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"The Numbers"

Posted by mysticwolf on 06-06-05 at 03:12 PM
We were talking in the bar last night and I mentioned that DH has a theory about the significance of some of the numbers. It was suggested that this might make for an interesting thread. (And, maybe I can then get him to visit the boards himself instead of living it vicariously through me.) So, what do you think?

4 - ??

8 - ??

15 - $15 Million that Hurley won

16 - # years for Frenchwoman on island (or # of years transmission has played)

23 - $23,000 was the reward for Kate(?)

42 - # of surviving passengers

He thinks they all have to relate to somthing that happened before the crash.


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"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by Lost on 06-06-05 at 03:30 PM
Hurley won $130 million, not 15

reward for Kate was $123,000, not 23


"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by Devious Weasel on 06-06-05 at 03:57 PM
According to sledgeweb, the reward for Kate was $23,000. On the other hand, Hurley won $156,000,000.



"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by Lost on 06-06-05 at 04:10 PM
I swear in the last epi Kate said $123 thou was her reward amount and when Sawyer was reading the messages from the bottle he said "who the hell is Hugo and how'd he win 130 million that he's leaving to his mom"

Maybe my memory fails me.


"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by mysticwolf on 06-06-05 at 04:16 PM
Either of you might be right. We don't have TIVO so DH's simply relying on memory. Since memory is often unreliable that's why I started the thread for him.

"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by trigirl on 06-06-05 at 08:59 PM
The money that Hurley won has been growing. Remember the sneaker factory burned down, but it was insured for triple its value, etc. The money continues to grow while everthing else is bad luck. The initial loto amount I don't remember. I checked the episode guide at ABC but it doesn't say the actual amount won. The message in the bottle is about his current net worth.


"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by Stormy Valley on 06-06-05 at 09:51 PM
This should help 4 8 15 16 23 42 - Lost.

"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by mysticwolf on 06-06-05 at 10:12 PM
Thanks. Gave him the link.


"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by tvgeek401 on 06-07-05 at 00:28 AM
Thanks for the link. Those people have really done their research--HUGE list of numbers.


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"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by pax on 08-03-05 at 01:09 AM
we just got the Boone's death episode in Asia. a friend of mine says Boone was wearing a T-shirt with the Chinese characters for 815.

"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by AugustGirl on 08-03-05 at 07:14 AM
Very interesting! I cannot wait for the DVD set to come out so I can obsess even more.


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"RE: The Numbers"
Posted by Stormy Valley on 08-03-05 at 11:22 AM
4 8 15 16 23 42 - Lost has moved the new link.



"Number 23"
Posted by Lost on 08-04-05 at 08:45 PM
#23

- # of times Jack hits Charlie on the chest while performing CPR before Kate tells him to stop.
- # of times we hear Jin hit the axe on the raft.
- # that appears on the waist measure that the tuxedo guy has around his neck.
- The reward for turning Kate in is $23,000.
- The digits 23 appear as part of a pin number on one of the crates found inside the drug plane.
- The digits 23 appear on the license plate that hit Locke in Deus Ex Machina.
- When Michael gives Jin the watch back in House Of The Rising Sun, the minute hand is on 23.
- The letter that Sawyer wrote has a seal on the back titled America's Bicentennial Knoxville Tennessee 1976. 1976 when added = 23.
- The watch on Jack's wrist when signaturing the papers his Dad gave him in All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues has the minute hand on 23.
- The watch on Sun's father's wrist when signing a paper in ...In Translation has the minute hand on 23.
- Driveshaft is # 234 on the jukebox.
- A column appears on the papers about Locke's Mother. 555-0170. When added = 23.
- Locke's Dad said he wasn't supposed to be there until 12. Locke said "I thought you said 11" 11 + 12 = 23.
- The transceiver from the plane's model number is ABT-520. A = 1 B = 2 T = 20. 1 + 2 + 20 = 23.
- There is a poster of the wall at the pool hall in Confidence Man, the date is May 23rd.
- Kate's license plate was 7 - C153M. C = 3rd letter in the alphabet, M = 13th. 7 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 23.
- When Michael looks at the clock in the hotel room it displays 5:23 AM.
- Jack's seat number was 23B.
- The Black Rock ship in the jungle has the city Portsmouth written on the back. Portsmouth New Hampshire was founded in 1623. 1623 is in the direct order from the number sequence 4 8 15 16 23 42.
- The Black Rock ship in the jungle has the city Portsmouth written on the back. Portsmouth New Hampshire has a population of 23,100 people.
- Right after Claire's baby is taken Charlie covers his mouth in shock. The time on his watch when he does this is 7:23 PM.
- Hurley's hotel room was on floor 23.
- Hurley looks up at a sign in the airport that says gates 14 thru 23.
- Hurley's flight took off from gate 23.
- Michael and Walt were sitting in row 23 on the airplane.
- When they are at the caves Jack says 46 people need to drink about 1/2 a gallon of water everyday. 46 x .5 = 23 gallons of water everyday needed.
- In The Moth when Charlie shows up at Liam's house he is wearing a ring with the letters DS. D = 4th letter of the alphabet. S = 19th. 4 + 19 = 23


