79
2007-02-22 04:18:22 UTC
well I was born on 07/09/1979 (7979)....so I like the number 79....I believe if you try hard enough you can make any number a number like 23 it is amazing what some people have figured out about number combinations
math_prof
2007-02-21 19:01:07 UTC
Often, if you look for something you can find a pattern. For example, I spent $16 for two dinners tonight, and $16 on frozen pirogies. I also bought some things at the grocery store and my bill was $9.84, I got $0.16 as change.
superfastmoto
2007-02-21 16:58:22 UTC
Because of the internal void humans are born with, poeple are searching for deeper meaning by default.



So...

People tend to latch on to patterns occuring in nature or preference and try to explain something that is not there.
skydancerwi
2007-02-21 11:55:36 UTC
The number five, firstly appeared of great importance when I was 10 years old, and nearly dying from peritonitis which neither my parents nor I knew I was suffering from.

I was born in Cuba, but had moved with my mother to Westboro, Mass.

I was in bed, very frightened, in extreme pain, yet terribly afraid to go to the hospital.

I went into a short sleep, pretty much from exhaustion and saw my uncle who had died during the revolution return and say this to me : "my favourite niece, I realize you have much fear, but you are not allowed to die Now . . for you have much to DO in life. I know this, for I am ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH PRIVILEGED KNOWLEDGE. You must trust me and wake up, then immediately go to the hospital . . you'll go through much pain because restoring you to health will be physically hurtful . . but you WILL survive.

I woke up, and resolvedly, told my mother who was at my side that my dead uncle had come to urge me to hospital, for I was near death.

One very strange request of me, which he made before he disappeared was : "When you have convalesced to health and mobility, you must do me a favour. Return to Cuba and place 5 pennies into the urn above the marble casing over my grave . . . from that minute on, if you do this which you ask, the number 5, you'll obey as a sign or warning from instinct. I will be your guardian angel and whenever an instinct prompts you strongly, as not to be denied . . you'll know I have returned as your guardian angel to guide you make the right decision.



To this day, the number 5 has surfaced at very important and meaningful times, and I have trusted with all my heart, that my uncle, my guardian angel has returned to best guide me, when I am confused with doubts about a situation.

Neither my uncle nor the number 5 has ever or yet let me down.
♥Princess♥
2007-02-21 10:21:05 UTC
All I know is I'm totally seeing this movie! It's pretty cool how you have all these events that have to do with 23. This movie looks GREAT... I love things about numbers and patterns, it makes for great entertainment. I love Jim Carey in dramatic roles, so I'm really looking forward to this film and I will definitly go see it.



These things you chose are rather random, though. It seems like you picked and chose certain things that coincide with 23. I'm sure I could find 100 weird tings that happened around the number 45. It's not like the coincidences between Lincoln and Kennedy:



Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.



Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.



The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost children while living in the White House.



Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.



Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.



Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both successors were named Johnson.



Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.



John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.

Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.



Both assassins were known by their three names.

Both names are comprised of fifteen letters.



Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford's".

Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln - made by Ford Motor Co".



Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.



Both John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald were assassinated before their trials.



A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.

A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.



(That last one was a joke... tell Jim Carey I said "Hi"!)
kharabish.blogspot.com
2007-02-21 08:54:11 UTC
My sister is 23 years old
ivy_trick_mess
2007-02-21 05:02:09 UTC
I'm not sure about this whole 23 thing...want to see the movie tho :)...but in my life it's 4 & 11...of the 4 people closest to me, 2 have birthdays in October the F on the 4th and the M on the 11th...then again in April theres another F on the 4th and M on the 11th...also,

I know there's no real relation to the original question other than coincidence, but has anyone thought of the Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy coincidences? Those are creepy to me...seems too much to be just coincidence.
cat38skip
2007-02-23 18:19:54 UTC
The only significant number in the universe is - 42 -

According to Deep Thought, 42 is the ultimate answer.

Why would anyone have any interest, whatsoever, in any other number??
Nunya
2007-02-23 13:49:53 UTC
find numbers intriguing as well. I also find it disturbing that Neb things 2 + 5 + 14=23

That would be 21 dumba**!!!
daniel T
2007-02-23 13:26:32 UTC
69
2007-02-23 09:30:54 UTC
i was at a party once when he was on break from coledge i was drunk in front of a fish tank talking about a giraffe my name is bill there were about thirty people there they laughing at the in prov i was saying then i walked off and looked back Jim Carey took over then i heard them laughing even louder and he wasn't drunk i never met him but i would like to think that in a sense i opended for Jim Carey and does he remember me and i hope he used some OD my style and when he makes his movie in the future about his life could he include that in the movie as part of his colledge years thank you good luck Jim maybe i should have gotten into comedy bill
-~*Scythe*~-
2007-02-23 06:33:58 UTC
That took time, yes I read them all, for those of you who agree with me i'll thank last. Yes the numbers are just coincidence, no there isn't any relevance to "Spiritual" or "religious" aspects. And those of you who keep whinning, shut-up already, it's just a movie someone made because they thought it would be a fun idea, not intended for you people to get all Q_Q over the crap. And those whom share my view thanks, besides, known for a fact about the mind and its constant search for abstract relevences. (I major in psychology, but no need to speak/type in such a "endowed" manner) The fact that I even took the time to read and respond goes to show my boredom ^-^ But absolutely correct, again just a number, just for fun, NOT for debate or religious disputes... young minded... pshah!
Anotherme
2007-02-22 20:29:07 UTC
The number I see all the time is 222... and today is 2/22... freaking me out...



Actually stuff like that is supposed to be caused by too much dopemine in the brain... Seeing things as important when its not...
Will
2007-02-21 18:17:02 UTC
I think it's a complete waste of time. Like the significance of what time the trade towers fell, or the time the oklahoma city bombing took place. Or better yet, our ssn driver license number have nine numbers. So do our zip code. Pure coincidence if you ask me. But leave it to the nutjobs, ie any religion, to whip people into a frenzy over nothing.
78fizz49
2007-02-23 16:30:54 UTC
I had a flat tire on US 23, creepy huh? Wow Iive 2.3 miles from US 23 0n rt 3398(=23) I'm freakin'
deo.harischand
2007-02-23 13:54:47 UTC
Saw a club in MD, called after dakr 23 hours.
jerry z
2007-02-23 12:06:57 UTC
if you round 23.5 it becomes 24

230 people died on TWA flight 800 is 230 not 23

they are just coinciudence you can't possible take something like this seriously and

it just wrong that people use something like yahoo anwers just to advertis about a movie

i say screw you shouldn't watch it cuz they are a bunch of greed bitchez to have to do something like this
em104444
2007-02-23 00:34:39 UTC
wow, the same can be said of any number.



ex. bobby orr was number 4 and humans have 4 limbs and there are 4 seasons in a year and 4 years in a presidents term.
☼Scientific Athletic♫
2007-02-22 21:07:19 UTC
Dude seriously

Where did you get this junk from?

23.5 is not 23!!!!

230 is not 23!

The first answerer is correct!
hannabanana
2007-02-21 12:26:41 UTC
tHIS IS A BUNCH OF BULL CRAP!!!23.5 DOES NOT EQUAL 23 IT EQUALS 23.5 AND 230 is not egual to 23 it is equal to 230!!!!! I'll see your movie( maybe) just cuz its a movie but you can find coincindences anywhere like this... Oh yeah and omg it starts on the 23 third cuz you to come out then so that its more creepy.... :-P
2007-02-21 09:56:29 UTC
i like the number 8
2007-02-21 09:55:59 UTC
i do think this is quite odd. did you watch David Letterman the other night when Jim Carrey was on. Jim counted the letters in his name and David Letterman's name. JIM CARREY DAVID LETTERMAN = 23.



Jim also held up a Dr. Pepper soda can showing it had 23 flavors in the can.



the movie 23 opens on February 23rd.



here's another ironic thing; my pick 3 lottery numbers, 223 and 233. i haven't won yet, but twice i decided not to play, and they showed up. so now i keep playing until i hit jack-pot.



my brother's birthday is on March 23rd.
JohanL
2007-02-21 07:24:42 UTC
If you choose any number between 1 and 31 you could find loads of "coincidences", if that number is a prime number (like 23) there would probably be even more.



I just wonder?!:



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gjmb1960
2007-02-21 06:29:57 UTC
for me its the number 42

its three years ago that i start l;ooking a t this number

Now i see it almost dayly some where.



for instance i stop to park the car and it happens to be at housenumber 42



I go to hospital and has to be at corridor 42 for the photos I go to 21 ( 2 * 21 = 42 )



When debugging a program thread 42 is stuck
trentrockport
2007-02-21 06:28:45 UTC
I could make the same argument about many numbers. Take 13 or 42 for instance. I know that paid sponsorship makes the Internet go around, and that Yahoo! depends on revenues from sponsoring partners to be able to deliver useful services for free, but please don't insult our collective intelligence. An ad is an ad is an ad. Please don't try to pass it off as anything else.
Boeing 777
2007-02-21 06:10:27 UTC
Has anyone mentioned the program 'Lost' yet?

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42



Could all these numbers mean something? :-O



ARE WE ALL CURSED? :'(



And I like the number 23 bus route in London...
nvswamy
2007-02-21 05:44:10 UTC
is the smallest number of integer-sided boxes that tile a box so that no two boxes share a common length.



= 2 x (2)cube + 7 x 1(cube) (sum of 9 cubes)

= 12 raised to 2 - 11 raised to 2



23 The Sacred Number (along with 5) of Eris, goddess of discord, according to the Principia Discordia; it is the number of the 'Illuminati'.

Numerous people have claimed to see 23's everywhere (the 23 curse) prior to enormous success and fruitfulness.

The 23rd letter of the alphabet is 'W'. Therefore, white supremacists and racist skinheads use 23 in tattoos to represent 'W', as an abbreviation for the word "white".
♥queen b♥
2007-02-22 00:46:27 UTC
okay lets see i met my hubby when i was 23 he came home for leave on the 23rd twice now two times this happened...but i see the number 3 alot i used to live in room number 3 before i am the 3rd child in m family....oh if i remember correct my first surgery was on the 23rd of March for a horrible abcess only to return for surgery the next month on April 23rd my hubby is 3rd battalion 2nd platoon flip it and its 23..kind creepy huh of did u know they guy who just go hurt was 23!
Jaime H
2007-02-22 00:03:59 UTC
9/11/2001... 9+11+2+0+0+1=23
2007-02-23 22:30:22 UTC
My Birthday is on Feb. 23 and Nothing happened.
Cenaposermobile3254
2007-02-23 17:57:10 UTC
23 is a prime number
2007-02-23 14:06:49 UTC
Because the lot of you don't have enough honest work on your plate to keep you from getting distracted by mindless garbage like this. Get back to work wage donkeys. ...All 23 of you who are reading this right now.



Besides its stupid stuff like this that renders people like John Edward so capable of manipulating people.



Ever notice how these recurrant numbers are so small? What about the recurrance associated with 18048?
Peter D
2007-02-23 09:46:59 UTC
23



chromosomes - 23 pairs, but 46 overall.

blood circulation - BS

biorhythm - BS

Mayan calendar - who cares?

LJ wears 23 *because* MJ was 23.

Caesar - BS



Take your shill somewhere else marketing guy.
ladsmrt
2007-02-23 08:52:52 UTC
I see no significant numeric omens in my life. I saw Jim Carey touting his new film on The Tonight Show and Dave Letterman lately. It's only Hollywood hype-- that's what Hollywood does best-- tries to get us interested in throwing away money.
Lori H
2007-02-23 07:24:28 UTC
Every time I look at the clock its 911, the symbol of an emergency 911, the twin towers went down 911,,,its a number that keeps chasing me...very weired
steve cadilsky
2007-02-23 06:12:35 UTC
HI yo all!!!!! the number 23- all humbug(THATS WHAT I THOUGHT) , i started to check out the

events of 23 ,then the movie "The number 23" but still dint really bother but not for long ,SUDDENLY I JUST CHECKED THE DATE IT WAS 23RD FEB., PHEW !!!! GUESS 23'S GOT GOOD IN COINCIDENCES ..
2007-02-22 21:01:50 UTC
I, too, see the number 23 very often. I mean, every time I log on to Y! Answers I see these crazy questions about the number 23. It's uncanny, I tell ya. Maybe it means something......................



God bless.
juanramoz2
2007-02-22 09:10:58 UTC
if this is true let me get 23 thumbs up and 23 stars?



oh ****.. its scary.. seriously my school id ... is



127904-101121



1+ 2 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 0 = 23



10 + 9+ 3 + 1 = 23 if i wrote it right... thats scary
dernyn_
2007-02-21 21:19:10 UTC
There are many numbers prominent in my life. In fact, if I look for them i will go crazy first or turn into NEO from the movie "The Matrix".



who cares! life is full of numbers who has time to stop and ponder. life is too fast, find another hobby and stop wasting your life away. i think a good old recreational drug will do you better.



P.S. Get a life! and Learn to Use it.
2007-02-21 19:00:18 UTC
23 is right between 22 and 24 making it different than any other number. Its special-ness goes far beyond uniqueness, did you know that is is the only prime number that equals itself.
twogarygo
2007-02-21 18:39:38 UTC
123
hillaryc59bc
2007-02-21 16:09:56 UTC
My son is 23...eeeeek!! He also has 23 days left to pay a citation fine or else. My birthday is on the 23rd of the month.

OMG this is spooky!!!
sun
2007-02-21 12:02:16 UTC
The recurrence of numbers doesn't suggest a deeper meaning. It just suggests that some people have to much time on their hands.
vegasbrother98
2007-02-23 08:20:47 UTC
they r right... 230 and 23.5 r not 23

btw how many sports athletes do u think have the #23 as their jersey number?
shadow
2007-02-23 07:11:22 UTC
number 2 has always even me reassurance. Not that I've been lucky with it, but I'd always feel safe choosing it.

I think most people feel comfortable to play it safe with the thought of high fate stepping in.

I think 2 been an even, small number is why i choose it. It is none threatening.
2007-02-21 17:05:41 UTC
its because if you have one of anythin it cant have a use for a numbering system, unless you repaet the object then it has a diffrent atractive quality.



the symbols are a person trying to inperpret the feeling of haveing not been their untill they had seen what they had done,,like a bullseye.



numbers are the real use for lines instead of letters ,so i dont think it odd with all the diffrent things you can make out of the same few substances



why do you
the one and only robertc1985
2007-02-21 08:50:38 UTC
wierd, Channel 23 is the local upn station for central indiana

there's supposedly 23 flavors of doctor pepper.
me
2007-02-23 18:38:58 UTC
Its not like I think of numbers and symbols everyday. lol. But, my son was #23 all during high school. Now he's in his 4th year of college.
agent_smee
2007-02-23 07:27:24 UTC
And the 23rd is my birthday, and i was born in 1984. 1+9+8+4=22! :o( Oh, guess Im not special afterall!
neoaltro1
2007-02-23 07:07:36 UTC
333
Josangel
2007-02-23 06:35:43 UTC
what's the obsession with 23 if u make a big deal out of things that were going to happen anyway ur just plain crazy.anyway i'm not that paranoid i don't believe in all that crap. yes that's what i think of it. it's just crap.

i think what ever is meant to happen will happen and u and u don't have a say.
vincent
2007-02-23 02:49:03 UTC
"There have always been a considerable number of people who busy themselves examining the last thousand numbers which have appeared on a roulette wheel, in search of some repeating pattern. Sadly enough, they have usually found it."





