Facts of 23

A AvianFluOP

OP 21/02/2007 · 01:11 PM #1

September 11th; 9/11/2001 when the digits are added, the sum equals 23

Voted the luckiest number in a study by the Prescott Surveys [citation needed]
Among the white pride community, 23 represents the letter W (the 23rd letter of the alphabet) and is used to indicate pride in being of European descent
In early 20th century United States slang, 23 skiddoo means to exit a place; the origins of the phrase are largely unknown
Sydney Carton is the 23rd person executed at the end of A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles xens
A telegraphers` code meaning "line break"
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]
The Warlock`s Motorcycle Club Members are known as Club 23, because the 23rd letter of the alphabet is W.
ASCII character number 23 is ETB, end transmission block.
The score of a null game in Skat.
According to the birthday paradox, a group of 23 randomly selected people is the smallest group where the probability is more than 50% that two people will share a birthday.
In the manga Die höchst fragwürdige Resozialisierung des Wilbert Plumduff oder Die Rückkehr der Robo-Affen some kids whose faces can`t be seen wear clothes with this number
The standard TCP/IP port number for Telnet connections
In William Shakespeare`s Julius Caesar, Caesar was stabbed a total of 23 times (in the Arden Edition it is said that he was stabbed 33 times: "Never till Caesar`s three and thirty wounds")
Number 23 is recognized as a number of Freetekno culture.
Dr Pepper now boasts being an "authentic blend of 23 flavors" [1]
The Twenty Threes is a secret society at Wake Forest University.
Nathan Scott`s (James Lafferty) jersey number in the hit show One Tree Hill
In Isaac Asimov`s short story The Feeling of Power, Myron Aub is asked to multiply the numbers 17 and 23 to demonstrate his powers of calculation
Asia Argento has a 23 tattooed on her neck, and is a "23rdian" as defined above.[2]
US Cavalry legend General Custer was promoted to the senior military rank at the age of 23.
It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the body. [citation needed]
On average, every 23rd wave crashing to shore is twice as large as normal. [citation needed]
The human physical biorhythm is generally 23 days.

S ShadowLands

25/02/2007 · 08:23 AM #21

I just saw it too it was pretty good i think it will help me with a philosophical arguement i was in the other day too.

4 420Outlaw

24/02/2007 · 06:38 AM #20

lol i think he saw the film the nmber 23 i just saw it today and its funyn about a guy who goes crazy coz he thinks he sees 23 everywhere

Anyone here like PINK :p

W wingding

22/02/2007 · 06:01 PM #19

/me winks at pandy.

B BlindHavoc

22/02/2007 · 09:39 AM #18

lol yeh..There was no need for you to copy and paste all that directly out of wiki, next time just give us a link..or dont..no one cares.

D DarkLands

22/02/2007 · 07:44 AM #17

I would also like to note 23 is not special go to wikipedia and there are a ton of other numbers with wierd facts about them.

E EvilAbadayos

21/02/2007 · 10:11 PM #16

it means the message was too long for the character limit and was modified by the server. in so doing cutting the messaage off mid way as soon as ir actually hits the limit, not the end of the message.

in so doing removing the extra characters and part of teh message

D DarkLands

21/02/2007 · 07:39 PM #15

ok like i have asked before what does truncated mean??? and second the Filter edited Charles Di.ckens lol

P Pandy

21/02/2007 · 07:38 PM #14

did you turn like 23 today or just weird generally ?