"number 16"
Posted by Lost on 08-04-05 at 08:47 PM
- # of years Danielle's distress signal has been looping.
- # of weeks since someone won the lottery before Hurley.
- # of years since Sam and Lenny heard the numbers.
- # on the numerical die in the backgammon game.
- Jack, Kate, and Charlie found the pilot 16 hours after the crash.
- Age of patient of Jack's first solo procedure.
- Jack told the lady at the airport desk he had to land in LAX in 16 hours to bury his father & flight was 16 hours.
- The 4 dotted dice in backgammon game are on 4, 6, 2, 4. When added = 16.
- Sawyer got $160,000 from the girls husband as part of the scam.
- Locke's Mom lives at 2248 Greenwood Avenue. 2 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 16.
- The address 1258 Bendix Avenue appears on the papers about Locke's Mother. 1 + 2 + 5 + 8 = 16.
- Locke's license plate is 2ABM487. If you take just the letters ABM, and give them a numerical value for where they stand in the alphabet, A = 1 B = 2 M = 13, 1 + 2 + 13 = 16.
- Four 4's on Sarah's t-shirt. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16.
- The taxi cab a woman gets out of in Do No Harm is numbered 691. 6 + 9 + 1 = 16.
- There is a poster on the wall of the pool hall in Confidence Man, the date is June 16th.
- The price on Walt's comic book in Chile is $1,600.00
- The CIA woman tells Sayid it's been 7 years since he's left Iraq. "6 months here, 3 months there". 7 + 6 + 3 = 16.
- The license plate on the truck Sayid and Essam were in was ALK 125. A = 1 L = 12 K = 11. Then the 1 2 5. The total for the letters' side is 24. The total for the numbers' side (1 + 2 + 5) is 8. And 24 - 8 = 16.
- The license plate on the second truck that Sayid and Essam get into was MRL 724. M = 13 R = 18 L = 12. 1 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 2 = 16.
- Kate's license plate was 7 - C153M. 7 + 1 + 5 + 3 = 16.
- Tom's license plate was 394 - GC2. 3 + 9 + 4 = 16.
- # of years since Kate and Tom buried the time capsule until she took the flight.
- Kate's license plate was 7 - C153M. If you take just the letters. C & M. C = 3 M = 13. 3 + 13 = 16. The numbers are 5 x 3 = 15 +1 = 16
- Danielle says the black smoke appeared 5 kilometers inland. 1 kilometer = 3280 feet. 3280 x 5 = 16,400 feet.
- The Black Rock ship in the jungle has the city Portsmouth written on the back. Portsmouth New Hampshire was founded in 1623. 1623 is in the direct order from the number sequence 4 8 15 16 23 42.
- Sawyer was reading Hurley's letter to home and said he left his mom 160 million dollars.
- Hurley gives the guy on the scooter $1,600 dollars for it.