This is a classic example of "Data Dredging".
MidnightSky
2007-02-22 21:53:23 UTC
I will seriously consider the logistics of your question if the movie makes exactly $23 million on its opening weekend
Bmc420
2007-02-22 08:45:24 UTC
Let us not forget about 420. Its an important number too but if I said it 23 times, would it change anything or just piss you off?
What, what, what??
2007-02-22 04:40:06 UTC
There are 23 flavors in Dr. Pepper.
2007-02-21 11:23:19 UTC
The key phrase here is "if you look for it." If you look for it, you could spot any comparable low-valued number with just as much frequency. This is simply humans attaching emotional significance to a number that has no statistical significance whatsoever.
chincha
2007-02-24 02:36:34 UTC
it is not only the numbers buts in February 23, most good things have happened in this world like end of the wars like gulf wars, Charles XI had became the king in this date,Leopold III became the king of Belgium in this date,the first vaccination was began in this day,the environmental protection agency ,the socialist lab our was found in this date. there are many bad things & good things have happened in this date. but the good things are more.
2007-02-23 12:11:07 UTC
I just flagged you for spam/ advertising.



23 times



Hopefully if 23 others will do the same, you'll be kicked off Yahoo Answers.
clarky1967
2007-02-23 07:46:30 UTC
the number 23 in my life....I was born on 1/23 at 1:23am and weighed 12.3 lbs. Lifetime cubs fan...ryne sandberg was #23....
deep.kamal
2007-02-22 21:15:20 UTC
23 means just a poor little number coming after 22 and before 24,

will you guys stopp promoting ur movie through Yahoo,,



Yahoo how much they have paid for you, i gess if u r so greedy of sluggish monney , start asking a cent for every answer , u'll earn millions, but pl pl pllzzzzzzzzzzzzzz stopp promoting 23 maniacs to put their damn questions here ,

hope u read it somehow...................
Nick D
2007-02-22 20:18:34 UTC
1013
Qoo
2007-02-22 04:04:18 UTC
The number suggests no deeper meaning than a very lame marketing campaign for a movie that no one really cares about.



.
Time is nigh
2007-02-22 02:19:29 UTC
Because it is to make things scary... does it work... well they relised the omen (about the number 666) on the 6/6/86 (6/6/6) and it dosent work scareing me so dont worry bout it and return to your homes.
Mr.Brahmbhatt
2007-02-22 01:55:05 UTC
Why don't you ask something else if you really want to advertise your movie over here on yahoo answers? Why don't you let us continue 'Q-A'ing.

Answering your question - There's nothing like hidden deeper meaning in recurrence of number if you're not numerologist.
dann
2007-02-21 20:14:31 UTC
Be'cuz i was born on that day!! lol!!

seriously there is something with that number...everyone giving examples well that's kinda true and remember me when i get famous!! :D even Shane warnes number was 23....
shoemanshoe
2007-02-21 11:42:18 UTC
How about PHI, the divine proportion, the golden number, etc.

Many basic elements of life are broken down into this one number - 1.618

This would be the number I associate and see mostly throughout my day.
The angels have the phone box.
2007-02-21 02:27:34 UTC
A friend of mine calls it 'shortage of small whole numbers.' (He got the phrase from math or computer research, I think.)



These coincidences happen because there aren't all that many options. You're taking those examples for the millions of data points available; you can compile similar collections for any number you choose. Chaos theory indicates why some are particularly prevalent in certain areas (i.e. odd numbers in nature), but the basic cause is that there aren't all that many options.



Human brains are very good at filtering and 'interpreting' information to find patterns. It's a reasonable way of coping with otherwise overwhelming amounts of sensory input. BUT it means that we are hardwired to see patterns where there aren't any. This is one example.
2007-02-23 16:42:06 UTC
There is a lot more to numerology than most any of us know. Every letter in the alphabet relates to a number. Anyone who changes his name finds out sooner or later that a change of name is a change of luck -- or change in success...and will power has nothing to do with it .
2007-02-23 10:04:37 UTC
There are no fatal meaning in coincidencies of numbers or else. Only some mental fears or even happy fatality established by satan . Sometimes, God could make coincidencies , for e.g. I was born on 5 August , and my brother 5 years later was born on 5 August .Only God can do this.

But I heard that on Tuesday there are 3 bad hours and some feared of this day, as if Tuesday was a god or so . This fear is done by devil .Others say if a black cat cross the street before you ,the things won't go the way you want , you could fail the exam - this belief is also made by devil .



My proffesor from University - I studied languages and literatures - said that Jesus has died at the age of 33 on Earth , and ''The Divine Comedy ''by Dante Alighiery is having 33 chapters ...because of the age of Jesus ..or so ..I don't remember quite well the matter , I was not a good student , I learnt only what I wanted and I listened only what made me listen .



But at the age of 25 I gave birth to a child and was about to die ...because the doctor didn't do a good job, was too young .So I didn't know what was happening but I looked at may hand where they usually hang the number of your baby (so that they know whose the baby is , because the same numbers is at the hand of your baby)and my numbers was 33.The age when Jesus died and resurected .And I didn't know that I was in a bad situation , I was not a very superstitious girl except the period of exams - and this because of the other students who developed my superstions , but seing that number something irational happend in my mind and I took the number from my hand , and let it down on furniture ...The nurse couldn't understand why I am doing this ...I just remembered what the teacher said ...and I was immediatelly sent to operation..I realised I was about to die...



After this , remembering , I said to myself ..why did I do such a thing , because it was the number of my baby, and babies could disapear like in movies , so it was necessary to wear the number to show the baby is mine...Then I found the number on my furniture near the bed ,,,and I was resurected after anestesia ...It happened on Easter exactely in that day when Jesus resurected and without a link to what happened to me , because even my husband hardly knew- we were students -my husband gave the name to our daughter Mary ...(from Blessed Virgin)and Anastasia (which means resurection,- it is a female name a name of a saint his grandmother had this name )Actualy Nastasia Kinsky was my favourite actress but my husband didn't know , and he named her Nastasia - like his grandma', and Nastasia comes from the greek ''Anastasia ''like I told you.



Nowadays I know that God wanted to show that He is near , not there ...somewhere ...behind the stars..and that He gave her this name ...

Actually I should have been happy seeing this coincidence of 33 .God says that we should be happy when we are persecuted for His name , why would worry, seeing 33 at my hand ?I didn't know these things at that moment although I had priests among my grand grandfathers.I USED TO LIVE WITHOUT READING THE BIBLE WHERE it is written that can make you fall down because of a little stone in the street , so close , so near He is , and so Father and so God He is . Now Idon't bother to understand if coincidencies that happened when I gave birth came from satan or from God , anyway it was God's will to let them happen , and see them , because He loves us and wants us to know He exists , and a coincidences with consequences made us think a little that there is another world with a great great Master who establish every little thing here .

.It just happened , maybe God did it to show His love , maybe satan did it to make me fear ...because he knew God was far for me , I mean I didn't know God is that close , so near ...This fear and this coincidences made me understand God is near ...and nobody can fight Him .
(-_-)
2007-02-23 16:07:38 UTC
42 is the answer.

Come to think of it,

23+23-4=42
حلاَمبرا hallambra
2007-02-23 13:59:01 UTC
OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!

# 1 is in all the months of the year..

It is in 11...21.......and 31 also

january is month #1

Zineidin Zidan is # 1 in the world

Julia Roberts is # 1 too

I got married 1 of february

I have 1 mom

and 1 dad

also I have 1 dog

My elder son birth was on 1 december

my younger one in 1 may.....



OMG !!!!! 1 has a hidden deeper meaning.............LOL



........yes.the only meaning that it has is that is a number



As you can see.....# 1 is good for jokes too
2007-02-23 13:28:57 UTC
youre only finding historical events that include the number 23 in it
blockboy12
2007-02-23 12:14:53 UTC
my dads birthday is the 23 of may my moms is 23 of august my sister is 23 of september and mine is 23 of october oh my
Beach bum
2007-02-23 11:34:29 UTC
Dr. Pepper has 23 flavors!
Alice
2007-02-23 09:59:06 UTC
Attached is a link to a VERY interesting article concerning Naturally Recurring Numbers (NRNs) that you may find helps explain this phenomenon.
kracseyman
2007-02-23 09:50:44 UTC
Yeag, wierdest thing, actually the number 13 is a bad number for my family, and this is NO JOKE! for as a far back as ive heard i can recall my great grandma, and her sister telling the family about 13's and our family, actually like no one in our family celebrates their 13th birthday, because of bad things happening, and its all from my dads side, but yea even though we still dont celebtrate bad things still happen, like my dog got ran over on my 13th b-day, right in front of me, and my dad says that his older brother died on his 13 th birthday, coming home to wish him a happy birthday, and the people who were born on 13's, have ALL died, 4/5 of "unknown causes" i have studied this untill i thought i was losing all of my sanity, but this is no longer a Coincidence, lol, a "PSYCIC" told me so....lol. i dont believe her, but what she siad kinda made since in a way....andrew
Sage
2007-02-23 08:11:21 UTC
Everyone says its bull crap but looking at numbers is fun because it can be odd and coincindental or creepy. Numbers have meaning sometimes. Life is a mystery but a number is a number and there are numbers everywhere and sometime when you focus on one number it appears seemingly everywhere to you because your so focused on it.
Aztec2000
2007-02-23 06:42:05 UTC
Numbers I see are 11/11/01; my son's date of birth, and my birthday 2/22.
2007-02-22 23:37:16 UTC
"We are the Knights of 23! And We demand a sacrifice! A Shrubbery!" "23, 23,23"! LOL
mrs garfield
2007-02-22 22:26:39 UTC
i actually noticed that i see the number 23 a lot. it's on dr pepper cans plus it's my dad's birthday, my sister's birthday, the age i was when my first husband and i split up etc. it's kinda eerie
Mike J
2007-02-22 20:43:08 UTC
Having worked with numbers for over 30 years I can tell you they have no special meaning. Numbers are not things. They are concepts.
surender p
2007-02-22 06:07:32 UTC
Nice it is 23.



Me and you are 2.

water,earth sky is is 3 means world.

Relation are always between 2. If we add the almighty it is again 3.
2007-02-21 21:52:30 UTC
if you obsess yourself looking for the number 23, you're either seriously OC and badly needs to see a shrink, or the movie is a flop and you're doing everything to promote it.



i bet you flick your lightswitch on and off 23 times before you could pee or else your loved ones will die. joke!
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2007-02-21 18:10:24 UTC
okay.. how about #9??

9+9=18 1+8=9

9+9+9=27 2+7=9

9+9+9+9=36 3+6=9

etc keep on going.... interesting, isn't it?
2007-02-21 14:39:28 UTC
My birthday is January 23rd. Freaky. I think Jim Carrey was way better as a comedic actor anybody remember firemarshall Bill.
Edward K
2007-02-23 11:51:16 UTC
You are merely piggy backing on the work of William Burroghs and Robert Anton Wilson, only you are not as funny and clever as those gentelmen were. Sorry about your luck.
crunchymonkey
2007-02-21 14:33:03 UTC
everything can be linked with numbers

from molecular structures to the expanding universe

nature and numbers go hand in hand

and im aged 23 so give me the prize and i will watch the movie and say how great it is to all my friends
soccerguitarist6
2007-02-23 12:42:23 UTC
i don't think 23 holds any mnore significance than any other number. although it is fun to find out ways in which you can be related to a number, like 23
mizzofficer2u
2007-02-23 12:22:10 UTC
I run across the number 317 alot. I don't know if it means something or if since I started paying attention more I just notice it more and subconciously look for it.
2007-02-23 10:40:14 UTC
213 is my "eerie" number. it's directly links me to an unhealthy person in my past, whith whom i share a child, and every time he's gonna come around and stir up trouble the number 213 starts popping up all over in my life. it's like my sixth sense, or my personal warning to keep my eyes and ears open. blessed be.
2007-02-22 21:37:40 UTC
If you really take a long look at anything for awhile it will happen...we see what we want to...whether it be good or bad forces or just plain superstition...take a look around and you will see the color red-or purple or whatever you focus on...specualtion slows down the human race.
Doctor B
2007-02-22 20:33:41 UTC
We can give meaning to any number. It is easier to give meaning to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten, than any other whole number, but it can be done to all. In everyday life, there is more two's than anything, eerie or not. See for yourself.
ctcougar360
2007-02-22 07:50:05 UTC
i farted 23 times once, and yeah but the number i see often is 3.141592654........ the number Pi, cuz i eat pies all day long and since Pi is close to 3, three is my lucky number, and my bday was on march which is 3, and 3 is the grade i received all the time in poland (equvilance is C) and thats how many times i went snowboarding this yeary eah
brandon_fargerson
2007-02-22 07:19:12 UTC
One cannot forget the divine ratio. Though the exact numbers have slipped my mind. I know what it is. So look it up or read The da Vinci Code and you'll know what I'm talking about.
anytimenow777
2007-02-22 05:14:29 UTC
I see 1111 all of the time lately for about a year now
2007-02-21 22:26:18 UTC
Nothing about 69? The numbers are reversed of each other! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
♥ ҜẴŘ€Ŋ
2007-02-21 17:58:32 UTC
well for one thing, at the time of my answering, there are 223 answers... but there will probably be more by the time this shows up.



and for all those people who think this is stupid and is wasting your time, no one made you click on this question and answer it. sure, there are probably lots of numbers like 23, but that can just be how you look at it.



i for one find this pretty fascinating.
2007-02-21 14:04:56 UTC
The number 23 is a load of crap. You can come up with a bunch of crap from any number. I might make a movie about how stupid the morons are to make this movie. =(
Triple Nipple
2007-02-21 12:09:01 UTC
This is all bull****. This is like saying, my dog is 3 years old, my cousin is 3 years old, my testicles hang 3 inches low....so what? These are all random things that have the number 3 in them...there are many other things that don't.
flappy
2007-02-23 20:31:02 UTC
This movie will only make 23 million dollars.
staggvocals
2007-02-23 11:56:59 UTC
Honestly.. who cares?



I mean, seriously...



