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Unlucky Number 13

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Michael Angelo Batio
Kenshu Corporation
#1 - 2012-11-11 18:43:37 UTC
Ok guys here it is... We all know that number 13 is considered unlucky... but why? and where did it originate from?
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#2 - 2012-11-11 18:50:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Webvan
Michael Angelo Batio wrote:
Ok guys here it is... We all know that number 13 is considered unlucky... but why? and where did it originate from?

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar

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On Friday, October 13, 1307 (a date sometimes spuriously linked with the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition) Philip ordered de Molay and scores of other French Templars to be simultaneously arrested.


Also interestingly enough October 13 (10+13=23) fits into the 23 enigma.

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#3 - 2012-11-11 19:16:44 UTC
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MinefieldS
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#4 - 2012-11-12 07:05:56 UTC  |  Edited by: MinefieldS
When you divide 1337 into half you get 13. So the noobs invented this whole 'unlucky thing' to feel better.
(13+37) / 1/2 * 13 + 37 = 1337 See, it all makes sense now.
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2012-11-12 12:14:37 UTC
MinefieldS wrote:
When you divide 1337 into half you get 13. So the noobs invented this whole 'unlucky thing' to feel better.
(13+37) / 1/2 * 13 + 37 = 1337 See, it all makes sense now.

where does the 37 comes from tho?

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Brujo Loco
Brujeria Teologica
#6 - 2012-11-12 12:48:30 UTC
Grimpak wrote:
MinefieldS wrote:
When you divide 1337 into half you get 13. So the noobs invented this whole 'unlucky thing' to feel better.
(13+37) / 1/2 * 13 + 37 = 1337 See, it all makes sense now.

where does the 37 comes from tho?


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Grimpak
Aliastra
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#7 - 2012-11-12 14:26:09 UTC
Brujo Loco wrote:
Grimpak wrote:
MinefieldS wrote:
When you divide 1337 into half you get 13. So the noobs invented this whole 'unlucky thing' to feel better.
(13+37) / 1/2 * 13 + 37 = 1337 See, it all makes sense now.

where does the 37 comes from tho?


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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#8 - 2012-11-12 15:33:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Khergit Deserters
I think it goes all the way back to the Zoroastrians of Babylon or Sumeria. The guys who invented Western astrology. They disliked the number 13 so much that they threw one of the signs of the zodiac out, so they had an even 12. The trashed one was shaman tearing a snake in half.
Edit: I realize that still doesn't answer the question of why we these guys didn't like 13. Smile
MinefieldS
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#9 - 2012-11-12 19:39:09 UTC  |  Edited by: MinefieldS
Grimpak wrote:
MinefieldS wrote:
When you divide 1337 into half you get 13. So the noobs invented this whole 'unlucky thing' to feel better.
(13+37) / 1/2 * 13 + 37 = 1337 See, it all makes sense now.

where does the 37 comes from tho?


37 is just another half that you get after dividing 1337 into half.

1337 divide into half =
= 13|37 =
= 13...|...37 =
= 13........|.......37 =
= 13.......................37
one half.................another half

That's how you get 37
Bane Necran
Appono Astos
#10 - 2012-11-12 19:52:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Bane Necran
Webvan wrote:
Michael Angelo Batio wrote:
Ok guys here it is... We all know that number 13 is considered unlucky... but why? and where did it originate from?

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar.


Actually predates that.

The 13th zodiacal sign Ophiuchus was so important someone went through the trouble of erasing it from history for centuries. And if you accept the biblical tale of the 12 disciples actually being an allegory for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, you'll maybe start to see where something else has been hidden.

The Knights Templar seemed to have stumbled on such knowledge, and chances are the date they were executed by the Roman Catholic Church wasn't selected at random.

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#11 - 2012-11-12 20:47:50 UTC
All I have to say is, for all those superstitious apartment building developers, everyone on the "14th" floor know what floor they actually live on...



