Today we will look at the number 22. It has always been one of my top 22 favorite numbers.
The number 22 is a palindromic number, meaning it’s the same coming and going, forward and backward.
22 divided by 7 is Pi. The diameter of a circle times Pi equals the distance around a circle. Pieman is a character played by Homer Simpson.
22 is (and I quote) “an even composite number composed of two prime numbers multiplied together.” Uh-huh. Twenty-two is a bunch of other arithmetic things I don’t understand and will therefore not subject you to (or twenty-to).
The number 22 is double 11 (which symbolizes disorder and chaos) and is therefore representative of double disorganization and quantum chaos. This explains my unusual 22 birthmark.
The length of a cricket pitch is 22 yards. Crickets have never been trained to play cricket. What a shame.
The Titanic was traveling at a speed of 22 knots before it crashed into the iceberg. Iceberg lettuce has never sunk a ship in the modern era.
There are 22 yards in a chain. No one knows what that kind of chain is, so the phrase is never used. Except by cricket players.
The atomic number of titanium is 22. Titanium is used to in making golf clubs and drill bits. It is not used in calculus because it is too hard.
There are 22 letters in the Hebrew aleph-bet (alphabet). Shalom.
The Paramount Pictures logo has 22 stars. This has led to lots of idle speculation and faux facts over the years. Read more about faux facts at (insert your most hated news source here).
When you see squwanky letters and symbols in a URL, look for %22 (which represents quote markets). Then you can nod knowingly and say, “Ah…%22. A Quotation Mark.”
In American football, there are 22 players on the field at any one time. The Patriots are known to add a few in from time to time.
The other kind of futbol has 22 players as well, unless someone gets a red card.
In the Kabbalah, there are 22 paths between the Sephirot. Or as Taco John's say...there's a whole lot of Kabbalah going on...going on at Sephirot.
In Bingo, 22 is referred to as “two little ducks.” After hearing that, you need to say, "you sunk my battleship!"
Twenty-two is considered a significant “master builder” number in numerology. Remind me to find out what a “minor builder” number is.
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel) gave rise to the expression “catch-22” which means a dilemma or quandary. Like whether to look up “minor builder” numbers or live in ignorance.
A .22 rifle is great for hunting squirrels and the average Minnesota mosquito.
The USAF stealth fighter is the F-22 Raptor. Raptors are a real pain in the Jurassic Park movies.
F/22 is the largest f-stop (therefore smallest aperture) on most single lens reflex cameras. I don't even know what that means.
A traditional Tarot deck has 22 cards. I’m sure people who Know These Things understand the significance. I am not one of those people.
In French jargon, “22” is a warning that the police are on the way (translation: Yark! The po-po!).
Room 22 was the double digit version of the old television show Room 222.
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