I'm going to go see the movie tonight, but for entertainment purposes only, not to solidify my belief that 23 is the root of all good/evil.
Manda
2007-02-23 11:16:20 UTC
My age is 15

15 days until my friend's birthday

computer 15 at school

wow thats weird
Holly O
2007-02-23 07:42:01 UTC
Are these idiots serious??? What is this the Blair Witch Project. Talk about taking Word of Mouth marketing by a fancy ad agency to a ridiculous extreme.



Hey Hollywood. . .WE ARE SMARTER THAN THIS. . .please stop insulting our intelligence. I'm sure your movie is fabulous so show us some basic respect.
GreasySideburns
2007-02-22 21:25:58 UTC
It's a cool number and all, but it would be a stretch to make a conspiracy out of it, because most of the stuff you listed aren't even related to each other.
2007-02-21 09:39:10 UTC
230 is NOT 23.
Krakaskula
2007-02-21 09:25:10 UTC
Answer a question with another question ! Why do people keep blaming the numbers ???



Its the evil intentions of evil and malicious minded people that continue to associate their twisted malcontent with numbers !!!



Its not the gun that kills its the idiot pulling the trigger !!!



Krak Out !!!
Rich Z
2007-02-21 09:23:32 UTC
I am afraid I do not see any of those eerie or non eerie items. I hope this does not prohibit me from spending money on this movie that has been spamming me for a month.
agreeneyedwolf
2007-02-23 07:45:29 UTC
My daughter and her boyfriend's anniversary is 4/23
michaeljripley
2007-02-23 07:25:25 UTC
I was born on the 23rd. Numbers and situations are created by us. The eerieness comes in when we can't work out our own created confusions.
KingSAT
2007-02-23 00:33:56 UTC
yeah its true

11-09-2001

its sum is 23

definitely a jinx
jackson
2007-02-22 05:40:52 UTC
23 times that I have wanted to pierce my eye with a pencil and carve out the part of my brain that gets annoyed at seeing this silly question on the Answers main page...... over and over.
2007-02-21 20:22:59 UTC
jesus died at 32 i think, which is 23 backwards, the most hardest math in my text book is on page 23, channel 23 is TV guide channel,
Shoeboy
2007-02-21 15:33:45 UTC
thats wierd i think its just publicity though



I keep seeing the number 11 in the time like 7:11, 8:11, 9:11, etc.
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krnchonsa2005
2007-02-23 21:39:40 UTC
Things happen all the time. Every number has many different events related to it. It just happens to be a number...and event at that goes with...
Kirk T
2007-02-23 18:14:52 UTC
Numbers can be manipulated to say whatever you want them to, trying to find a hidden meaning is simply a way to try and bring purpose to ones existence. Look again, look inside.
mog72
2007-02-23 16:48:51 UTC
13

My name has 13 letters in it

My 1st name begins with the 13th letter

My last name begins with the 13th letter

I filed for divorce on a 13

I worked in building 13 at the start of my 13th year where I work now.



I don't fear the number 13

maggie
2007-02-23 16:33:10 UTC
I think the number 23 is more sceintifical, it is not really significant in every suburban life in which most of us live.
clcalifornia
2007-02-23 14:37:37 UTC
I don't have any examples, but Ii do believe that the mysteries of the universe are hidden in numbers and music.
jillski11
2007-02-21 18:42:05 UTC
This IS a great job and Yes,ok already we'll see the darned movie!

I do believe it all to be coincidental...however,i would like it to be magic or madness.Mine is also,like KT,11:11-it's my bday,the # of letters in my name and quite often,meaning more times than not-and i've charted this,i wake up and my clock says 11:11.....God? probably not,cool and spooky and makes me smile? yes!
basbl_fan
2007-02-21 14:05:40 UTC
All of those are just coincidences, but if any of you know what the number PHI is (I'm sure that some of you are going to say "PHI isn't a number it's three letters. Well then consider yourself stupid) that is a number with so many references that I think it would be almost impossible to be coincidences. (e.x. the number of female bees divided by the number of male bees in any hive, or the length of your shoulder to your fingers divided by the length from you elbow to your fingertips).
shadowspartan88
2007-03-03 22:31:52 UTC
guys honestly why are you all making such a big deal over this...i find these coincidences more entertaining than anything....just because someone thinks differently that you doesn't mean you have to accuse them of sensationalizing and being a crackpot...look at it as a novelty not some major hindrance that you must show how powerful you are and rip it to shreds
Clayton P
2007-02-23 18:36:01 UTC
the number codes and bible codes are influenced by a machine with a deprate pathetic personality that can speak through time and is going to try and prove it within 5 yrs. built and maintianed by the C.I.A. clayton pennewell
2007-02-23 01:20:53 UTC
i found this and am answering this on the 23rd of february and i just saw a commercial in which dr.pepper has a number 23 on it and says it has 23 ingredients. whoaaa.... cool stuff man.....
Cody W
2007-02-22 09:20:04 UTC
This question is so utterly pointless, and so obviously a ploy to entice people to see a movie that I am beginning to strongly consider switching to Google and never returning to Yahoo.



Get a grip, this is how you alienate your loyal users.
annienewyorkcity
2007-02-21 16:55:02 UTC
I always see 9:11 on the clock. I'm a New Yorker. Go figure.
lionhog2k
2007-02-21 02:09:58 UTC
I don't know about the rest of it, but i would guess that the reason athletes have the number 23 nowadays is to show that like MJ they are the best in their respective sports. Why MJ had it is anyones guess.





P.S. why even worry about 23, everyone knows that the number between 7 and 9 is the most dangerous.



P.P.S. please don't say that number.
Buffy Summers
2007-02-22 08:45:58 UTC
The "hidden deeper meaning" in numbers has more to do with Homo Sapiens desire to have order out of chaos than it does with any kind of scientific fact
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Landon
2007-02-23 14:50:59 UTC
watch u choose the 23 answer as the best lol
BassRunna
2007-02-23 09:49:36 UTC
Of course numbers are recursive or we would get to 10 and not be able to go any further!

Let's take the number 13:

* The number of participants at the Last Supper

* Counting both Judas and Matthias, there were thirteen apostles

* Thirteen was once associated with the Epiphany by Christians, the child Jesus having received the Magi on his thirteenth day of life.

* In Judaism, 13 signifies the age of maturity (bar mitzvah) for boys

* The number of principles of Jewish faith according to Maimonides

* According to the Torah, God has 13 Attributes of Mercy

* In modern day Wicca, thirteen is considered the maximum size of a coven, and in some traditions is the ideal number of members, and there are also 13 goals of a witch.

* In Sikhism, the number thirteen is a number devoted to the rememberance of God, therefore it is also considered lucky by people who practice the Sikh faith.



The Great Seal of the United States has:

* 13 levels of the truncated pyramid,

* 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum", which appears in the banner running through the eagle's beak on the right side of the bill's reverse.

* 13 letters in the phrase "Annuit Coeptis", which appears over the pyramid on the left side of the bill's reverse.

* 13 stars above the Eagle,

* 13 leaves on the olive branch,

* 13 olives on the olive branch,

* 13 arrows held by the Eagle, and

* 13 bars on the shield.



* Someone who reaches age 13, is officially a teenager and remains there until 20.

* The original number of members of The Thirteen Club.

* The number of loaves in a "baker's dozen"

* The expression, "A year and a day" refers to 13 28-day lunar months plus 1 day

* The number of Popes named Innocent, for which an honor society containing 13 members at the University of Nebraska is named ("The Society of Innocents")

* The number of cards in a single suit of a standard deck of playing cards

* The ASCII and Unicode value for carriage return

* "Unlucky for some", according to bingo callers

* The number of players in a rugby league team

* The number of Plutonium slugs in Fat Man, the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

* The number on a Hell's Angel's patch or tattoo that refers to the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, M, for "marijuana"

* 13, or "X3", is the number of the Mexican street gang Sureños. It refers to the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, M, for Mexico

* In rugby union one of the centres, most often but not always the outside centre, wears the 13 shirt

* Israel Naval covert unit - Shayetet 13

* Former professional wrestler Tazz used the number 13 in his ring gear, merchandise, and Titantron video, signifying the 13 years he wrestled in the independent circuit and ECW before being signed by WWE

* A card game very similar to Tien len.

* The ancient card game 'Boumpha' has 13 different cards

* In tarot, card no. 13 is "Death"

* Though some football (soccer) clubs omit the number 13 shirt, it is the current shirt number of the following notable players:

o Michael Ballack of Chelsea (previously William Gallas

o Cristian Chivu of A.S. Roma

o Aliaksandr Hleb of Arsenal

o Alessandro Nesta of AC Milan

o Ji-Sung Park of Manchester United

* There are traditionally thirteen steps leading up to a gallows. It is, however, an urban myth that there are thirteen turns in a hangman's noose (there are most commonly eight turns.)

* There are thirteen letters in macabre-fiction writer Edgar Allan Poe's name.

* Colgate University, in New York State, has a certain liking for the number thirteen. The University was founded in 1819 by thirteen men, with thirteen dollars and thirteen prayers. Colgate is located in Hamilton, whose zip code, 13346, has both the number "13" in it, as well as its last three numbers adding up to thirteen.



The list is ENDLESS!!! Take any number, and do a wikipedia seacrh on it for more recurrences of numbers :)
2007-02-23 07:15:22 UTC
It means people have abandoned Science and Reason, for folklore and superstition just like the Middle (Dark Ages).
derrtrichard
2007-02-23 05:24:48 UTC
The recurrence is part of the massive marketing effort for the movie. The meaning is: They want you to buy tickets and go see it.
theoracle
2007-02-22 08:01:08 UTC
1111
2007-02-21 14:17:00 UTC
23 will always just be a number to me no matter what
koleary388
2007-02-21 10:09:52 UTC
did you have any interest in 23 before the movie came out, they just made up all this , to sell the movie
michaelsmaniacal
2007-02-21 09:38:45 UTC
OH MY GOD! ITS TRUE!

I got 2 points for answering this, and it took 3 seconds to do it!

23!!!
The Dark One
2007-02-21 00:38:21 UTC
i see That There are those who can actually find comfort in finding meaning by using numbers to make sense out of a world filled with utter chaos and death. 23 is a powerful number and to me 13 is powerful, not because its unlucky but quite the opposite. I moved out on Friday the 13 and seem to have a great time on the 13th of Friday.
2007-02-23 18:31:52 UTC
It means people are stupid and bored, so they look for a deep meaning in nothing to pass the time. These are normally Koolaid drinking Liberals.
2007-02-23 14:21:34 UTC
I have one example: I have seen your question for the past days and then today i decided to see the trailers on Yahoo Movies and guess what day is today? the 23rd!!!
ibithedust
2007-02-23 12:05:12 UTC
3 days ago + 10 days left to answer = 13

+ 10 days left

-----------

23 days since u posted this B/S
Rick
2007-02-23 06:48:38 UTC
23 is a number that is symbolic of death
Me, Thrice-Baked
2007-02-22 22:26:59 UTC
How DARE you bring up the TWA flight as a media tool? This entire question is sick.
Ace
2007-02-21 15:32:49 UTC
recently the # 666 has been appearing to me everywhere. I first noticed it on my dentist chart 6669, and then on the mileage of my car 16661. and then again on my car 16933 turn the 9 upside down and add the 3s together. freaky right? i will be getting baptized on easter. maybe the devil is trying to push me away from God. ain't gonna happen. NOWAY.
Issues of Mass Distruction !
2007-02-21 13:11:35 UTC
My Full Name has 23 letter, I was born at 2300 hours, my D.O.B adds up to 23. I have 23 cds in total, 23 dvds in total. 2300 hours was the time my grandmother died! 2minutes 3 second is how long i can hold my breath. My 2 favorite soccer player's numbers add up to 23. My favorite author/playwrite was born on the 23rd and died on the 23rd.

I always fall asleep at 2300 hours..



My life and the number 23... so very weird!
2007-02-21 05:51:08 UTC
My best friends name has 6 letters in his first, middle, and last name. Thats kinda scary. Oh yeah and don't forget Dr. Pepper has 23 flavors in every cup.
2007-02-21 00:52:03 UTC
I come across the number 11 a lot. A year ago, I read something about how the number 11 is supposed to be divine in some way; something to do with angels or whatever. I don't believe it but I just thought I'd share it!
Unemployed MBA
2007-02-24 01:52:40 UTC
if you add up the letters in my and my husbands names... it equals 23... lol. I thought that was funny, I figured it out whilst watching Jim on Jay Leno a couple nights ago!!!
2007-02-23 18:58:38 UTC
You think it suggests a hidden deeper meaning only because you look for it. "Hidden deeper meaning" is a subjective idea anyway.



I see 6 a lot. And no, I don't associate it to the devil.
2007-02-23 16:46:50 UTC
I like 17 better. Make a movie about 17 and let me star in it.
Drummerbock
2007-02-23 10:36:50 UTC
maybe people like the number 23. like how other people like the number 12. and its just a number WHO THE HELL CARES!
ace012382
2007-02-23 09:51:37 UTC
My birthday is on Jan. 23 and I have 666 in my ssn...oooooh
2007-02-23 08:50:13 UTC
Personally I think this movie looks like it's gonna be a piece of crap. Or maybe 23 pieces of crap.
B-Rad
2007-02-23 08:45:12 UTC
what really spooky, is that:

a boy that went to my school got shot at a house party on: "2/18/07"



and when you add the date(18), plus the year(7), it equals "25", then you subtract the month(2), and it equals

23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats really scary!!!
slipknotraver
2007-02-23 05:38:33 UTC
IT does NOT suggest a hidden deeper meaning. That suggestion was made by you, in your "loaded question".



A "loaded question" is a faulty question, such as this:



Have you stopped beating your wife?



The question implies that you HAVE been beating your wife, and allows you no way out of it.



Don't ask faulty questions.
kigwa76
2007-02-23 03:09:30 UTC
without 23 there will be no 24, 25 etc...
lil dreamer
2007-02-23 01:42:49 UTC
so what about 23? focus on 666!
c c
2007-02-21 18:08:27 UTC
i don't think it's erie i its asking why is there colour it just is but ithink 2+3=5 and 5 is one of the easiest numbers to use
twolves323
2007-02-21 16:50:25 UTC
this is so stupid. i was born on the 23rd of the month. so was my sister. and this is a funny note. the last message posted before this was 23 hours ago. which i find hilarious.
fabregasfan
2007-02-21 04:39:03 UTC
tuslly the entire movie is so idiotic I am crying with joy right now. Who gives a damn about "The Number 23" wow Lebron and Beckham wear that number, well i'm sure they'll be the first to see hell. I say just shut up cause this is very idiotic, who decided the 666 was a devils number??? If somebody knows tell me. All this religous number possessed by the devil crap makes me mad.
2007-02-23 06:38:30 UTC
I don't know but I'm going to be 23 this year. I better watch out! Creepy ooooooo!!
askheems
2007-02-22 22:07:31 UTC
in my country (brunei) has a national day which is 23 february and is celebrated every year since the year we were let freed from a country's takeover
Free the monkey in you!
2007-02-22 21:39:27 UTC
This is bullshit. Think about it, soooo many people in the world, someone is bound to get the #23...
2007-02-22 21:01:01 UTC
the black jack should be 23 instead of 21, to honor you. Amazing campaign, your movie should sell nice.
2007-02-22 20:32:02 UTC
i think it does an evil thing dont repeat 23,,23 times
walter_b_marvin
2007-02-21 20:32:27 UTC
yea so is 13 45, 64 numbers are all over the place. you can even find them in clouds along with giraffes elephants etc.
roostershine
2007-02-21 17:18:14 UTC
Because the human brain Loves to look for patterns.