"RE: number 15"
Posted by Lost on 08-04-05 at 08:47 PM
- # of years Danielle's distress signal has been looping.
- # of weeks since someone won the lottery before Hurley.
- # of years since Sam and Lenny heard the numbers.
- # on the numerical die in the backgammon game.
- Jack, Kate, and Charlie found the pilot 16 hours after the crash.
- Age of patient of Jack's first solo procedure.
- Jack told the lady at the airport desk he had to land in LAX in 16 hours to bury his father & flight was 16 hours.
- The 4 dotted dice in backgammon game are on 4, 6, 2, 4. When added = 16.
- Sawyer got $160,000 from the girls husband as part of the scam.
- Locke's Mom lives at 2248 Greenwood Avenue. 2 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 16.
- The address 1258 Bendix Avenue appears on the papers about Locke's Mother. 1 + 2 + 5 + 8 = 16.
- Locke's license plate is 2ABM487. If you take just the letters ABM, and give them a numerical value for where they stand in the alphabet, A = 1 B = 2 M = 13, 1 + 2 + 13 = 16.
- Four 4's on Sarah's t-shirt. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16.
- The taxi cab a woman gets out of in Do No Harm is numbered 691. 6 + 9 + 1 = 16.
- There is a poster on the wall of the pool hall in Confidence Man, the date is June 16th.
- The price on Walt's comic book in Chile is $1,600.00
- The CIA woman tells Sayid it's been 7 years since he's left Iraq. "6 months here, 3 months there". 7 + 6 + 3 = 16.
- The license plate on the truck Sayid and Essam were in was ALK 125. A = 1 L = 12 K = 11. Then the 1 2 5. The total for the letters' side is 24. The total for the numbers' side (1 + 2 + 5) is 8. And 24 - 8 = 16.
- The license plate on the second truck that Sayid and Essam get into was MRL 724. M = 13 R = 18 L = 12. 1 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 2 = 16.
- Kate's license plate was 7 - C153M. 7 + 1 + 5 + 3 = 16.
- Tom's license plate was 394 - GC2. 3 + 9 + 4 = 16.
- # of years since Kate and Tom buried the time capsule until she took the flight.
- Kate's license plate was 7 - C153M. If you take just the letters. C & M. C = 3 M = 13. 3 + 13 = 16. The numbers are 5 x 3 = 15 +1 = 16
- Danielle says the black smoke appeared 5 kilometers inland. 1 kilometer = 3280 feet. 3280 x 5 = 16,400 feet.
- The Black Rock ship in the jungle has the city Portsmouth written on the back. Portsmouth New Hampshire was founded in 1623. 1623 is in the direct order from the number sequence 4 8 15 16 23 42.
- Sawyer was reading Hurley's letter to home and said he left his mom 160 million dollars.
- Hurley gives the guy on the scooter $1,600 dollars for it.

