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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #50 on: April 25, 2020, 10:36:49 am »
I'm just watching Apollo 13 on TV, and remember that growing up in the 70s the fear of number 13 seemed to be a real thing  (the phobia, that it) - talk of buildings skipping floor 13 because people would be spooked, and skipping house numbers.

Is this still a thing? Was it ever a thing? Or is it just a long forgotten craze phase like Bigfoot, UFOs and Pyramid Power?
Late to the show... I never make a version 13 of anything. Maybe it is just a gimmic. At some point one of my co-workers asked me where my version 13 was and I explained I never make a version 13. Then he said: my 13th versions are the ones that work.  :-DD


@Electro Detective: stop taunting Darwin. You will lose for sure!
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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #51 on: April 25, 2020, 11:08:30 am »

@Electro Detective: stop taunting Darwin. You will lose for sure!


interesting that you brought that up   :clap:

apparently Darwy had a change of mind and sudden diety shift on his deathbed,

especially recanting during his last few life puffs, the deluded and or paid BS he was flogging for decades
back in a century when the bored farm hick generation would swallow anything 'new'
and the next generations would buy it unquestioned via 'education'     

Perhaps the beckoning 'downstairs' accommodation was a bit too warm for Darwy's liking   >:D   so he decided to hedge his spiritual bets  ?   :scared:

Might be worth a bit of research mate, look up 'corona scam' too, '13' '666' 'Reptilians' 'yetis' 'UFOs' 'Apollo hoax' ' and other assorted fantasies  :popcorn:

'friend' Google might slip a result or two if there's a server hiccup    :-+

i.e. forget Charles Darwin, the real deal money 'evolution' guy was Charles Ponzi 

;D


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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #52 on: April 25, 2020, 06:13:11 pm »
interesting that you brought that up   :clap:

apparently Darwy had a change of mind and sudden diety shift on his deathbed,

especially recanting during his last few life puffs, the deluded and or paid BS he was flogging for decades
back in a century when the bored farm hick generation would swallow anything 'new'
and the next generations would buy it unquestioned via 'education'     

Perhaps the beckoning 'downstairs' accommodation was a bit too warm for Darwy's liking   >:D   so he decided to hedge his spiritual bets  ?   :scared:

Might be worth a bit of research mate, look up 'corona scam' too, '13' '666' 'Reptilians' 'yetis' 'UFOs' 'Apollo hoax' ' and other assorted fantasies  :popcorn:

'friend' Google might slip a result or two if there's a server hiccup    :-+

i.e. forget Charles Darwin, the real deal money 'evolution' guy was Charles Ponzi 

;D
For the record, are you denying Darwin's theories? I mean, they weren't wholly accurate but I don't suppose that's what you're getting at.
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #53 on: April 26, 2020, 01:01:54 am »
I can't see the logic or point to deny someone's 'theories', that they themselves recanted on their deathbed  :-//

'theories' which you also just stated QUOTE 'aren't wholly accurate' anyway

'theories' like the magical 'big bang'
which may have been inspired by a charlatan scientist's loud and outwardly scattered latrine incident  :-[

and everyone keeps rolling with it, till a better and less messy 'theory' pops up

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #54 on: April 26, 2020, 01:04:28 am »

I can't see the logic or point to deny someone's 'theories', that they themselves recanted on their deathbed  :-//

'theories' which you also just stated QUOTE 'aren't wholly accurate' anyway ?

'theories' like the magical 'big bang'
which may have been inspired by a charlatan scientist's loud and outwardly scattered latrine incident  :-[
That's a yes?
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #55 on: April 26, 2020, 01:09:00 am »

what's the play ?  :D

are you all scripted up for both yes or no?  :horse:


 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #56 on: April 26, 2020, 01:33:36 am »

what's the play ?  :D

are you all scripted up for both yes or no?  :horse:
Why the sudden reticence? I just want to know whether what you suggested is indeed what you intended to say.
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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #57 on: April 26, 2020, 04:10:50 am »
Um, wow, didn't realize we had such a hardcore science denier in an engineering forum. What next, someone who doesn't believe in the theory of gravity?
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #58 on: April 26, 2020, 10:08:42 am »

so it's only Mr. Scram and james_s still supporting the corona fear flu, 
a sting that's going to soon ruin everyone financially, and leave them without even a sniffle or sneeze to show for it as justification   :-[

come on guys/gals, stay on track please,
and lose the tired baiting routines, they are so passe in 2020  :palm:

..assuming Mr. Scram and james_s aren't the same dude   :-//


 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #59 on: April 26, 2020, 10:17:17 am »
yay!  and blueskull the rep in China feeding the stats,  makes three still supporting the corona fear flu  :clap:

Does having an engineering degree, a great memory and passing exams stifle ones ability to spot a simple obvious international money sting operation?  :-//
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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #60 on: April 26, 2020, 03:16:45 pm »

so it's only Mr. Scram and james_s still supporting the corona fear flu, 
a sting that's going to soon ruin everyone financially, and leave them without even a sniffle or sneeze to show for it as justification   :-[

come on guys/gals, stay on track please,
and lose the tired baiting routines, they are so passe in 2020  :palm:

..assuming Mr. Scram and james_s aren't the same dude   :-//
I'm asking a straightforward question. It's not even off track as one can normally assume common ground when discussing something. There seems to be very little common ground between you and the rest of the world so establishing what's what becomes important to have any kind of meaningful debate.

By the way, james_s and I are the same person, as is Electro Detective. This forum is a busy box. It's great to have people looking everywhere except at what's right in front of them and staring them in the face. Read this input, then post another message and tell us how you feel about that. Engage with real human beings.
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #61 on: April 26, 2020, 03:20:19 pm »
yay!  and blueskull the rep in China feeding the stats,  makes three still supporting the corona fear flu  :clap:

Does having an engineering degree, a great memory and passing exams stifle ones ability to spot a simple obvious international money sting operation?  :-//
Are you saying you now have a majority opinion?
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #62 on: April 26, 2020, 05:47:30 pm »
..assuming Mr. Scram and james_s aren't the same dude   :-//

Mr. Scram and I have vehemently disagreed on many things, it would take some serious mental gymnastics to make a case that we were the same dude. The fact that we're on the same page on a few topics that are objectively true is hardly enough to suggest that.

If you look back a month or two you'd find that I thought Covid was overblown initially too, but as scientifically minded people do, I altered my view when presented with compelling evidence to the contrary. People really are dying of this thing, ~45,000 so far in my country which is more than double an entire flu season in the space of a few weeks and the number continues to increase. Out of 330,000,000 it's a very small percentage but that's still an awful lot of people.

 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #63 on: April 26, 2020, 10:54:59 pm »

Since the three of you are the current three main players trying to troll me down about the corona planned-demic,

what clever talk will you have down the track for all the battlers here, when they are unemployed, unemployable
or businesses broke, with leases and debts to pay off, as well as homes re-mortgaged or repossessed ?

which by the way WILL happen in 2020 if they continue this blown out of proportion FEAR campaign,
using and or re-labelling the normal maladies and diseases aka 'mutating' flu  as 'proof'

For the optimists: This 'work from home' and wage benefits 'honeymoon period' can't go on forever, 
and highly doubtful there will be any immediate 'recovery' or 'boom' time afterwards,
as they'll hold off on loans, using some 'ecomomic' bs excuses from insider scum via the locked down 'bought and paid for' news media circus,
in order to acquire assets CHEAP, sell with a markup, and then give loans   
It's not the first time they've pulled these easy -wealth transfers-, nor the last

With all your 'engineer' claimed smarts, you three could be helping everyone better and scoring real cred and points
by diagnosing the suspect data and mainstream news reports seriously,
and compare with independent data and reports, instead of passing them off as 'conspiracy theories' or 'quacks'
and drag in some real facts and TRUTH about the situation,
rather than wasting precious time playing 'shoot the messenger' games 

But the four of us know 'but that's not how it works..' right ?  ;)

No doubt the three of you will still be doing well either way, as you are now,

and at the end of this fear-demic, if there is an end  :horse:   you'll help sell it to the suckers following you now, that all the restrictions worked
or the magic vaccine did its job. How else can a good CON work without comebacks and fallout, and set the stage for the next easy cash-demic   8)

It's been decades past, and the pharma industry lab rats still haven't a sure fire cure for cancer, the common cold and simple generic flu,
just how will they concoct the magic anti-corona vaccine    'just in time to save the world..' ?    :phew: 
Please  ::)

 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #64 on: April 26, 2020, 11:50:46 pm »