It's a very good survival mechanism.
AxelMTA
2007-02-24 01:18:57 UTC
Dr. Pepper is made up of 23 flavors!
2007-02-23 18:46:26 UTC
One candidate 51 minus or plus three or four point

The other candidate minus three or four points

Result, projected 50-50



Who buys the result?
Pegalee B
2007-02-23 13:31:03 UTC
MY NUMBER HAS ALWAYS BEEN 7, AND I PAY ATTENTION TO 11, 9, 22, 33, ETC. PLUS I OFTEN SEE THE # 11 11. I KNOW 11, 21 OR 22, 33 ARE MASTER NUMBERS SO THEY STAND OUT TO ME.
Starling
2007-02-23 11:01:18 UTC
23? Numerology? What rot.
Peter I
2007-02-23 09:41:00 UTC
Not bad... you got so many responded to your 23 question.



COme on. You know you made it up. Its not spooky.



11 is also spooky...anyway



23 in chinese means "easy growth" and "raw fish"



its the truth but not spooky at all
Jumping Martian
2007-02-23 07:15:46 UTC
it stands for Chicago Bears Devin Hester. Check http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=3063
Lynn G
2007-02-23 06:10:49 UTC
My husband has 23 hairs left on his head.
2007-02-23 06:01:08 UTC
my brithday is March 23

I love ♥ the number 3 and 23 luv them to death
Cdub
2007-02-22 08:49:28 UTC
They don't call it folklore for nothing. The idea of the recurrence of numbers are created by bored people.
2007-02-22 08:32:00 UTC
the numbers i see in my every day life is also 7 in the bible god said on the seventh day his work was done. so the number 7 stand es for completion .
Rosemary Naan
2007-02-22 00:42:24 UTC
my wedding anniversary is 23 of April but I'm sure it's just a coincidence
2007-02-21 23:34:31 UTC
september 11 2001



9/11/2001

9+11+2+0+0+1= 23

thats all i know
Esmith
2007-02-21 15:38:27 UTC
well, the number 666 is a greek to hebrew number translation of the roman emperor Nero who badly mistreated christians and was then labeled as a demon and evil being. numbers are only coincidental if you so choose to look deeper into them.
chris B
2007-02-21 14:30:50 UTC
I think it has to do with the configuration of a six pack of beer. 2 rows of three bottles. Amazing coincidence? I think not!
♥ aaalex.
2007-02-21 12:44:24 UTC
check out this website-

http://afgen.com/numbr23b.html

it's not some fake mythological website, it just lists a BUNCH of facts about the number 23 listed in alphabetical order. they're actuall all very cool.
Dee
2014-05-22 19:47:58 UTC
Panin was known as a firm agnostic - so well known that when he discarded his agnosticism and accepted the Christian faith, the newspapers carried headlines telling of his conversion.
geostrom b
2007-02-23 20:54:19 UTC
it just means that some symbols and numbers are important to us as they hold the key to our future!!!! and it is a way of letting us know that certin numbers and symbols mean different things.....and the numbers i see everyday are 11 and 46 and to me those numbers are symbols of good and bad things 11( means bad)46(means good)...
2007-02-23 18:46:37 UTC
Yes i hve seen the show couple of times and yep it does seem to have meaning and i wonder i didn't realize it. but then again i believe in a little of everything .
2007-02-23 11:29:25 UTC
Oh I believe... the world will see what holds for number 23...







MUHAHA!





sinisterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
robyn
2007-02-22 20:20:11 UTC
who cares about ages, jordans numbers....my age, inverted was 23, birthday 23rd, gf's age is 23....mom was 23 when she had me .....lets makes a big deal about the #13.

BOO!
Abhishek Joshi
2007-02-24 00:28:26 UTC
11:11 which is also my date of birth.
2007-02-23 20:31:35 UTC
It mostly means big bucks for a movie studio and Jim Carrey.
trivium_owns!
2007-02-23 19:03:54 UTC
23 letters in the olod greek alfabet
fri8inm82
2007-02-23 18:25:24 UTC
BLOW IT OUT YOUR *** THIS IS A LAME ADVERTISING TECHNIQUE! STOP WITH YOUR BULLSHIT ADVERTISING.

*sArcAstIc*

DID YOU KNOW THAT....

-23 IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY LIKED THE MOVIE

-23 IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT NEED TO KISS JIM CARREYS *** EVERYTIME HE WALKS INTO A ROOM

-23 IS THE NUMBER OF MINUETS INTO THE 2 HOUR MOVIE I WILL WALK OUT

-23 IS THE NUMBER OF OTHER BETTER MOVIES THAN THIS **** *** ONE THAT ARE PLAYING

-RENO 911 IS 23X BETTER THAN YOUR MOVIE



wow! what a coinsidence
kmcc1988
2007-02-23 11:34:39 UTC
Don't forget Dr. Pepper is made with 23 flavors. =)
billy t
2007-02-23 09:35:17 UTC
we see patterns its just human nature.





although i was born on the 23rd and the digits of my birthday add up to 23
2007-02-23 09:02:36 UTC
well this either suggests a weird coincidence, or a higher being. (i.e. God). wich really has nothing to do with these events.



0|' |' |_| +47|<1|\|6 4|}0|_|-|- +3|-| 13375|>34|< ?22222
godsgirl200718
2007-02-22 09:50:06 UTC
I really don't have anything for numbers or symbols.. This movie does look interesting though.. I'll wait until dvd though I don't ahve money for theaters :)
guy o
2007-02-22 03:08:54 UTC
You can find endless correlations of numbers and it means the same thing. Nothing.

This is beyond a stupid question, it borders on retardation.
2007-02-21 21:11:57 UTC
Whenever I see these commercials I can't help but go...



4...8...15...16...23...42...
2007-02-21 18:00:04 UTC
Dr. pepper has 23 flavors!
clarelucky2003
2007-02-21 15:24:21 UTC
it dont believe its eerie i just believe people want something to be scared about...think about it 2 divided is not .666 it is 667 if u round it to the nearest thousandth .....it u round it to the nearest hundredth it is .67 so its how people take it
Some Person
2007-02-21 14:44:43 UTC
on my cereal box, there were 2 blueberries on the cover then 3 right under. HOLY ****, 23!!!!
ElOsoBravo
2007-02-21 08:18:44 UTC
this is ridiculous. You can take any number you wish and work up such lists. How much does Yahoo take in promoting this movie? $ 23 million dollars?
2007-02-21 06:11:13 UTC
Just maybe it is a futuristic event that takes place on an individuals date of Birth !HINT
Honey
2007-02-21 05:22:40 UTC
Beacuse human beings are prone to believe in that which they can associate with, and know. They build their belief system on a basis of knowledge, that's why symbolism is such a great part of our lives in even the bigger sense (like christmas, or birthdays!)
Banshee
2007-02-21 03:18:55 UTC
My lucky number is 23



What a great Advertising Promotion .

Is 23 Yahoo's lucky number, too?

I wonder~~~

Should there a new dollar bill be issued in the denomenation of 23? Or are they waiting untill 2/3/2323 to issue it and make 23 movies till then and have asked 23 equivellent questions?

Well if they are I would like to reserve 23rd place in line, and buy the 23rd bill, please....

Or...........will Yahoo beat me to it?





By the way

It took me exactly 23 minutes to type this question.

I should wait till the 23rd of February to post it.

What the heck! I'll be original and post it now.



PS I think best answer should be given to the 23rd answerer. Darn they beat me to it. :-)
2007-02-23 18:21:37 UTC
Does it mean something or not? Only God knows. I've heard that Tupac's number was seven. He was shot 7 times, revived 7 times, his bday equals 7 and so on... you should check that out.
Hi
2007-02-21 15:49:47 UTC
Why do people even get into this stuff, its just a movie, and im a POSITIVE if you look into any number you'll find millions of possiblities!
2007-02-21 09:51:21 UTC
The most notable number is seven. I won't try to explain. With all the answers to this question...who's going to read this one? Tehe.
supernova
2007-02-24 00:40:34 UTC
PREPARED TO BE AMAZED.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



JESUS LIVED 33 YEARS WHICH IS TWICE 3, GET IT 2, 3. SO WHENEVER THE 2ICE 3 ENDS THERE IS A RESERECTION!. HOLY TRINITY AND 666 GET IT ..... 6 FOR JESUS (2ICE 3 ENDED JESUS LIFE), SAME GOES FOR FATHER AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. GET IT.....SATAN IS A SERIAL KILLER, 6 FOR THE SON 6 FOR FATHER AND SIXS FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT! ACTUALLY 6 AS MENTIONED IS A 2ICE 3 NUMBER. 1999-2000 IS A 2ICE 3NUMBER. GETIT THERE IS A CRUSIFICTION AND A RESERECTION. GET IT FROM OLD TESTAMENT 6 SKINY COWS AND 7 FAT COWS. SO SUNDAY IS A RESERECTION.
VK
2007-02-23 15:44:48 UTC
you can find things that seem similar anywhere.

our family has 5 birthdays on different months with 16.

hve 3 with 27.



what is in your head is what you find coincidenal.
f8thfulreplica
2007-02-23 15:34:23 UTC
"23 SKIDOO"- old saying

1 day a year is 23 hours long- Daylight savings time
Robert S
2007-02-22 04:55:15 UTC
well lets see what other numbers are all around us.

4 billion people in china

4 billion dollars in oprahs bank account

7 days in a week

7 is alot of peoples lucky number

5 fingers on each hand

5 toes on each foot

_28 days this month

23 flavers in Dr. Pepper

5 coinicidence? i think NOT!

dumb ****
David
2007-02-21 13:43:04 UTC
lmao all the numbers in my little box thingy where it gives you stats adds up to 23.. but not anymore since I got 2 more points for saying this.
TK_M
2007-02-21 06:19:16 UTC
This is one of Yahoos' SPONSORED questions.



It is questions like this that help pay to keep Yahoo free for the rest of us.



This is why I have decided to edit my original answer and replace it with a neutral one.
2007-02-23 22:59:04 UTC
this is bullshit, you tried playing us like the media does by putting 230 instead of 23!!!! 23.5 doesnt count!!!!! ARGH!!! and btw jim carey sucks anyway, and im going to laugh my **** off when he tries to play some physco d00d lol.
Just ME
2007-02-23 20:23:14 UTC
I am too scared to add up numbers here, but I am looking forward to the movie.
Reptile Lover
2007-02-23 17:35:14 UTC
on ash wendesday i saw 666 like 10 times!
samina
2007-02-22 20:32:51 UTC
yeah the deeper meaning is that marketing people have no shame and I am already sick of this stupid movie and its not even out yet. Way to go guys - good job.
epbr123
2007-02-21 17:01:52 UTC
Have Yahoo got a deal going with the makers of this film?
URFI
2007-02-21 09:19:24 UTC
Violation of Terms of Service : This is an Advert!
BlackholeUSA
2007-02-24 00:30:18 UTC
Mere coincidence
2007-02-23 19:01:41 UTC
Ah it's just a commercial for another lame @ss Schumacher movie.
2007-02-23 18:03:26 UTC
23 means dick

i banged jenny mcarthy
2007-02-23 16:25:33 UTC
it mya have adeeper meaning

but perhaps we're digginf too much into the number



after 9.11 people started finding all sorts of patterns with 9.11



maybe we only see 23 just because we look for it.............
Baiba
2007-02-23 01:34:11 UTC
This drives me nut. Can you imagine a mere coincidence you treat it very seriously.



I really consider this a pure non sense.



Keep in touch
pelone
2007-02-22 01:18:14 UTC
You must be joking.What is the significance of the fact that I see trees everywhere that I go? What hidden meaning is there behind this shocking occurrence?
snoopy22564
2007-02-23 08:50:53 UTC
Is this a movie advertisment? Please can't you just pay for your ads? Yeah so the number 5 comes up all the time too. Whats your point?
2007-02-23 05:19:59 UTC
The sad news is this is just an allowed add for a movie.
bronze b
2007-02-23 15:28:13 UTC
numerology....it seems to be a force in the world... a hidden force....numbers are important to me....i see correlations everywhere.........im not telling u my important numbers.....sorry....but this is a nine year when you reduce it to one digit...the end of a cycle perhaps...........all numbers have meaning..........numbers are mystical.... and are an important part and way of assessing the cosmos....gee..in our modern age they probably dictate our lives more than ever
jdge_well
2007-02-22 21:10:47 UTC
long live # 23?

and today is Feb 23!

so what?

just multiply it by 3

and I will be more happy!
Goodfor52
2007-02-21 21:56:27 UTC
it's call phenomena. you can probably say that for every number we have so

be amazed and move on with your life using your itme to do something which will be valued by others in your immediate cirlce of life. :)
PaulCyp
2007-02-21 12:54:10 UTC
Do you seriously think that a similar list couldn't be made for any number you picked at random??
kate won
2007-02-21 00:48:02 UTC
numbers play a very important role.Any number of an incident u take will b coinciding with another incident.Even take one of my teachers she had worked in our school for 29 yrsand she took 29 yrs to start earning.she worked in 3 schools in her life and she has three sons and three grand children.she had been married 4 31 yrs and she retired on 31-1-07.even one of my friend has her new vehicle starting with 6 and her register number starts with 6 and even she was born on the 6th month and she has six friends including me.pretty odd!i am sixteen years old and i hav sixteen friends and i hav sixteen teachers tutoring me for the presnt year and i hav sixteen online friends and for some reason my hostel room no s 17!
The infamous bongblaster
2007-02-24 00:15:47 UTC
lebron picked 23 cause he wanted it, b/c michael jordan was 23.



face it your movie blows, stop asking questions like this to promote people to see your movie
2007-02-23 20:14:36 UTC
i went to the go poo 23 times
Instant Karma
2007-02-23 14:19:26 UTC
I was born on the 23...I think it's a cool number..one of my favs! :)
chrislmcsherry
2007-02-23 09:25:49 UTC
just the mind looking for a outlet to express fears about the unknown
2007-02-23 09:14:57 UTC
when you add my moms month and day she was born, you get 23....



i think it is kinda a cool thing that sveryone is going to start looking for...
2007-02-22 07:56:47 UTC
we are stretching out the 23 thing arent we?



its all random
Nipper53
2007-02-22 01:35:46 UTC
What about number 5.