"number 8"
Posted by Lost on 08-04-05 at 08:48 PM
- # of months Claire was pregnant when they crashed.
- # of kilometers the hitman tells Jin to drive.
- # of people that die in Hurley's shoe factory fire.
- # of whiskey shots between Sawyer and Christian Shepherd.
- # of hours Kate would spend in the woods with her father tracking deer.
- # of years since Michael got hit by car.
- # of years Michael's been writing Walt.
- # of months Locke and Helen have been talking.
- # of days since Charlie went without his guitar.
- # of weeks Driveshaft was going to tour.
- # of days after the crash Jack & the other survivors moved to the caves.
- # of years Michael worked in construction.
- # of months since farmer's wife died when he met Kate.
- # that appears on Boone's shirt with the Chinese symbols.
- # of times Jin punches the guy he was "giving the message" to for Sun's father.
- # of beers Jack's best man says he should have before giving the speech.
- Sawyer's age when his dad killed himself and his wife.
- Shannon's age when her dad married Boone's mom.
- News station at Hurley's Lotto interview was channel 8.
- Walt born in August (8th month).
- Claire was missing for 8 days since Ethan took her.
- In the Pilot Part 2 when Charlie takes off his shoe, inside it says size 8.
- # appears after Arista in the jukebox on the Driveshaft song.
- A column appears on the papers about Locke's Mother. 555-0170. 1 + 7 = 8.
- 323 is the area code of Locke's Mom's telephone number. 3 + 2 + 3 = 8.
- 8 appears in Locke's license plate.
- Charlie hits the jukebox keys 1 3 and 4 in Homecoming. 1 + 3 + 4 = 8.
- The license plate on the detective's car who catches Kate in Tabula Rasa is ALK-125. 1 + 2 + 5 = 8.
- # of sections in Walt's ceiling in Special.
- The 8 ball is on the pool table in Confidence Man.
- The pool balls 2 and 6 are shown on the pool table in Confidence Man. 2 + 6 = 8.
- The price on Walt's comic book in Spain is $800.00
- # of people kneeling in the second row of the mosque.
- Sayid was kept for 18 hours in the holding cell.
- In The Greater Good when it shows Boone's driving license we can see he was born in 1981.
- The license plate on the truck Sayid and Essam were in was ALK 125. 1 + 2 + 5 = 8.
- The CIA woman said Sayid has been out of Iraq for 7 years. 7 x 365 days = 2555. 2 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 17. 1 + 7 = 8.
- The magazine description Sawyer reads says the car has a V8 engine.
- When reading the magazine description Sawyer says the car delivers a 350 pound rear-wheel torque. 3 + 5 + 0 = 8.
- Sawyer says the car has a 32 valve V8 engine. V = 22nd letter of the alphabet. 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 8 = 17. 1 + 7 = 8.
- The magazine description says the car has a 4.4 liter power plant under the hood. 4 + 4 = 8.
- A news reporter is holding a microphone in front of Hurley and it's from station 17. 1 + 7 = 8.
- In Numbers when Hurley is flipping through the TV channels it goes to a hockey game and it shows the player with jersey number 17. 1 + 7 = 8
- In Exodus when Danielle arrives at camp she says a series of numbers. She mentions it was 16 years ago they arrived, there were 6 of them, then says she was 7 months pregnant, she said the baby were together 1 week, and the black smoke was 5 kilometers inland. 16 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 5 = 35. 3 + 5 = 8.
- Jack and Ana's seat numbers were 23B and 42F. B = 2nd letter of the alphabet, F = 6th letter of the alphabet. 2 + 6 = 8.
- Hurley says Twinkies stay fresh for 8,000 years.
- The guy on the scooter that Hurley approaches has crazy 8's written on his hat.
- Hurley looks up at a sign in the airport that says gates 14 thru 23. There are 8 numbers between 14 and 23.
- Hurley's license plate in Exodus was TX 327. T = 20th letter. X = 24th. 2 + 0 + 2 + 4 = 8.
- While Jin is on the raft in Exodus, his watch appears to display 5:30. 5 + 3 = 8.
- When Charlie runs to get Sayid, he passes 7 redshirt characters. Sayid is the 8th person.
- # of times in The Pilot that Jack hits the airplane's cockpit door before it opens.