E EvilAbadayos

21/02/2007 · 02:18 PM #13

am i the only one thaty thinks:

WHO CARES!!?!?

sure its interesting but meh...still not that great

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:17 PM #12

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%28number%29

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:16 PM #11

Twenty-three is the ninth prime number, the smallest odd prime that is not a twin prime. Twenty-three is also the fifth factorial prime, the second Woodall prime, and the second Smarandache-Wellin prime. It is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3n − 1.
The fifth Sophie Germain prime and the fourth safe prime, 23 is the next to last member of the first Cunningham chain of the first kind to have five terms (2, 5, 11, 23, 47). Since 14! + 1 is a multiple of 23 but 23 is not one more than a multiple 14, 23 is a Pillai prime. 23 is the smallest odd prime to be a highly cototient number, as the solution to x - ö(x) for the integers 95, 119, 143, 529.
23 also has the distinction of being one of two integers that cannot be expressed as the sum of fewer than 9 cubes of integers (the other is 239). See Waring`s problem.
23 is a Wedderburn-Etherington number and the sixth happy number.
The codewords in the perfect (non-extended) binary Golay code are of size 23.
In the binary numeral system, 23 is the smallest prime having a composite sum of digits.
23/7 is an antiquated approximation of pi.

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:16 PM #10

The atomic number of vanadium and the approximate atomic mass (in amu) of sodium.
The number of chromosomes in a human germline cell
Human somatic cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Avogadro`s number used in chemistry is 6.0221367x1023.

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:15 PM #9

Messier object M23, a magnitude 6.0 open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius
The New General Catalogue object NGC 23, a magnitude 12.0 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2145 May 7 and ended on -865 June 15. The duration of Saros series 23 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1843 February 14 and ended on -527 April 14. The duration of Saros series 23 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 lunar eclipses.
Carme, the 23rd moon of Jupiter.
The earth`s axis is tilted at a 23° 31.5` (23.525°) angle.
A Sidereal day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.091 seconds.
The planet Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846.

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:15 PM #8

Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my shepherd...") is possibly the most quoted and best known psalm.
In the religion of Discordianism, 23 is considered a holy number.
France has twenty-three archbishops; the current Archbishop of Paris is André Vingt-Trois

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:15 PM #7

The sacred number (along with 5) of Eris, goddess of discord, according to the Principia Discordia; it is the number of the Illuminati.
Like 13, sometimes considered unlucky or otherwise significant (as in the occult writings of Aleister Crowley and William S. Burroughs); see the 23 enigma.
23 Skidoo is a title of a poem in Aleister Crowley`s book "The Book of Lies - Falsely so Called"
Robert Anton Wilson`s book, Cosmic Trigger I: 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.
In many other of Wilson`s works (especially The Illuminatus! Trilogy) 23 is given special importance. Many Discordians use this number for any number of purposes.
23rdian is a person who constantly picks out the number 23 from any group of numbers, often resorting to arbitrary summing of digits or other simple math operations to obtain the number 23 when it is not obviously visible.

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:14 PM #6

Michael Jordan`s jersey number, with the exception of a short period of time when he played for the Chicago Bulls basketball team as well as the Washington Wizards. The number now has special significance throughout sports, especially in basketball. Many athletes wear the number 23 either as a tribute to Jordan or because they would like to "be like Mike." Two examples of this in football (soccer) are David Beckham at Real Madrid and the ex-Arsenal player Sol Campbell.
Don Mattingly`s number when he played for the New York Yankees baseball team. It was retired on August 31, 1997.
David Beckham`s squad number at Real Madrid football (soccer) club, inspired by the aforementioned Jordan.
Owen Hargreaves`s squad number at FC Bayern Munich, also as a tribute to Michael Jordan[1].
Manchester City F.C. have not assigned the squad number 23 to any player since 2003. This is due to the fact that Marc-Vivien Foé, the player who collapsed and died while playing for Cameroon on June 26, 2003, had held this squad number at Manchester City.
Chris Drury`s jersey number for the Buffalo Sabres which is inspired by childhood hero Don Mattingly.
Ryne Sandberg`s number when he played for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. It was retired on August 28, 2005.
Michael Clarke`s number in ODI cricket, passed on from Shane Warne in 2004 after Warne`s retirement.
Marcus Trescothick, England opening batsman, also wears number 23. He was Shane Warne`s 600th test wicket. Shane Warne also wears the number 23 jersey.
Lebron James`s jersey number for the NBA`s Cleveland Cavaliers.
Jason Richardson`s jersey number for the NBA`s Golden State Warriors.
Willie Horton`s number was 23 when he played for the Detroit Tigers. His number was later retired.
Ron Artest`s jersey number prior to the 2004-05 season, for the NBA`s Indiana Pacers.
Julio Lugo`s number while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. It is his current number with the Boston Red Sox.
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A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:13 PM #5