2+3=5

Or 6

2x3=6

or -1

2-3=-1

or .6666666666666

2/3=.666666666666

Weird isn't it.

Ok we're going to see the movie please stop pushing your inadvertant advertising on us.
Penguins
2007-02-21 20:52:15 UTC
i was born on May 23, does that count?
David B
2007-02-21 10:28:45 UTC
Why don't you kiss my butt 23 times - I still will not see the movie but what the heck. The real number is 26.
clugzo
2007-02-21 03:10:20 UTC
i remeber reading wolves of the cahlia forgot which dark tower book it was by stephen king in it he made a big deal about the number 19 suprisingly i didnt much care for that like this movie "23"
shelbylou0404
2007-02-23 16:20:10 UTC
wow! you know wat other numbers suggest a hidden deeper meaning?



Its one.



one minute to answer this.



and two.



two different genders.



and three.



three letters in CAT!



and four too.



four different seasons.



and who could forget five.



thats how many fingers we have on a hand!



JUST THINK OF ALL THE HIDDEN MEANINGS!



this is bull shyt people. you can find supposed hidden meanings in any number if you think about it long enough.
cuteness
2007-02-23 11:50:19 UTC
yea, cuz your looking for it. I never used to notice how many people owned mustangs until I owned one and now I see them everywhere. It's just in your head. lol
knights
2007-02-23 00:08:08 UTC
plzzzzz stop this non sense . this is just coincidence - nothing else . as someone said if go out to find something - you will definitely get something that may not what you are finding - but definitely something. so just stop this crap thing i can quote millions of such examples of many other num,bers

have a gud day .............................and ya don't forget to consult a PSYCHIATRIST!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin
2007-02-21 17:17:01 UTC
im 23 omg
mystic420
2007-02-21 06:03:58 UTC
the # 23 ,,,,,,,,i do believe it's how many days off i get before my cycle begins,hahahaha,,,the only number you have to worry about is the number 17,,,,the date to have your TAXES FILED
blimey
2007-02-23 16:29:20 UTC
OH COME ON!!!! This is advertising. And bullsh*t.



PS:

Why did you people choose JIM CARREY for your little drama movie? How are folks supposed to take it seriously?
2007-02-23 10:20:31 UTC
Psalm 23



1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.



I post this reply on Feb. 23rd, OH MY !!!!!!!
Ron Burgundy
2007-02-21 14:24:27 UTC
This is the 23rd time this has been posted by the same user! I find that quite eerie...
beardedoctopus
2007-02-23 18:10:04 UTC
if you add the month and day of my birthday they equal 23
Ralph
2007-02-23 15:18:42 UTC
Because you need a good gimmick to get someone to see a bad movie.
Carrie T
2007-02-22 22:31:34 UTC
OMG MY BIRTHDAY IS MAY 23! HOLY CHRIST!



also, the second defenstration of prague was on may 23...



coincidence? decidedly NOT.
Joel V
2007-02-22 20:14:16 UTC
If you look hard enough, you can find coincidences like this for just about any number. It's just another conspiracy theory.
NOKIA 6103 By T*MOBILE
2007-02-21 23:54:21 UTC
The VERY 1st COMPACT DISC PLAYER By SONY, CAME OUT on 01 OCT, 1982, the MODEL # is CDP-101.



It was the 1st EVERY SOLD!!!! JAPAN had it first.
lee b
2007-02-21 17:19:39 UTC
you forgot Dr.Pepper has 23 flavors. the number I see is 42
Sifu
2007-02-21 17:15:02 UTC
Folks, this is all in your mind.



Think of #8.



Wow, Kobe was number 8.

Blah blah is number 8.



There's thousands for any number, no matter how you apply it.
Mark P
2007-02-21 07:34:52 UTC
...and I have 23 t_sticles. Thank you for giving me the courage to not be embarassed.
2007-02-21 07:28:15 UTC
I really wish this stupid 23 blog would stop. This number is just a number, and I wish people would realize it. Christ.
mcuriousyellow
2007-02-21 06:02:40 UTC
hey id laugh at that , but , once i was chased by a number i bought a lucky draw using the same number and won..!!
platinum gyal
2007-02-21 06:01:12 UTC
yh yh i see what you mean. bt numbers can be signs for everything. the numbers i could across are 7, 3, 12 and i think thre is morebt i cnt remeber!! lol
Strangerx
2007-02-23 18:07:23 UTC
rumor has it that 23 is THE number, if u find something weird like that FREAKING TELL US its just weird
james i
2007-02-23 09:58:14 UTC
Classic symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder.Whether it's conscience or subconscience,it's just coincidence.
2007-02-23 08:37:40 UTC
No deeper meaning.



Just a painfully lame marketing campaign.



.
Rolf W
2007-02-23 06:08:53 UTC
Dont we just love to find `hidden` meanings in things? People will find things allmost anywhere; even if what your looking at is what it is; someone will find something anywhere because they want to. Even if theres nothing there.
Lan SG
2007-02-21 22:40:11 UTC
I tend to see 11:11 on the clock often. if I glance at the time, it seems often to be 11.11.
..
2007-02-21 21:26:33 UTC
i born on 23 i think its a magical no.
a m
2007-02-22 22:33:14 UTC
23/02 is my birth date it is kind of cool.
babloo
2007-02-24 01:58:08 UTC
various numbers have various coincidences.....i dont remember all but no. 18 has tremendous importance in Hindu Myths....

i have heard even Qraan has many coincidences with no.19.
HARRY S
2007-02-23 20:48:12 UTC
On a digital clock 8:08 is really saying "BOB"



Who's Bob?



Man that makes my skin crawl.....
?
2007-02-23 16:00:48 UTC
numbers can be random and like anything else turned into anything that anyone wants them to be? numbers, I know someone that has an infinity for them
among_ashes
2007-02-23 15:08:09 UTC
Here's a good website to check out for this.
Shadow Song
2007-02-23 10:23:53 UTC
24 hours a day.. 24 beers in a pack.. Coincidence? I guess not! *Thinks*
2007-02-23 07:26:16 UTC
Sorry, your movie is "exponentially awful". You can leave now.



http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2007-02-22-number-23_x.htm?csp=1
what ever ?
2007-02-21 19:53:40 UTC
0 the moon , the sun , the eye balls the circle is rotating in an endless path and that is me
2007-02-21 12:53:07 UTC
The number 69 appears every night for me in my bedroom!!!
2007-02-23 15:54:01 UTC
who cares the same thing could be said about every single number
2007-02-23 12:14:34 UTC
OMG i got one me and my ex got together on the 23rd and it was a disaster cuz the relationship sucked. LOL
kafx3
2007-02-23 10:42:17 UTC
2 divided by 3 = .666...

(devils number)



but i dont believe in it, i just thought that was cool
romulusnr
2007-02-23 10:34:37 UTC
It doesn't. It's just a movie gimmick. Now go get yourself a full-page spread somewhere and go away.
sampickinsweet
2007-02-23 06:29:39 UTC
or,

you're just plain paranoid and looking for things with deeper meaning. some things do, but i highly doubt that all of these have anything in common.



Sam*
C8H10N402
2007-02-22 21:16:41 UTC
805805805805.....8:05am 8:05pm 805 area code 805 everywhere all the time.
luther blissett
2007-02-22 04:05:54 UTC
I am so tired of this marketing campaign.



Using Yahoo Answers as a promotional tool?



How desperate are you?



.
2007-02-21 20:34:55 UTC
SOME OF THE ANSWERS WERE POSTED 23 HOURS AGO!!
little lizzy lou lemon
2007-02-21 17:29:54 UTC
im born feb 3 (2/3) and that equals .666 so am i evil?? i mean i think im a pretty chillen teen. laid back. but i do make a funny satanical voice. *insert evil laugh here.*
fat moe
2007-02-21 16:28:07 UTC
What about 18 bet you never thought that
Techman2
2007-02-21 07:57:49 UTC
Hey Wisdom Cube NOTHING AT ALL is a Coiscndence
KL
2007-02-23 20:45:43 UTC
It doesn't. The reviews for this movie are as bad as would be expected for such a stupid premise.
mnitzani
2007-02-23 19:54:42 UTC
I keep seeing 666.
gibberish
2007-02-23 14:41:46 UTC
2 divided by 3 equals 0.66666...(you get the point)And 666 is the 'devil number'.
Fernandes
2007-02-23 02:18:37 UTC
What a waste of time. Go find something better to count.
Bao Wow
2007-02-22 20:26:39 UTC
dr. pepper has 23 flavors
truth
2007-02-21 06:03:50 UTC
Hey even my roll no. is 23. The hype u people are giving to 23 is making me so proud. Thanks Yahoo Answers!!!
Ronnie now
2007-02-21 03:52:24 UTC
8 and 4 pop up in my life frequently. My bday is on the 8th, my mom's was on the 4th, my address and three different phone numbers add up to 8, three of my PINS assigned to me add up to 8, I played bingo the other night and won big time on # 62 which adds up to 8, my SSN adds up to 8, etc. I'm a believer.
maysha
2007-02-23 20:50:30 UTC
786 represents luck
angels all the way
2007-02-23 15:25:12 UTC
If you take any number and dig deep enough, you will find things, but that doesnt make it special.
Juleette
2007-02-23 11:29:48 UTC
i'm 23 years old
Wendy C
2007-02-23 10:20:39 UTC
It depends on how you look at things. What you see or think, others may not see or even think about.
2007-02-21 19:03:55 UTC
it's just a coincidence OR us people are stupid and will make up random ****, did you know that the number 11 written backwards makes 11....wow its a conspiracy man!!!
theshadowknows
2007-02-23 23:22:49 UTC
No, the correct answer is 42!
bradafoster
2007-02-23 16:17:15 UTC
I am so tired of these stupid questions about this movie. Enough with the incessant promotion of this movie!
2007-02-23 10:13:43 UTC
its all bull!!! oh, except about the Dr.Pepper having 23 flavors
catharsis
2007-02-23 09:53:59 UTC
they're just numbers





somebody once said: "if a person dies, it's a tragedy.. if 2000 people die it's just a number" ... now that is something to think about..
S. Jarrett Warner
2007-02-21 19:03:32 UTC
and i own like 23 video games. ooh scary!
Strawberry
2007-02-21 10:30:03 UTC
Oh god, I'm really sick of this paranoia about twenty three.

I've had five deaths in my family,

Five cats die of illness,

Five ex-BFF,



Need I say more?

Total crap,

and the funny thing is I still want to see the movie. x)
boricua_lilly
2007-02-21 08:21:55 UTC
could all these stupid questions about 23 STOP!!! I'm sick and tired of seeing these stupid questions b/c they're trying to promote some stupid movie! THANK YOU!
hamthugger
2007-02-21 06:44:32 UTC
This is not eerie. This is a movie advertisement. The movie looks stupid anyways.
ittibittymama
2007-02-23 21:05:12 UTC
my first name has 7 letters, my last name has 7 letters, i was born on the 7th. if you add those up its 21. add 2 and OMFG!! ITS 23!!! I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
K@T
2007-02-23 17:00:18 UTC
there can be kevin martin #23 on the Kings, but that reminds me most of Mj...THE LEGEND...martin second, third jamess..and yeah, thats bout it
Brandon O
2007-02-23 09:57:39 UTC
Why r ur taking this seriously.he just asking a question there nothing wrong with that
Leyokium
2007-02-23 04:05:20 UTC
Dude it's just a number. Just try to relax ok.
benhur
2007-02-22 02:51:55 UTC
september 11th i was going out with a 23 y.o. muslim girl.
?
2007-02-21 08:26:23 UTC
ANY NUMBER CAN BE SPOOKY AND MYSTERIOUS, AS LONG AS THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO IS WEIRD ENOUGH OR BORED ENOUGH TO SIT DOWN AND FIND EVERY COINCIDENTAL OCCURRENCE RELATED TO THE STINKING NUMBER!!! THIS QUESTION AND THE FACT THAT IT GOT SO MANY RESPONSES IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T-girl
2007-02-21 07:44:44 UTC
I'm 23!!!

Deeper meaning? I'm not a teenager anymore :-( Got to get my a-- back to work, damn!
Dane Aqua
2007-02-23 11:04:08 UTC
eerie ew mhm but neat that adds up to = to 5, planet JUPITER makes sense to me !
xyz
2007-02-23 16:02:04 UTC
You really need to get back on your medication or see anorther doctor
jacquie
2007-02-23 13:46:05 UTC
The world is one big equation. Get over it.
2007-02-23 07:46:32 UTC
u think that we should worry about the number 666.
Luna J
2007-02-22 23:31:23 UTC
i guess it just a coincidence...so far there no recurrence numbers in my life or maybe i did not observe things around me tt much..so yea..
2007-02-21 20:54:06 UTC
I thought it was 42.
2007-02-21 20:28:13 UTC
i find it funny that when i read this seven different people answered this exactly 23 hours ago...
Anonymous
2007-02-21 16:55:26 UTC
That Mayan calendar "fact" is incorrect, by the way.
Tea_Girl
2007-02-21 13:00:37 UTC
Now I'm not going to watch anything related to your movie - just because you asked a stupid question.



They are not coincidences and you are just weird.
sea_sher
2007-02-21 11:51:51 UTC
my husbands birthday is on the 23rd.. OMG... now im scared. and his birthday is in May. 2+3 = 5... how spooky..
2014-06-16 22:53:44 UTC
You may have a look this website, perhaps has the help to you!
backinbowl
2007-02-24 06:06:03 UTC
I see BAD BOX OFFICE NUMBERS for this absolutely ridiculous attempt at moviemaking; shame, on you for making a movie this bad, and shame on you for ADVERTISING ON YAHOO ANSWERS BY PRETENDING TO BE A PARTICIPANT!
atheistforthebirthofjesus
2007-02-21 00:08:00 UTC
...



and the number 23 is prime number #9

[2-3-5-7-11-13-17-19-23]



"number 9 ..."

"number 9 ..."

"number 9 ..."

"number 9 ..."



remember the Beatles song ??



"number 9 ..."