"number 4"
Posted by Lost on 08-04-05 at 08:49 PM
- # OF YEARS LOCKE WAS IN HIS WHEELCHAIR.
- # OF GUNS IN THE MARSHAL'S CASE.
- # OF ACES ON BOONE'S T-SHIRT.
- # of years since Hurley's grandfather got his pacemaker.
- # of years since Sam Toome killed himself.
- # of years since Sawyer made his "birthday wish".
- # of people that will fit on Michael's raft.
- # of months Michelangelo stared at marble "working" in Locke's story.
- # of months Boone asks if they're going to stare at the hatch.
- # of miles due west back to camp from where Locke ties up Boone.
- # of people Micheal needed to help did Jack out of the cave-in.
- # of refills of Shannon's inhaler Boone brought with him.
- # of days that pass before Jack decides to burn the fuselage & bodies for a signal.
- # of kids the nurse taking care of Micheal has.
- # of traps Locke sets up around camp to get Ethan.
- # of times Hurley says Charlie shot Ethan.
- # of months the psychic tried to convince Claire to raise her baby alone before giving her money and telling her of the couple in LA.
- # of Oceanic planes on the mobile in Claire's dream.
- # of dotted dice in a backgammon game.
- # of weeks ago Locke says he wouldn't have believed his crazy talk either (while talking to Boone).
- # of times Boone repeats Theresa falls up the stairs, Theresa falls down the stairs.
- # of times Locke bangs on his car roof at the end of Deus Ex Machina.
- # of shots that are fired by the male bank robbers in Whatever The Case May Be.
- # of the machine that Locke has while waking up in the hospital after the kidney transplant in Deus Ex Machina.
- # of times Locke bangs on the hatch before it lights up.
- # of 4's that appear on Sarah's t-shirt in Do No Harm.
- # of people Jack wonders if Charlie asked about their bloodtype.
- # of times Jin hits the raft with the axe before running off to help Kate.
- # that appears on Boone's shirt with the Chinese symbols.
- # appears after Arista in the jukebox on the Driveshaft song.
- Jack's dad's watch had the minute hand on 4.
- Jack plays the key B4 on the piano.
- Shannon asks Boone what him and Locke have been doing in the jungle for the past 4 days.
- Sayid said the French signal could be a SAT 4.
- Leonard was playing the game Connect 4.
- Walt says he needs a 4 & a 3 in the backgammon game.
- Plane hit turbulence at 40,000 feet.
- Charlie jokes about Locke bringing 400 knives.
- The guy with the beans was running that scam for 40 years.
- "Adam and Eve" have been in the caves for 40 years.
- Driveshaft is #234 on the jukebox (23 and 4).
- A column appears on the papers about Locke's Mother. 555-0121. 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 4.
- # of black dots that appear on Walt's ceiling in Special
- # of letters Michael flips through when handed the box of letters by Walt's nanny.
- There is a poster on the wall of the pool hall in Confidence Man, the date is January (1st month) 3rd. 1 + 3 = 4.
- The pool ball 14 is on the pool table in Confidence Man.
- The price on Walt's comic book in Argentina is $4.XX
- # of stars in the DC logo on Walt's comic book.
- LOST has 4 letters
- In White Rabbit, Locke's watch's minute hand is set to 4.
- # of times Shannon touches Boone's hair before the camera cuts to Sayid and he goes over to console her in The Greater Good.
- # on the explosives inside the boxes of the truck.
- # of times Hurley says the word "good" while singing James Brown to the baby.
- The types of explosives stolen were C4.
- The license plate on the second truck Sayid and Essam get into is MRL 724. 7 + 2 + 4 = 13. 1 + 3 = 4.
- The magazine description Sawyer reads says the car has 400 horsepower.
- The magazine description says the car has a 4.4 liter power plant under the hood.
- # of months Mr. Arzt says is the next time they can launch the raft.
- Tom says his son Connor will be 22 months old. 2 + 2 = 4.
- # of bottles of water Hurley filled for his hike to see Danielle
- Hurley rides past a boy giving 2 peace signs to a camera while getting his picture taken. He's holding up 4 fingers.
# of times the girl in the hotel room with Charlie tells him to let the heroin go before he knocks her to the floor
- Shannon asks Boone what a 4 letter word for "I don't care" is
- # of scratches on Danielle's arm from Claire
- # of people who kidnap Walt
- # of explosions that happen in Exodus. Arzt blowing up, Kate throwing the dynamite in the hole, the hatch being opened, and the raft exploding.
- # of bracelets the girl in the hotel room with Charlie was wearing.
- # of scratches on Jack's face in The Pilot
- # of time Jack shouts "Come on!" at Rose in The Pilot before she revives
- In The Pilot the clock inside of the cockpit displays 4:00
- # of stripes on the pilot's shirt in The Pilot
- # of family members Hurley introduces to the media after he wins the lottery
- Jack says it has to be almost 4:00 when Kate, Locke and Boone are out look for Claire

"number 42"
Posted by Lost on 08-04-05 at 08:50 PM
- # of numbers on the papers from Danielle. There were 7 rows of 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42.
- # that appears on the waist measure that the tuxedo guy has around his neck.
- Claire was 6 weeks late when she found out she was pregnant 6 weeks = 42 days.
- The book number 742 appears behind the husband looking to adopt Claire's baby in Raised By Another.
- The nurse who talks to Michael in Special is wearing a watch, the minute hand is on 42.
- Jack's watch had the minute hand set on 42.
- Sayid's watch in the Pilot Part 2 has it's minute hand set on 42.
- There are two dice in the backgammon game. The highest number on a die is 6. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21. 21 x 2 = 42.
- The license plate on the farmer's car had the letters VHL. V = 22 H = 8 L = 12. 22 + 8 + 12 = 42.
- There are 5 balls shown on the pool table in Confidence Man. 2, 6, 8, 12 and 14. When added 2 + 6 + 8 + 12 + 14 = 42.
- Ana's seat number was 42F.
- The lady at the desk in the airport looks up in the information for Hurley's flight. On the computer screen it says the arrival time in Los Angeles will be 10:42.
- Hurley's license plate in Exodus was TX 327. 3 x 2 x 7 = 42
- Four, eight, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-three, forty-two. If you count the letters in each spelled out number, it's 4 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 8 = 42.