13th...jus sayin.

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Telegram Sam
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#12 - 2012-11-12 22:54:44 UTC
Bane Necran wrote:
Webvan wrote:
Michael Angelo Batio wrote:
Ok guys here it is... We all know that number 13 is considered unlucky... but why? and where did it originate from?

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar.


Actually predates that.

The 13th zodiacal sign Ophiuchus was so important someone went through the trouble of erasing it from history for centuries. And if you accept the biblical tale of the 12 disciples actually being an allegory for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, you'll maybe start to see where something else has been hidden.

The Knights Templar seemed to have stumbled on such knowledge, and chances are the date they were executed by the Roman Catholic Church wasn't selected at random.

Or to look at it another way, 12 disciplines were chosen to fit into the local numerological preferences. The numbers 3, 7, 12 and 40 appear a lot in the Old Testament. For example, the 12 Tribes of Israel.
Kytayn
Kronos TEchnologies
#13 - 2012-11-13 07:15:22 UTC  |  Edited by: Kytayn
Telegram Sam wrote:
Bane Necran wrote:
Webvan wrote:
Michael Angelo Batio wrote:
Ok guys here it is... We all know that number 13 is considered unlucky... but why? and where did it originate from?

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar.


Actually predates that.

The 13th zodiacal sign Ophiuchus was so important someone went through the trouble of erasing it from history for centuries. And if you accept the biblical tale of the 12 disciples actually being an allegory for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, you'll maybe start to see where something else has been hidden.

The Knights Templar seemed to have stumbled on such knowledge, and chances are the date they were executed by the Roman Catholic Church wasn't selected at random.

Or to look at it another way, 12 disciplines were chosen to fit into the local numerological preferences. The numbers 3, 7, 12 and 40 appear a lot in the Old Testament. For example, the 12 Tribes of Israel.

If I remember my studies correctly...:

  • 3 - Used to denote special emphasis or intensity
  • 7 - Heavenly completion or perfection (the number 6 falls short of that, and repeated three times means intense imperfection, not evil)
  • 12 - A balanced arrangement (usually of people), 12 tribes, 12 apostles...
  • 40 - A period of judgment or punishment, Israelites were made to wander for 40 years, Nineveh given 40 days to repent

13 would have represented imbalance, although the number itself is not presented in a symbolic manner in the Bible (that I recall). So not sure where that comes from.

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MinefieldS
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#14 - 2012-11-13 07:39:45 UTC
Kytayn wrote:
Telegram Sam wrote:
Bane Necran wrote:
Webvan wrote:
Michael Angelo Batio wrote:
Ok guys here it is... We all know that number 13 is considered unlucky... but why? and where did it originate from?

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar.


Actually predates that.

The 13th zodiacal sign Ophiuchus was so important someone went through the trouble of erasing it from history for centuries. And if you accept the biblical tale of the 12 disciples actually being an allegory for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, you'll maybe start to see where something else has been hidden.

The Knights Templar seemed to have stumbled on such knowledge, and chances are the date they were executed by the Roman Catholic Church wasn't selected at random.

Or to look at it another way, 12 disciplines were chosen to fit into the local numerological preferences. The numbers 3, 7, 12 and 40 appear a lot in the Old Testament. For example, the 12 Tribes of Israel.

If I remember my studies correctly...:

  • 3 - Used to denote special emphasis or intensity
  • 7 - Heavenly completion or perfection (the number 6 falls short of that, and repeated three times means intense imperfection, not evil)
  • 12 - A balanced arrangement (usually of people), 12 tribes, 12 apostles...
  • 40 - A period of judgment or punishment, Israelites were made to wander for 40 years, Nineveh given 40 days to repent

13 would have represented imbalance, although the number itself is not presented in a symbolic manner in the Bible (that I recall). So not sure where that comes from.


There's nothing bad or evil about number 13 here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significance_of_numbers_of_Judaism so it's likely it has nothing to do with Israel.