"number 9 ..."



but to return to the 'world of reason', the number 23 is more likely an invented sort of numerology-rubbish which has been spun to entice movie-goers to donate money to a portion of the eonomic engine whch propels a group of people into larger income status ...



marketing, marketing, marketing ...
2007-02-21 17:48:08 UTC
I was born on July 23, and Oh, what's this, you've been reported.
Hal H
2007-02-23 09:58:52 UTC
give it a rest- this is spamming. I'll report it, but will Yahoo take it off? I think not.
Raquel
2007-02-23 07:15:35 UTC
11:11 almost twice a day.... I just saw it now again
Ashley D
2007-02-23 05:05:17 UTC
The significance? Someone is really bored.
Arlette
2007-02-21 08:57:38 UTC
the number 6,im not sure why i just think its significant
sugapeach_2000
2007-02-23 23:19:59 UTC
People can be tempted to believe anything if they are weak minded
2007-02-23 18:47:07 UTC
People just try to find comfort in dumb things like this.
2007-02-23 18:01:38 UTC
i see colors if I'm on acid... but I'll keep mt eyes pealed for #23 TONIGHT
mobaxus
2007-02-22 21:25:25 UTC
Any crack addict that looks for a certain number will find it everywhere.
Dragonflygirl
2007-02-24 00:37:47 UTC
ok... a little numerology for you..... I saw the traikler for said movie... but it didnt take ti any further.... TWO PLUS THREE IS FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have just debunked all the 23 crap!
quackpotwatcher
2007-02-23 19:58:49 UTC
guerilla marketing for the organs of entertainment
2007-02-23 19:42:44 UTC
i have farted 23 times today
A. Dutt
2007-02-23 12:05:35 UTC
Oh come on, you could do this with any number
math freak
2007-02-23 07:41:48 UTC
lol my age is 23.

an unlucky year ahead!
2007-02-23 03:38:29 UTC
46 & 2.
Nickcoolis
2007-02-21 03:46:14 UTC
It's just coincidence....

You can find many more facts with #23 in them...

You can do the same for other numbers as well...

Don't dwell on such facts...
2007-02-21 01:53:41 UTC
Because you're so needy, whily & corny, there is a group of about 10-12 of us who will not see the movie solely because of this pathetic add. Go stick 23 large solid objects up your butt.
Linda
2007-02-22 23:08:46 UTC
we can come up with so many number and get so many different answer to this question
boris
2007-02-22 08:28:31 UTC
Humans are remarkable animals - we find patterns even where none occur.
2007-02-21 15:21:45 UTC
The number ZERO scares me!



As in.....

Zero in my checking account.
♥beautyfly♥
2007-02-23 13:36:54 UTC
I AM BORN ON 23 JULY AND I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS NUMBER!!!!23 RULES!!!!!!!!!
Ændru
2007-02-21 14:06:16 UTC
Because people get bored.



Wow, Yahoo! is really advertising for this stupid movie like mad.
ticktock
2007-02-23 12:58:00 UTC
Oh, and in case you haven't noticed, today is the 23rd.
2007-02-23 11:01:14 UTC
It is just coincidence abd its just a movie so who cares.
¤AFTERN00N L0VAH¤
2007-02-23 10:29:21 UTC
i thinks the points he came up with are quite impressive and i find them interesting! :) i wanna watch taht movie!!
2007-02-23 10:13:07 UTC
Stop annoying us with this crap. Deal with ur own problems
kuntess
2007-02-23 08:33:45 UTC
because we desperately want there to be some meaning and logic in life
2007-02-23 06:30:48 UTC
1134 is the worst.
bskylue
2007-02-22 07:35:26 UTC
I believe its all in every one head its call paranoids
Bob the Cat.™
2007-02-21 07:37:19 UTC
HAVEN'T U ASKED THIS QUESTION LIKE 23 TIMES???
2007-02-24 00:38:12 UTC
coincidence..thus is just a mere coincidence....just like any number you can pick..it could made to mean something
2007-02-23 05:55:13 UTC
im lost how do who john nine 5 dor
2007-02-21 18:26:35 UTC
yup. your absolutly right. a bajillion years ago god picked a number. good call
Squirtle
2007-02-21 02:29:51 UTC
Don't worry; I will watch your movie, but I will probably rent it because I don't like going to theaters.



I can't imagine it would be as awesome as "Pi" (now that was an awesome numbers -are-the-meaning-of-life movie), but hey, why not watch it anyway.
endity
2007-02-21 02:21:07 UTC
There should be a $23,000 prize offered for the 23,000 ticket purchased!!!



What CRAP!!! WE should boycott the movie!!! We work too hard for our money to go on some producers lame scheme to make money!
blazzingred30
2007-02-23 09:00:13 UTC
im born on December 23rd...

and so like u said..

acopoltyic whaaaaaa :S
2007-02-22 22:50:57 UTC
nonsense just trying to sell a rotten movie that nobody likes.
t_zoid52
2007-02-22 09:40:38 UTC
It means nothing, you're selling your stupid movie and you better have Jesus Christ in your heart not the devil.
waw423
2007-02-21 23:54:42 UTC
Shakesphere died on there 23rd and this movie better be good as its advertizing...
2007-02-21 11:05:47 UTC
What a load of bollocks.
Sami V
2007-02-23 07:02:45 UTC
When will this question be off the screen?
2007-02-21 15:45:16 UTC
OMIGOD! Prior to this I had answered 23 Yahoo questions! Do you think this is some kind of sign?!?
2007-02-23 19:21:22 UTC
They don't. You're just paranoid. Stop reading more into it than there is.
"CHOSEN ONE"
2007-02-23 17:16:28 UTC
have u noticed dr. pepper has 23 flavors?

those flavors kill ur sperm....dats bad..
halle
2007-02-23 14:28:40 UTC
neb wateva u added was not 23 u *** crack
1sun3jaguars
2007-02-23 12:12:59 UTC
yeah my b-day is in next month in the 23rd
2007-02-23 09:58:50 UTC
this is ridiculous, are you trying to scare us or make us obsessed with pointless numbers?
momopeep
2007-02-23 06:07:02 UTC
surely peoples ages aren't relevant?
murnip
2007-02-22 07:19:35 UTC
Please stop posting these mindless advertisements. It has put me off going to see a film that I might otherwise have gone to.
?
2007-02-23 00:40:35 UTC
all i now is 23rd February is my friends birth date.
DisOrder
2007-02-22 22:04:14 UTC
Blah blah blah... I need the points
piratewench
2007-02-21 16:32:53 UTC
This is just silly.



Put your faith in God and you don't have to worry about "scary numbers"
Infinity ╚═╬╬╧╤I
2007-02-24 01:40:18 UTC
You've found a good way for your film's publicity.
2007-02-23 04:19:13 UTC
for every number you can find such similarity.and we can make catagories for such number.It is quite natural.
chucky
2007-02-22 21:14:56 UTC
MASONS 666
beaten but happy
2007-02-21 13:17:37 UTC
complete and utter crap,numbers are man made,they're not magic or mystical.
milli_teacher
2007-02-21 06:17:50 UTC
...do you believe that for me 1 plus 1 is never 2 ?...

so...numbers...letters...they're only symbols...sounds...sensations....
Nightstar213
2007-02-21 01:40:20 UTC
no the real mystery number is 47 ask any student or alum of Pomona College.
Night Owl
2007-02-23 11:02:26 UTC
More strange Number 23 recurrences:



23 is one of the most commonly cited prime numbers - a number that can only be divided by itself and one. Twenty three is the lowest prime that consists of consecutive digits. Primes have been described as the "atoms " of mathematics - the building blocks of the world of numbers. An American businessman has put up a US$1m prize for the first mathematician to find a pattern in primes - a problem known as the Riemann hypothesis.



The number has been the subject of not one but two films: the 1998 German movie, 23, and The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey, released on 2/23. Each has a main character obsessed with the number.



John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who was the subject of the film, A Beautiful Mind, starring Russell Crowe, was obsessed with 23. It featured prominently in his battle with mental illness. His breakdown began when he claimed that a photograph of Pope John XXIII on the cover of Life magazine was in fact him, the proof being that 23 was his favourite number. Nash published 23 scientific articles.



Charles Darwin's Origin of Species was published in 1859 - 1+8+5+9 = 23. Two divided by three makes 0.666 recurring (allegedly - actually it makes 0.6666666667). The Hiroshima bomb was dropped at 8.15am - 8+15= 23.



The Ancient Chinese believed numbers conveyed sexuality - evens for feminine and odds for masculine. They considered prime numbers to be the most masculine, conferring special status on 23 which is made up of two consecutive prime numbers and the only even prime number - two.



In the disaster movie, Airport, the bomber has seat 23. The number of crosses on Calvary at the end of the Monty Python film, The Life of Brian, is 23. In Die Hard With A Vengeance, a train derails in subway station 23. The lead characters in the Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski always used Lane 23 at the bowling alley. In the television series Lost, one of the combination of six numbers that haunt the characters and they have to input to a computer to avoid an unknown fate is 23.



The terrorist attacks on America on 11 September 2001 have been held up as one of the most portentous examples of the disturbing power of 23. The figures in the date (9+11+2+0+0+1) add up to 23. The independent US commission which investigated the attacks found the date had been chosen randomly by the hijackers and had originally been planned for later in the year. Alternative explanations for the date included the taking over of Palestine by Britain in 1922 and the fact that 911 is the US emergency code.



"23 skidoo" is an American catchphrase from the early 20th century meaning to make a sharp exit. It was used as the title of a poem by the occultist Aleister Crowley, another 23 aficionado. But some believe its origins lie in Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities, where the old woman counting the daily victims of the guillotine calls "23" as the hero is beheaded in the last chapter.



Robert Anton Wilson's book, Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati, lists 23 as a cosmic number with strong connections to arcane magic and synchronicity. Numerous people have claimed to see '23's everywhere (the 23 curse) prior to enormous success and fruitfulness.



Few hold 23 in more esteem than the followers of Discordianism, a self-declared religion based on the premise that discord and chaos are the building blocks of life. For Discordianists, 23 is the Holy Number and a tribute to the goddess Eris, who surveys a world of chaos. The term "23 Enigma" refers to the Discordian belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23.



The mantra invoked by Discordianists for the Holy Number is "Invert The Pyramid" . If you invert the sentence one letter at a time - eg "dinvert the pyramid", "id invert the pyram" etc - it takes 22 chants, finished by the line "The Pyramid Inverts" to make 23. The last line is called "the final energy releaser".



23rdians are a group of people who subscribe to the mystical power of 23 and see it in multiple combinations throughout daily life.





The Bible does not let 23 pass without conferring upon it some significance, at least to students of the Book. Although the Old Testament is unspecific, it is widely held that Adam and Eve had 23 daughters. The 23rd verse of the first chapter of Genesis brings the act of creation to a close while the 23rd chapter of the book of Genesis deals entirely with death, namely that of Abraham's wife, Sarah.



The most famous and most quoted of the Psalms is number 23: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters."



William Shakespeare was born in Stratford Upon Avon on 23 April 1564. He died 52 years later on his birthday, 23 April 1616. Kurt Cobain, the god of grunge, was born in 1967 and died in 1994 - 1+9+6+7= 23, 1+9+9+4 = 23.



In the science fantasy saga, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Chewbacca sneak into detention block AA23 to rescue Princess Leia. The rescue attempt is botched and Leia escapes only by dodging Stormtroopers' laserfire. A police robot called 23 is included in Star Wars director George Lucas' first film, THX 1138.



The Knights Templar, the order of soldier monks who eventually fell foul of the Vatican and have been the subject of conspiracy theories about the Holy Grail, had 23 Grand Masters.



The first morse code transmission - "What hath God wrought?" - was from the Bible passage Numbers 23:23. In telegraphers code 23 means " break the line".



The Birthday Paradox states that a group of 23 randomly-selected people is the smallest number where there will be a probability higher than 50 per cent that two people will share the same birthday.



The author William Burroughs was obsessed with 23. While living in Tangiers, he met a Captain Clark who ran a ferry between Spain and Morocco. One day, Clark told Burroughs that he had been doing the route for 23 years without incident. Later that day, the ferry sank, killing the captain. While Burroughs was thinking about the incident, a radio bulletin announced the crash of a Flight 23 on the New York-Miami route. The pilot was another Captain Clark. The events prompted an obsession which saw Burroughs record every occurrence of the number 23 for the rest of his life.



The disbanded pop act KLF are one of several musical sources of 23-related lore. The two men behind KLF - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty - were once known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, which has 23 letters and comes from the novels of Robert Anton Wilson, another 23 obsessive. A police car used for the video of the KLF's number one, "Doctorin' The Tardis" , had 23 painted on the roof, their final performance lasted 23 minutes and they incinerated £1m on a remote Scottish island on 23 August 1994. Psychic TV, another cult act, released 23 live albums on the 23rd day of 23 consecutive months.



"W" is the 23rd letter of the Latin alphabet. It has two points down and three points up. White supremacists use 23 to represent " W" as a mark of racial superiority.



Sport stars have developed a particular affinity (and aversion) to 23. Michael Jordan, the American basketball player, wore the number throughout his career and inspired many copy cat fans of wardrobe vigintitriplicity. Best known is former England captain David Beckham, who swapped his number seven Manchester United jersey for number 23 when he joined Real Madrid. Beckham, who said it was in deference to Jordan, is expected to continue wearing 23 when he joins LA Galaxy this summer. But the number is not always a harbinger of sporting good fortune. Manchester City have not assigned the squad number 23 to any player since 2003 after the last incumbent, Marc Vivien Foe, collapsed and died while playing for the Cameroon on 26 June 2003. Marcus Trescothick, the England cricket players, wears number 23 and was Australian bowler Shane Warne's 600th test wicket. Warne also wears 23.



In the movie The Matrix Reloaded 23 is the number of people (16 females, 7 males) Neo was to select in order to re-found Zion.
~
2007-02-23 09:46:19 UTC
I was born on August 23rd.....so eerie.....lol.
SIMON T
2007-02-23 14:48:08 UTC
my birthday is on 23.4.67

shakespeare was born on 23.4.

st georges day is on 23.4



how about that
**vinny**
2007-02-22 04:29:49 UTC
there is no any hidden meaning in it

it is just a coincidence
lildevilgurl152004
2007-02-21 20:55:17 UTC
Dude, get over it. This is paranoia and you're going CRAZY! ^_^
2007-02-21 03:20:37 UTC
So what?? All this superstitious nonsense about the number 23 is crap.
2007-03-01 20:08:26 UTC
nope just another prime number
Nadia A.
2007-02-23 18:41:23 UTC
I see lots of things every day,

ecspecially numbers........

.....that might mean something.........































P.S. I'M DYING TO SEE YOUR MOVIE!!!!!!!!
Matt G
2007-02-23 12:22:55 UTC
iI dont but I just seen that movie and it was great
2007-02-22 22:43:43 UTC
I was born dec.23rd...eerie
2007-02-21 16:36:47 UTC
Will you please stop it with these goddamn posts? Yahoo, your publicity stunt isn't working too well.