"RE: number 42"
Posted by DivineWine on 04-05-06 at 11:35 PM
Lost: You are amazing! I printed out the lists of numbers, man that is crazy!!!! I need to watch the show about 10 times again to figure even 1/2 of that out!!!!

"RE: number 15"
Posted by roulette074 on 10-05-05 at 08:11 PM
Boy am I slow reading this stuff. Any info for the #15? This is 16 info. Ken

"RE: number 15"
Posted by Snidget on 10-06-05 at 05:56 AM
Not sure if the above is from this website, but it is a pretty good compiling of all the numbers stuff on Lost and has 15

http://thelostnumbers1.greatestjournal.com/


"108 - New Number!"
Posted by zombiebaby on 10-06-05 at 09:53 AM
http://swamij.com/108.htm

I think these parts are interesting:

"1, 0, and 8: Some say that 1 stands for God or higher Truth, 0 stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for infinity or eternity.

Paths to God: Some suggest that there are 108 paths to God.

Stages of the soul: Said that Atman, the human soul or center goes through 108 stages on the journey."


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"RE: 108 - New Number!"
Posted by Snidget on 10-06-05 at 10:03 AM
108 (what the other numbers add up to) is also used in Chinese philosophy.

108 is often the number of moves in a long-form of T'ai chi.

http://www.springtimesong.com/wcFeature108.htm has some info on that.

The bagua is used in T'ai Chi as well as there are 8 fundamental movements that relate to the 8 trigrams on the outside of the diagram (the 8 gates) and the 5 elements are associated with the 5 steps.

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"RE: 108 - New Number!"
Posted by trigirl on 10-17-05 at 08:39 PM
Oh My Heck!

Just studying with my son and we read that Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first person in space, April 12, 1961. He was in space, alone for 108 minutes. He travelled 17,560 miles.


"You all?"
Posted by wandacal on 10-18-05 at 05:33 AM
Are.

Freaking.

Me.

OUT!

MaroonClown! Rescue me!

And make notes, willya'?



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"RE: You all?"
Posted by Maroonclown on 10-18-05 at 09:01 AM
I'm lost in a fog of numbers. Think acid trip where each number comes out of nowhere like the Windows Screen Saver and all those little 'w's.


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"More Grade 4 Homework"
Posted by trigirl on 10-19-05 at 12:23 PM
Russians beat the US to space by 23 days. Alan Shephard was the first American in space 23 days after Gagarin and his time in space was 15 minutes.

Coincidence...I think not.


"Sports Fans"
Posted by trigirl on 10-19-05 at 12:40 PM
Although I like my son's theories better, no discussion about the numbers would be complete without my DH's two cents. The first thing that came to mind for him were sports hall of famers. Since someone mentioned the Yankees on another thread, thought we should at least mention it.

4 - Bobby Orr
16 - Joe Montana
23 - Michael Jordan


"And?"
Posted by wandacal on 10-20-05 at 03:03 AM
According to "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy":

"42" is the answer to the ultimate question...



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"More on 108"
Posted by trigirl on 03-21-06 at 10:09 AM
LAST EDITED ON 03-21-06 AT 12:31 PM (EST)

Watched Deepa Mehta's stirring film "Water" last night (go see it!). The film takes place in India in 1938 and is about the fate of a seven year-old widow. At one point she is given a strand of prayer beads as she prays to Krishna. Yes, you guessed it, 108 times.

ETA:

Googled the prayer beads. They are called Malas. You can read more here.

What do the numbers mean?

Though we think of Hindu and Buddhist malas as comprising 108 beads ...

108 is a number with numerologic <9 x 12> and cosmological significance. Another, Vedic reason, is that there are believed to be 108 channels going from the heart chakra out to the rest of the subtle body. See the 108 names of the Indian great goddess; many are similar to those of Tara, the Bodhisattva.

Buddhist Theravada tradition presents the number 108 as related to emotions:

"What are the thirty-six feelings? There are six feelings of gladness based on the household life and six based on renunciation; six feelings of sadness based on the household life and six based on renunciation; six feelings of equanimity based on the household life and six based on renunciation.

"What are the hundred and eight feelings? There are the (above) thirty-six feelings of the past; there are thirty six of the future and there are thirty-six of the present.

"These, O monks, are called the hundred and eight feelings; . . . ."