Is it just boys who are fascinated by numbers? Remember this scene from that great Scottish movie, Gregory’s Girl?
Well, you tell me….but here are some numbers I find completely fascinating.
In India, an aeon (a Day of Brahma), is 4,320,000,000 days, is followed by a Night of Brahma, which lasts another 4,320,000,000 days. That’s a total of 8,640,000,000 days.
In Iceland, there are 540 doors in Valhalla. At the end of the world 800 warriors will go through each door. 800 x 540 = 432,000.
In Babylonian mythology, there were 432,000 years between the crowning of the first Sumerian king and the Deluge.
In the Bible, between Adam and Noah’s Flood were 1656 years. The number of 7 day weeks in 1656 years is 86,400. (according to Julius Oppert, the Assyriologist)
Look at your watch. Each hour has 60 minutes, and each minute has 60 seconds. In 24 hours there are 86,400 seconds – 43,200 seconds of day, and 43,200 seconds of night (ok, not exactly, I know, it depends on season and latitude, but you can see what I mean!)
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Ah, thanks for providing more good comparisons of numbers – some I didn’t even make the connections until you mention them (like I need more to contemplate and think about right now haha)! This is great!
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