Oh God, you don't know how much I wish this movie bombs in theatre's.
♥yuki
2007-02-23 18:44:50 UTC
my b-day is on nov. 23!!!
superheroe1978
2007-02-23 10:02:54 UTC
what about 22 damm it!!
2007-02-23 06:09:57 UTC
That is how many pounds that I need to lose.
Kevser.
2007-02-23 09:57:19 UTC
LIKE OMG!!!!!!!!!! 46/2=23haha {jeez its just a number, get over it}!!!
altpro9
2007-02-22 00:54:42 UTC
i have seen and experienced all kinda of odd things ...theres something out there and i dont like it.
Awesome Bill
2007-02-21 04:21:40 UTC
Yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn!
???
2007-02-21 04:04:17 UTC
i was really looking forward to this movie, but i have decided to not go see it because i am sick of getting spammed about it here on yahoo answers. i encourage everyone else to do, or not do, as the case may be, the same.
Yankeegirlfromupnorth
2007-02-21 00:25:20 UTC
I was born on the 17th. (9-17-1980)My address had THREE of them! My best friend has one in his address also lol! Its just so wierd how that is.
kitty is ANGRY!™
2007-02-23 23:46:19 UTC
where is the thumbs down rating when you need it, huh?
Glen
2007-02-23 20:14:58 UTC
You're an idot.
2007-02-21 10:21:34 UTC
shut uppp
ericktravel
2007-02-23 19:02:21 UTC
julius ceaser was not stabbed twenty three times, this movie is gonna suck cock and ***....
2007-02-23 16:17:51 UTC
i am born on the 23rd
The Number 32
2007-02-21 14:47:17 UTC
http://fastfoodnation.4thefan.net/?C2022_528245
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2007-02-24 01:04:31 UTC
7 is everywhere in the bible.
2007-02-23 09:43:01 UTC
I don't think it's as serious as people make it seem...
msknums
2007-02-22 08:56:18 UTC
два поинта-то не лишние!!
Mrs. Crosby 87!
2007-02-21 15:38:31 UTC
i can't think of any other reasons but i'm worried! i'm off to search the web!
Misses P
2007-02-21 09:32:55 UTC
I WAS BORN ON THE 23RD, AHHHH, What does this say for me?????
stokes4show
2007-02-23 19:45:58 UTC
This is very interesting..
micro52000
2007-02-22 21:51:15 UTC
it's called life and it's outcomes. you can't do anything about it. simple.
stylzz17
2007-02-23 21:54:41 UTC
24 hours in a day...............24 beers in a case.





Conspiracy theory..........closed.
reigngt05
2007-02-23 09:50:49 UTC
my bday is on the 23rd
beach_gal
2007-02-21 12:37:54 UTC
i don't really hate any but cool question makes u think :-)
Dan S
2007-02-23 22:05:02 UTC
meh its strictly coincidence.
Mike R
2007-02-23 12:10:50 UTC
It does not mean anything.
La Niña Mas Linda
2007-02-22 22:57:29 UTC
22+1= 23!!!! OH MY GOD!!! IT'S EVERYWHERE!!
2007-02-22 03:11:27 UTC
shameless publicity.. okay okay we'll watch the movie !! (:
Nepolian
2007-02-21 18:36:40 UTC
mere coincidence
2007-02-21 13:33:09 UTC
i ate 23 pizza slices and i took ...oh my...23 sips of COKe...NOOOOOO!
mariah s
2007-02-21 04:13:56 UTC
ok Cartman(1 and 1 is 2) i think its time to put down the crack pipe. you're starting to see stuff THAT ISN'T THERE!
2007-02-23 04:29:30 UTC
it is only chance not fate...Numbers reoccur
timothy
2007-02-21 06:27:31 UTC
chicken nugguts
2007-02-22 23:39:45 UTC
STOP THIS ILLEGAL USE OF Y!A -- THERE ARE EXPLICIT RULES ON ADS. THIS IS BLATANT ADVERTISING.
2007-02-23 17:53:32 UTC
because it helps your mind.
Valkyrie of Lor
2007-03-04 00:54:38 UTC
OMG!!!!!! I was born on the 23rd...
punisher22988
2007-02-23 12:30:15 UTC
23,23,23,23,23,23,23,23,23

23,23,23,23,23,23,23,23,23

23,23,23,23,23

I hope I didn't start the apocalypse.
Bradford A
2007-02-23 13:16:58 UTC
You can do that with any mumber.
2007-02-23 02:57:10 UTC
This is normal lol...
2007-02-21 15:37:39 UTC
its a load of bull crap
2007-02-22 10:04:00 UTC
Well, I checked it, and you are right!!! Its so wired.......
2007-02-23 05:35:47 UTC
It doesn't.
mjorod
2007-02-21 18:33:51 UTC
it's in your head!
phooey
2007-02-21 05:42:55 UTC
humans are unimaginative & gullible boobs and will buy into any garbage theory they are steered to with marketing.



Shame on you, Shame on you all.
Miss Interpreted
2007-02-21 00:39:32 UTC
Wow that is VERY creepy............



I notice a pattern with the number 7, in a good way but it could just be superstition
egg_zaktly
2007-02-21 13:07:47 UTC
What are you, nuts?
korryl_fgd
2007-02-21 03:25:29 UTC
hmmm

19 is my birthday

19 is my my no. when I passed the entrance exam

19 is always lucky to me

19 is the nos. w/ my highest scores

19 is always good for me
edna b
2007-02-23 03:26:52 UTC
it doesnt
Bengal Striker
2007-02-21 10:40:16 UTC
why beckham?
2007-02-21 04:18:17 UTC
666 on the pope's cap?
Croa
2007-02-21 01:33:06 UTC
It doesn't.

It just helps promote crummy movies.
hong_wei886
2007-02-22 21:51:01 UTC
RANDOM NUMBERS?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JOLLY
2007-02-22 07:44:35 UTC
Oh god! 23rd feb my marriage anniversery. Thanks for reminding me.
serious troll
2007-02-23 12:20:14 UTC
no

that is all.
Cati
2007-02-21 16:23:26 UTC
... 42! ...
Catherine
2007-02-21 13:30:51 UTC
i see it everywhere too!!
Q
2007-02-21 13:04:40 UTC
# 1.....

seen it everywhere... @_@
tyrone q
2007-02-21 05:34:50 UTC
its just coincident.
ajmihaly
2007-02-23 22:40:24 UTC
GAS~
2007-02-23 17:04:41 UTC
Oh, your moron!
genuine♥
2007-02-23 20:53:12 UTC
How stupid.
2007-02-22 21:14:44 UTC
well today is feburary 23 omg wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N
2007-02-21 13:19:17 UTC
what a coincindence!...
Sara
2007-02-21 00:00:19 UTC
There are trillions of events that happen every day.

It is very likely that every number will be represented many times every day.
ziema26
2007-02-21 16:54:15 UTC
IS GOD A MATHEMATICIAN?

By Keith Newman.



The authenticity of the Holy Bible has been attacked at regular intervals by athiests and theologians alike but none have explained away the mathematical seal beneath its surface.



It would seem the divine hand has moved to prevent counterfeiting in the pages of the Bible in a similar manner to the line that runs through paper money. Bible numerics appears to be God's watermark of authenticity.



Vital research on this numeric seal was completed by a native of the world's most renowned atheistic nation, Russia. Dr Ivan Panin was born in Russia on Dec 12, 1855. As a young man he was an active nihilist and participated in plots against the Czar and his government. He was a mathematical genius who died a Harvard scholar and a citizen of the United States in 1942.



Panin was exiled from Russia. After spending a number of years studying in Germany he went to the United States where he became an outstanding lecturer on literary criticism.



Panin was known as a firm agnostic - so well known that when he discarded his agnosticism and accepted the Christian faith, the newspapers carried headlines telling of his conversion.



It was in 1890 that Dr Panin made the discovery of the mathematical structure underlining the vocabulary of the Greek New Testament. He was casually reading the first verse of the gospel of John in the Greek: "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with the God and the Word was God...".



Dr Panin was curious as to why the Greek word for "the"' preceeded the word "God"' in one case and not the other. In examining the text he became aware of a number relationship. This was the first of the discoveries that led to his conversion and uncovered the extensive numeric code.



Oldest manuscripts



Dr Panin found his proof in the some of the oldest and most accurate manuscripts - the Received Hebrew Text and the Westcott and Hort Text.



In the original languages of the Bible, mostly Hebrew and Greek, there are no separate symbols for numbers, letters of the alphabet are also used to indicate numbers.



The numeric value of a word is the sum total of all its letters. It was curiosity that first caused Dr Panin to begin toying with the numbers behind the texts. Sequences and patterns began to emerge. These created such a stirring in the heart of the Russian that he dedicated 50 years of his life to painstakingly comb the pages of the Bible.



This complex system of numbering visibly and invisibly saturates every book of the scriptures emphasising certain passages and illustrating deeper or further meaning in types and shadows. The 66 books of the Bible 39 in the Old and 27 in the New were written by 33 different people.



Those authors were scattered throughout various countries of the world and from widely different backgrounds. Many of them had little or no schooling. The whole Bible was written over a period of 1500 years with a 400 year silence apart from the Apocrypha between the two testaments. Despite the handicaps the biblical books are found to be a harmonious record, each in accord with the other.



Dr Panin says the laws of probability are exceeded into the billions when we try and rationalise the authorship of the Bible as the work of man. He once said: "If human logic is worth anything at all we are simply driven to the conclusion that if my facts I have presented are true, man could never have done this.



Inspiration from on high



"We must assume that a Power higher than man guided the writers in such a way, whether they knew it or not, they did it and the Great God inspired them to do it''.



The Bible itself states clearly that it is the literal God-breathed'' living word of the Creator. The words "Thus saith the Lord"' and "God said"' occur more than 2500 times throughout scripture.



In 2 Timothy 3:16 it states "All scripture is given by inspiration of God". Then in 2 Peter 9:20-21 it plainly states: "No prophecy of the scriptures is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost".



Let's take the number seven as an illustration of the way the patterns work. Seven is the most prolific of the mathematical series which binds scripture together. The very first verse of the Bible "In the begining God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen 1:1), contains over 30 different combinations of seven.



This verse has seven Hebrew words having a total of 28 letters 4 x 7. The numeric value of the three nouns "God", "heaven" and "earth" totals 777. Any number in triplicate expresses complete, ultimate or total meaning.



Also tightly sealed up with sevens are the genealogy of Jesus, the account of the virgin birth and the resurrection. Seven occurs as a number 187 times in the Bible (41 x 7), the phrase "seven-fold" occurs seven times and "seventy" occurs 56 times (7 x 8).



In the Book of Revelation seven positively shines out: there are seven golden candlesticks, seven letters to seven churches, a book sealed with seven seals, seven angels standing before the Lord with seven trumpets, seven thunders and seven last plagues. In fact there are over 50 occurrences of the number seven in Revelation alone.



Divisible by seven



There are 21 Old Testament writers whose names appear in the Bible (3 x 7). The numeric value of their names is divisible by seven. Of these 21, seven are named in the New Testament: Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea and Joel. The numeric values of these names is 1554 (222 x 7). David's name is found 1134 times (162 x 7).



God's seal also pervades creation as though it were woven into the very fabric of nature.



The Bible has declared man's years to be three score and ten (70). The development of the human embryo is in exact periods of sevens or 28 days (4 x 7). Medical science tells us the human body is renewed cell for cell every seven years.



We're told the pulse beats slower every seven days as if it were in accord with the seventh day of rest proclaimed in the Genesis creation week. And God formed man of the dust of the ground (Gen 2:7); science confirms the human body is made of the same 14 elements (2 x 7) found in your average handful of dust.



The light of the sun is made up of seven distinct colours as shown in the rainbow. In music there are seven distinct notes which climax in a chord or octave at the beginning of a new seven.



In almost all animals the incubation or pregnancy period is divisible by seven. Seven is often referred to as "God's seal" or the number of spiritual perfection.



Number of resurrection



Eight is the number of new life or "resurrection". It is the personal number of Jesus. When we add together the letter values of the name Jesus in the Greek we get 888. Jesus was called The Christ, the numeric value of this title is 1480 (185 x 8). He was Saviour which has the value 1408 (2 x 8 x 88).



Jesus is also Lord which again is a multiple of eight being 800 (100 x 8). Messiah has the numeric value 656 (82 x8). Jesus also called himself the Son of man. The term occurs 88 times and is valued at 2960 (370 x 8).



Jesus said "I am the truth": the numeric value of "the truth" is 64 (8 x 8). The last book in the Bible is the Revelation of Jesus Christ which has exactly 888 Greek words. Eight persons were saved in the Ark at the great Noahic flood. God made a covenant with Abraham that every male Jewish child was to be circumsised on the eighth day of his life.



There are eight individual cases of resurrection spoken of in the Bible apart from Jesus. Three occur in the Old Testament, three in the gospels and two in Acts. It was on the eighth day or the first day of the new week that Jesus rose from the dead. The Holy Spirit also came down from heaven on the eighth day.



Nine is finality or completion. The first example of its use is that infinitely sealed first verse of the Bible: "In the beginning God'' which in Hebrew is: Brayshith Elohim which has the numeric value of 999. The very next statement "created the heaven" is also sealed with 999.





Nine is finality



The number nine is endowed with a peculiar quality, it is finality in itself. Not only is it the final single number, but if you multiply it by any other number, the addition of the resulting figures will always revert back to nine (2 x 9 = 18 / 1 + 8 = 9 etc).



There are nine basic gifts available to the Christian believer through the power of God's Holy Spirit (1 Cor 12:8-10). There are nine basic fruits which should be evident in the life of the believer (Gal 5:22-23). The words "my wrath" have the numeric value 999. The word Amen or verily is valued at 99 and occurs 99 times.



The work on the cross was completed at the ninth hour when Jesus said "It is finished". The shedding of his blood was final. It saw an end to the old system of animal sacrifice to atone for sin. The word "blood" in this sense occurs 99 times.



Great superstition has always surrounded the number 13 as being unlucky or dark. Perhaps there is good reason. One of the most convincing proofs of the origins of this number can be found by unraveling all the names by which Satan is known. Drakon or dragon has a value of 975 (13 x 75) and it occurs 13 times. Peirazon or tempter has a value of 1053 (13 x 81). Belial which is personification of evil has a value of 78 (13 x 6).



Anthropoktonos or "murderer" has a value of 1820 (13 x 40). Ophis or "serpent" is 780 (13 x 60). The phrase used by the Holy Spirit Ho kaloumenos diablos kai ho Satanas or "called the Devil and Satan" is valued 2197 (13 x 13 x 13).



Small neat calculations



This article is in truth an oversimplification of the work of Dr Panin and others who followed in his footsteps. Dr Panin's work initially involved some 40,000 pages of material on which he had written millions of small neat calculations. It involved volumes.