Late to the show... I never make a version 13 of anything. Maybe it is just a gimmic. At some point one of my co-workers asked me where my version 13 was and I explained I never make a version 13. Then he said: my 13th versions are the ones that work. :-DD


In a subtle attempt to get somewhat back on topic:
Will windows 13 become the version that actually works?   :-// :-// Maybe Windows will be obsolete by then  :-DD
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #65 on: April 27, 2020, 01:33:20 am »

For a Windows 10 version that works with the tile eye candy, you must upgrade back to Windows 8.1

Rest assured all Windows versions from 10 to 20 will no doubt bring many users loads of bad luck  |O therefore Windows 13 will come and go unnoticed  :=\

Maybe they'll call it the Halloween Build  :scared:  to pump it along?  We'll find out in 10 years or so  :popcorn:

 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #66 on: April 27, 2020, 01:40:11 am »

Since the three of you are the current three main players trying to troll me down about the corona planned-demic,

what clever talk will you have down the track for all the battlers here, when they are unemployed, unemployable
or businesses broke, with leases and debts to pay off, as well as homes re-mortgaged or repossessed ?

which by the way WILL happen in 2020 if they continue this blown out of proportion FEAR campaign,
using and or re-labelling the normal maladies and diseases aka 'mutating' flu  as 'proof'

For the optimists: This 'work from home' and wage benefits 'honeymoon period' can't go on forever, 
and highly doubtful there will be any immediate 'recovery' or 'boom' time afterwards,
as they'll hold off on loans, using some 'ecomomic' bs excuses from insider scum via the locked down 'bought and paid for' news media circus,
in order to acquire assets CHEAP, sell with a markup, and then give loans   
It's not the first time they've pulled these easy -wealth transfers-, nor the last

With all your 'engineer' claimed smarts, you three could be helping everyone better and scoring real cred and points
by diagnosing the suspect data and mainstream news reports seriously,
and compare with independent data and reports, instead of passing them off as 'conspiracy theories' or 'quacks'
and drag in some real facts and TRUTH about the situation,
rather than wasting precious time playing 'shoot the messenger' games 

But the four of us know 'but that's not how it works..' right ?  ;)

No doubt the three of you will still be doing well either way, as you are now,

and at the end of this fear-demic, if there is an end  :horse:   you'll help sell it to the suckers following you now, that all the restrictions worked
or the magic vaccine did its job. How else can a good CON work without comebacks and fallout, and set the stage for the next easy cash-demic   8)

It's been decades past, and the pharma industry lab rats still haven't a sure fire cure for cancer, the common cold and simple generic flu,
just how will they concoct the magic anti-corona vaccine    'just in time to save the world..' ?    :phew: 
Please  ::)
Set up a thread with your evidence, instead of rescinding when slightly pressed for details. People are willing to review proper data but that's what's been lacking. It'll also keep other threads clean. Just attitude and repetition isn't going to cut it for slow engineering folk.
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #67 on: April 27, 2020, 02:17:28 am »

Set up a thread with your evidence...



That's best left to The Three Amigos Engineers to kickstart it, and invite all unbiased evidence, chuck in a POLL vote too
and let the members make up their own minds if they still believe it to be a real deal Corona-geddon class Flu-copalypse,
or a blown out of proportion fear flu fest, fronting for a shifty economic global swindle to weaken nations and communities,
and then pump them back up with debt     

You've got a great idea for a thread to benefit skeptics and blind faithers, filter out any trolls and shills etc
and since all three engineers claim higher qualifications and better smarts, :-+ 
please be my guest mate   :)
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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #68 on: April 27, 2020, 11:31:43 am »
It amazes me how some of my posts/comments over the last few years have brought on
warnings, blocks & locks, but this thread has been so negative for the last few pages!!  :D
Just pack away your Cowboy & Indian costumes, and refill the sandpit, shake virtual hands,
and stick to talking about 'numbers' as per the O.P.'s dialog.  :-X
I, for one, must  be a bit O.C.D. because I dislike 'odd' numbers!  And I always must set say
the TV volume with the Remote to 'even' numbers'. Can't accept it otherwise!!   :scared:
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Diagonal of 1x1x1 cube = Root-3 !!!  Beautiful !!
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #69 on: April 27, 2020, 12:57:59 pm »
I frankly didn't know there was a known thing with odd and even numbers per se... but I must admit I tend to "prefer" even numbers for some reason (but it's not obsessive at all, just a mild feeling). I guess they just look more "rounded" or "balanced". But that's probably not very surprising, and we're probably many like this: they are called "even" and "odd" in english - and "odd" has more negative connotations than "even". It's similar in other languages. In french, it's "pair" (for even) and "impair" (for odd), and "impair" has a couple negative meanings as well. as a name, it means "a goof", or a mistake.

