When I was a kid, I wished that my phone number was 123-456-7890. I would remember it much better than my real number and even though the sequence is so common, having a phone number with those digits seemed totally off the way.
I thought it was just a kid thing. But apparently, even adults are fascinated with this sequence of numbers. There's all kinds of chatter about today's digital date, which at 12:34:56 (this morning and this afternoon), the day was 12:34:56 07/08/09. And at 4:56 this afternoon, the digital date will be 4:56 07/08/09.
But it's not just the appearance of this sequence in the date that gets people al goose-bumpy. This person is impressed with a car's odometer that has reached 123456789.
These people seem freaked out by the fact that this number shows up on their caller ID.
This guy has figured out a mathematical calculation that produces a sum of 100.
It's this: 1/2*3/4*56+7+8*9
And these people have a web site devoted to it.
Why are we so obsessed with this sequence?
I called 1-234-567-8900 just now to see if anyone would pick up and explain it to me. But the line was busy.
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