He often laboured up to 18 hours a day exploring the vast numeric structure. By and large it was a thankless task. Dr Panin said "When I first made the discovery I was of course, taken off my feet - I was in the same condition as our friend Archimedes who when he solved a great mathematical problem while in the bath, rushed in to the street naked, crying 'I have found it'. I thought people would be delighted to embrace the new discovery, but I found human nature is always the same. So I quietly withdrew and did my work all by myself".



Although it would appear that his work has been largely lost from popular reading today Dr Panin did accomplish several outstanding works. He published Structure in the Bible the Numeric Greek New Testament and the Numeric English New Testament.



The works of Dr Ivan Panin have been put before the experts many times. Dr Panin once challenged nine noted rationalists and Bible critics through the medium of the New York Sun newspaper Nov 9, 1899. He dared them to publicly refute or give explanation for a few of his presented facts. Four made lame excuses. The rest were silent.



Dr Panin issued a challenge throughout leading newspapers of the world asking for a natural explanation or rebuttal of the facts. Not a single person accepted.
2007-02-21 09:05:57 UTC
Number 3 - its everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr Hex Vision
2007-02-20 22:18:03 UTC
I think with the new film 300 about the epic sparta perusion (sp) battle 300/23 times as good as 23. But then again given any number one can find hidden meanings. Anyway the only hidden meaning I can see is movie hype? Other than that can the money your giving to yahoo answers is there any real hidden deeper meaning.





Btw if the number 23 is so all powerfull can I have 23 free tickets to the opening movie?
2007-02-20 23:55:56 UTC
There are many numbers prominent in my life. In fact, if I look for them, I can draw meaningful connections between my life and almost any number I research.



Especially double-numbers, like 11, 22, 33, etc, which some people say have meaning... Chances are one in twenty that any pair of numbers is going to be a double number, and since I see something like 500+ numbers a day, I get a lot of these suspicious double-numbers.



But do they mean anything? Odds are incredibly high that many, many, many numbers are recurring in your life, just because there are so many. If you look hard enough, you'll find hundreds of them - and thousands upon thousands of connections between any given number and important events/people in the world.



Unless one of those numbers was just absolutely hammering you (which many people think happens to them, just because they are trained to notice this one certain number wherever it may appear), then I see no reason to believe that these numbers carry any connection to your life or the world.



Such beliefs presuppose that there are true, unseen, intelligent forces at work, presumably just out to give people insecurity, and give business to psychics. Belief in God is one thing - belief in ironic numbers is another entirely, which has to be left for movies such as The Number 23 to play on, since it's preposterous enough to call entertainment, watching someone going around with numbers dominating his life.



Things like that only happen in movies (go figure). Movies have to be about interesting things... Things that actually happen on a regular basis aren't interesting.
ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT••
2007-02-20 23:36:35 UTC
NO. The Number 23 doesn't mean a THING. Well... I take that back... it means ONE thing -



It means that the media can create a frenzy out of anything.
2007-02-20 22:33:56 UTC
OK OK WE WILL WATCH YOUR MOVIE, OK GOT IT 23 on 23 February two days left

oh my god 23/2 = 23 :s
♥♫i♥bloo♫
2007-02-20 22:05:59 UTC
Everyday "normal" people don't check to see if their birthdays or ID number or whatever add up to a certain number like 23. I don't see myself doing this or anyone else around me. The number 23 is everywhere like every other number is everywhere...
Kenneth W
2007-02-21 10:58:09 UTC
OMG its the number 42, its the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Why isnt the movie made about that number?

The atomic number of molybdenum. The element following molybdenum with atomic number 43 (technetium) has no stable isotopes.

The number of teeth wolves and dogs (canines) have.

42° is the critical angle of refraction by water - it is the angle between a rainbow and the antisolar point.

The light leaving a rainbow is spread over a wide angle, with a maximum intensity around 42°

The number of minutes it would take a theoretical "gravity train" to travel to any point on earth.

In one Grand Unified Theory, the Georgi-Glashow model, the inverse of the coupling constant is approximately 42.

The number of generations in the Gospel of Matthew's version of the Genealogy of Jesus.

The number of months the Beast will hold dominion over the Earth (Revelation 13:5).

In the ancient Chinese text the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu, chapter 42 is an explanation of the universe.

The number of men of Beth-azmaveth in the census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Ezra 2:24).

God sends bears to maul 42 of the youths who mock Elisha for his baldness (2 Kings 2:23).

There are 42 principles of Ma'at.

The number of lines on each page of the Gutenberg Bible, the first and oldest surviving book printed with movable type.

42 is the number with which God creates the Universe in Kabalistic tradition

The number of student "players" in a regulation Battle Royale is 42.

In the game of Risk, there are 42 territories to be conquered.

In the Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, EVE Online, 42 was the number used to create the online universe on 'Tranquility', the cluster on which EVE resides. The EVE Online community manager Charles Dane recently stated, "LeKjart said during his presentation at the first EVE Fanfest that 42 was the number used to seed Tranquility. Eight hours later, Tranquility was created, populated with objects and Non Player Characters, then went live to the public shortly thereafter."

In Marvel comics 42 is the name of a massive super-human prison/holding cell located in the Negative Zone.

42 is one of the six numbers that feature prominently in the TV show Lost.

Appears as the number of hits on the hit counter at the bottom of a fake website for the show Arrested Development on FOX

In the movie Finding Nemo, Nemo is taken to Dr. Philip Sherman's office at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney NSW

In The X-Files, Mulder has seen Plan 9 from Outer Space 42 times and his apartment number is 42.

42 is one of The Numbers on the television show Lost, along with 4, 8, 15, 16 and 23.

Matthew Broderick's character, Steven Kovacs, in the movie The Cable Guy has this apartment number.

The number of the spoofed government film in the Monty Python sketch "How Not To Be Seen" from episode 24. (Douglas Adams also appeared as a doctor in episode 42.)

Summer of '42, a "coming-of-age" movie (1971) and novelisation written by Herman Raucher

In the movie 28 Days Later, a radio transmission that promises an answer to the infection leads the protagonists to roadblock 42

In one episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Eduardo asks, "What is 3 plus 2?" Frankie and Mr. Herriman answer 5, but Bloo says that "5 isn't good enough. I say it's 6, or 7, or even 42!" Also to note, 6 times 7 also equals 42.

In one episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, during a lecture on sarcasm, Mac tells Bloo about "Sarcasm Lesson 42"

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode "Let's Make a Duel," Tyranno advises Jaden, "If it's multiple choice, pick C!" Syrus adds, "That's right! And if it's a number, say 42!"

In the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends movie "Good Wilt Hunting" one of the nerdy guys helping Coco had 42 on his T-shirt. As another reference to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the nerds declare their names to be "Douglas" and "Adam", the author (Douglas Adams) of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.

Dr. House in one of the second season episodes of House claims that it is his favorite number.

The age of Peter Griffin on the Fox animated series Family Guy.

On the television show The Simpsons, Homer is supposed to die at the age of 42.

In the movie "Mouse Hunt", one of the men says he owns 42 LaRue houses.

In the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force in episode 8, "Revenge of the Mooninites", Meatwad is trying to count his tickets and shake keeps yelling random numbers to mess him up. One of the numbers he yells is 42.

In the movie Ghost, Patrick Swayze's character first learns to move objects in the living world in the subway under 42nd street.

In the TV show Invader ZIM, the episode called "Nano-Zim", Dib's Nanoship's health gauge hits 42 right before he loses all control of his arms and his sister Gaz takes over.

In the Matrix, Neo and Trinity land on the 42nd floor in the elevator scene.

An episode of Doctor Who, set to air in spring 2007, is titled 42.

In an episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Ned was ranked number 42 on the popularity list.

In the show Family Guy, Brian goes to rehab, his room number being 42.

In Battlestar Galactica miniseries, Laura Roslin assumes the presidency of the United Colonies after discovering that all 42 government officials ahead of her in the presidential line of succession have been killed by the Cylon surprise attack.

The jersey number of Jackie Robinson, which is the first and only number retired by all Major League Baseball teams

The jersey number of football Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, safety for the San Francisco 49ers who retired his jersey number in 2003.

The jersey number of Pat Tillman, which was retired on November 13, 2004 by Arizona State University.

The jersey number of Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees closer (the last player to wear Robinson's number, under a grandfather clause).

The jersey number of Elton Brand, power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers.

The jersey number of basketball Hall of Famer James Worthy, small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The approximate length of a Marathon race in kilometers.

Has been the car number of Kyle Petty and Lee Petty.

Lee Petty, car number 42, Won the very first Daytona 500

the number of laws in cricket

The Number of Quatraines that remain in Nostradamus's 7th Century.

The number of U.S. gallons of oil contained in one barrel of oil (this equals just under 159 litres and 35 UK gallons)

The age at which Elvis Presley died

The age at which Satchel Paige, St. Louis Browns (1906-1982) became the American League's first black pitcher in 1948

The age at which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, retired as the oldest NBA player in 1989

The maximum number received of any one present in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas

In Lewis Carroll's book, The Hunting of the Snark, which he wrote at the age of 42, "one who was famed for the number of things/ He forgot when he entered the ship:" had "...forty-two boxes, all carefully packed,/ With his name painted clearly on each:/ But, since he omitted to mention the fact/ They were all left behind on the beach." Its preface also references a 'rule 42' ("No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm")

Carroll's Alice has 42 illustrations. In Chapter XII, the king explains "the oldest rule in the book": "Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court"

The sum of the numbers or pips on a pair of conventional (six-sided) dice

The name of a Texan trick-taking game played with dominoes (see 42 (dominoes)).

The number of the French department Loire.

The name of an equipment finance and lease management product built by Northern Arch

The minimum age one had to have been to be elected a consul in the Roman Republic

Part of the name of 42 BELOW, a vodka produced in New Zealand.

The number of perfect squares formed by the grid at a 19x19 Go board, when the "squares" are slightly rectangular with the ratio 13/12, as required by tradition.

The number of hours that the potion caused Juliet to sleep for (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene 1, line 105)

In Japanese, 4 (shi) and 2 (ni) are together pronounced like "going to death" (死に). Because of that, in Japan, 42 is considered as a disastrous number

Age (in years) of the horse that drove Mr. Pickwick to Golden Cross, as reported by a cabman (The Pickwick Papers, Chapter III)

The number of holes on a Connect Four game board

The number of legs on the Centipede in Roald Dahl's book James and the Giant Peach

The world record for the most amount of people in one car is 42

In Scene One of "The Island" by Athol Fugard, John remarks that, "[Cell block] Number 42 is practicing the Zulu War Dance"

There were originally 42 columns and 42 figures from Greek myth in the Parthenon

The number of different whiskies used to blend J&B

The number of enemies Gimli the Dwarf kills at the Battle of the Hornburg in The Lord of the Rings (changed to 43 in the film version, although Legolas states he killed 42 in the Extended Edition of The Two Towers.)

William Jefferson Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States, hence sometimes termed "42". Since George H. W. Bush is 41 and George W. Bush is 43, 42 has also come to signify the space between two shrubs in a hedge.[citation needed]

Washington became the 42nd state in the Union on November 11, 1889

In New York City, 42nd Street is a main and very popular two-way thoroughfare. Landmarks on it include the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, the main branch of the New York Public Library, and Times Square. The New York City street is also the setting for a movie by the same name (which also gave fame to its eponymous title song), and which later inspired a musical adaptation, 42nd Street

HA 42 is an infamous Hip Hop and Graffiti crew with members in several states

In Oscar Wilde's book The Importance of Being Earnest, 42 is the age that Gwendolen Fairfax wishes Cecily Cardew were.

The number of teeth in Moby Dick.

The age at which the mathematician Alexander Grothendieck retired.

In Julia Quinn's romance novel, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, before revealing her "brilliant idea", Lady Danbury asks, " 'How many great mysteries are there in life, really?'" The hero replies cheekily :"Forty-two?"







The only reference to the number 23 is that white power groups use the number a lot due W being the 23rd letter of the alphabet.
d4d9er
2007-02-20 23:44:43 UTC
d4d9er...It's a clue to what I was doing at one time. And if anyone else figures it out, they will be real close to me because solving it will mean they know me like a best friend. A best friend whose mystery has haunted me! for many years.
boodini2@sbcglobal.net
2007-02-20 23:27:23 UTC
"We are the Knights of 23! And We demand a sacrifice! A Shrubbery!" "23, 23,23"! LOL
hudson_floridamale
2007-02-20 23:14:20 UTC
It's just God's way of giving YOU the chance to ask a repetitive question. Isn't this the 23rd time youve asked this in 23 different ways? NOW YOU CAN STOP
Melody L
2007-02-20 23:01:55 UTC
My name is Melody Lopac. If A=1, B=2, then,



Melody=74

Lopac= 47



DOB-4/25. Melo[dy]. D=4. Y=25.



Pretty cool, right?
SadDad07
2007-02-20 22:36:45 UTC
This answer is #23 spooky
MateoFalcone
2007-02-20 22:18:15 UTC
Your question contains a logical fallacy. These coincidences may suggest a deeper meaning for you, but that does not necessarily apply to the rest of us. Plus, it's biased as it implies there is a meaning when there could just as easily be none.



Plus, the same thing can be said of the Golden Ratio (1.618) in nature and the number 47 in Star Trek.
Labatt113
2007-02-20 22:08:16 UTC
23...the truth can be found in anything, so can the lies.



From a numerological aspect I think 11,9,216 is most interesting. Ever see the movie Pi? Or study any Kabbalah or Jewish Gematria? 2+3=5, law of fives in Discordia is poking fun at numerology which is very true. As it can be a play on numbers but there is truth always in between not seen by most.
Patches
2007-02-20 21:55:33 UTC
You could pick and choose any # and find a list of occurances - does the fact I am typing this at 23:00 central time mean anything? No, its just a freaking number! The number hides no secret meaning and people need to stop worrying about this numerology nonsense.
Ven
2007-02-20 21:54:47 UTC
44 is a very unlucky number for me. Means nothing if I see one here or there, but if I see lots of them in one day, I actually take caution.
alex.williams1775
2007-02-20 18:01:19 UTC
The numbers occur in the everyday and people that wondered why have used math to link it to the devil by applying operations to reach the number 666. I think that the numbers of the Athlete's you mentioned and the events that you noted you have to take a look into. They said that these numbers were satanic but were these people like that. Really it's up to you. I hope you find someone better educated in this field than a highschool freshman.
2007-02-20 17:49:49 UTC
It means that even tho 6.5 billion people have free will, Jesus never stops being sovereign.
Moonshadow
2007-02-20 22:13:15 UTC
You think thats wierd. Check 25????
Anna D
2007-02-20 21:45:24 UTC
The number 11 and 13
KT
2007-02-20 21:33:34 UTC
11:11


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