Dunno exactly where that comes from, but it's likely that we humans tend to see things coming in pairs as "better" or more balanced, possibly because of sexual reproduction and the function of couples. Just a random thought.
 
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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #70 on: April 27, 2020, 02:53:10 pm »
If you think avoiding 13 in western cultures is strange, you should see how far the Chinese will go to avoid 4.

There might be no 13th floor in a western office building, but many Chinese buildings will have a 13th floor, but skip numbering on floors 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54. etc. 

My father did the legal paperwork, etc. for people to form corporations for decades.  Back when pre-incorporated, numbered "shelf" companies (like 123456 Alberta Ltd.) were more of a thing (back when it typically took weeks to physically file the paperwork and have it processed and returned, instead of the same-day electronic submission of today,) we would try to have at least a few around that avoided having 4s in them,  trying to submit a few less when there were likely to be many 4s in the corporate access number (which are assigned sequentially to each corporation as they're formed, and are what fills in the blank when you try to incorporate "__________ Alberta Ltd." for example.)

Conversely, we would make extra effort, try to file a bunch of extras, when they would likely have multiple 6s in them.  For decades we knew nothing other than many of our Asian clients seemed to specifically not want anything with a 4 in it, but they would ask for 6s.  Eventually, someone did explain to him that it was simply that the number 4 (å››) sounds like one of the words that means death (æ­») in Chinese.  Therefore it is avoided like the plague in many parts of relatively-superstitious China.  Finally one of those things that had created curiosity for many, many years actually made sense.  :)

They also said that 6's, while not the only "lucky" number in China, were particularly lucky for things like business ventures.  I don't know the backstory on that one, but if we had something like 662966 Alberta Ltd. on the shelf, that would be like heaven for a Chinese business entrepreneur.  I don't think we managed to get 666666 but I do remember we submitted a whole bunch around the time when they were assigning 666xxx numbers and did manage to get a swack of them with really "good" numbers.  I would have to go back and fire up DataPerfect to take a look at the exact numbers/names from that far back.  (They're long past assigning 1666666 now!)  :)

Very interesting, the different opinions on things like this in different areas.  666 wouldn't be a number many westerners would want in their business name, but for a Chinese businessman, that would signal good luck and success for the venture.
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #71 on: April 27, 2020, 08:00:00 pm »
That leads to the dislike of "666", due to its mention in the Revelation of St John as "the number of the Beast".
I was surprised to find ZIP-code prefix 666 in Topeka, Kansas, since several 66x prefixes are not in use nearby.
US Highway 666 ("the Devil's highway") used to run in northern New Mexico. 
When it was relabeled to US 491, the old highway signs disappeared very quickly.
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #72 on: April 27, 2020, 09:55:27 pm »
I, for one, must  be a bit O.C.D. because I dislike 'odd' numbers! 

For some strange reason, I dislike the digit 4 when doing Soduku. They always feels like hard work....
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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #73 on: April 28, 2020, 05:26:20 am »
It's all so odd to me. No number has any particular significance over any other number to me.
 

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Re: Fear of number 13...
« Reply #74 on: April 28, 2020, 08:37:34 am »
speak of the devil regarding '6, 66, and full size 666' this Youtuber sussed out Corona in under 'six'ty seconds...   :o







QUOTE:

"Corona has 6 letters in its name

Individual Letters C = 3 O = 15 R = 18 O = 15 N = 14 A = 1 = 66

When put together = 666

Mark of the Beast # is in our faces"



:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

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EDIT: the YT dude needs to brush up on 'evil' math  :o

The total is 93, but apparently a quick search on the web reveals numerolotards would flip it and say the 9 upside down is really a 6  ???

ummm, yeah... :popcorn:

Therefore 3 and 6 really means three six/es, which sort of implies 666

People that follow this stuff, HELL really must be the place for them  >:D

with math like that they'll always be bad with money, broke and miserable up here    :'(

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