A song of the band Jimmy Eat World on their album Futures.
The name of a song from the band Project 86
The animated band Gorillaz have had many references to 23 from clothing to appearances in its music videos.
The first song on Side A of The Beatles` first album took 23 takes to record. [citation needed]
Viginti Tres (23 in Latin) is a song on the album 10,000 Days by Tool
In music, a chord made with all twelve tones would be a 23rd chord. The most basic chord is made with a root, third, and fifth. Continual stacking of thirds (seventh, ninth, eleventh) would result in a 23rd when all twelve tones are used. [citation needed]
The band Yellowcard has a song on their earlier album titled "TwentyThree"
There are 23 cents (music) in a Pythagorean comma.

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:12 PM #4

In the movie The Big Lebowski, the Dude and his friends always use Lane 23 at the bowling alley
In the movie The Passion of the Christ, Jesus is whipped 23 times before he sees Satan in the crowd.
In the movie Happy Gilmore during the hockey tryout at the beginning of the movie, Happy Gilmore is number 23.
In the movie Serendipity the principle characters choose to meet on the 23rd floor of a building.
In the television show "Spaced", the main characters live at 23 Meteor Street.
In the film Jeepers Creepers, the antagonist feeds for 23 days every 23 years
The Robert Rankin book The Toyminator mentions the common appearance of 23 in pop culture and references it as part of a running gag
One of the "Lost Numbers" on the television show Lost, along with 4, 8, 15, 16 and 42. According to producers of the show, 23 is the most important of these six numbers. One of the second season episodes of Lost is entitled, since it contains references to, "The 23rd Psalm"
In the show "Heroes", Mohinder Suresh stays in room 23 at a motel, in the episode "Unexpected"

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:12 PM #3

23, a German movie about Karl Koch
The Number 23 is a 2007 film starring Jim Carrey, was based on a Masters Thesis by J.H. Dolman, University of Toronto
The number of people (16 females, 7 males) Neo was to select in order to re-found Zion in The Matrix Reloaded
The number of crosses on the hill at the end of the Monty Python film The Life of Brian is 23
Princess Leia is being held in detention block AA-23 in the Star Wars film A New Hope
When Zoidberg upsets the shelf containing the various alternative universes in the Futurama episode "The Farnsworth Parabox", the only visible universe number is 23.
In The Simpsons, when Homer asks for the bathroom in Burns` house in the episode "Last Exit to Springfield", Burns says it is the 23rd door on the left.
In Die Hard with a Vengeance, a train derails in subway station 23.
In the TV series the Suite Life of Zack & Cody, there is an episode where Zack and Cody plan to take a $20,000 dollar picture for their mother, they are grounded on the 23rd floor
In Wayne`s World the movie, there is a scene where Wayne and Garth are taken to the apartment of one of the men trying to purchase and exploit their TV show. Garth asks Wayne what floor they`re on, to which he replies "23rd."

A AvianFluOP

21/02/2007 · 01:11 PM #2

Nathan Scott`s (James Lafferty) jersey number in the hit show One Tree Hill
In Isaac Asimov`s short story The Feeling of Power, Myron Aub is asked to multiply the numbers 17 and 23 to demonstrate his powers of calculation
Asia Argento has a 23 tattooed on her neck, and is a "23rdian" as defined above.[2]
US Cavalry legend General Custer was promoted to the senior military rank at the age of 23.
It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the body. [citation needed]
On average, every 23rd wave crashing to shore is twice as large as normal. [citation needed]
The human physical biorhythm is generally 23 days.

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