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Re: Counting

Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 21:37
by GuyBarry
United Airlines Flight 2885 was a scheduled cargo flight from Cleveland to Los Angeles, with stopover in Detroit. On January 11, 1983, a DC-8 operating Flight 2885 crashed after take-off from Detroit, killing all three of the crew.

Re: Counting

Posted: 16 Sep 2019, 22:27
by RobbieM
Now if I had hair, I'd be very keen to use the BaByliss 2886u 'Big Hair Petite' Styler!!!!

But I don't, so that's the end of that... :(

Re: Counting

Posted: 19 Sep 2019, 20:17
by GuyBarry
In October 2006, 2887 ecstasy tablets were intercepted at the Auckland International Mail Centre in a joint operation between New Zealand Customs officials and the New Zealand Police.

Re: Counting

Posted: 29 Sep 2019, 06:59
by A Challenge
The website at http://aa2888.net/ looks a bit dodgy to me from visiting that exact address. It is registered to a domains by proxy company in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Re: Counting

Posted: 29 Sep 2019, 08:18
by GuyBarry
[Your formatting needs fixing!]

In the Year 2889 is a 1967 made-for-television, post-apocalyptic science fiction film from American International Pictures about the aftermath of a future nuclear war.

Re: Counting

Posted: 29 Sep 2019, 19:41
by EastActionWoman
[Finally a game where I understand the rules!]

Hunslet 2890 has led an exciting life: first as an austerity locomotive in WWII, then owned by the Coal Board, private owners and railway lines, before modification to become No 10 'Douglas', "one of the friends of a famous blue engine".

Re: Counting

Posted: 29 Sep 2019, 20:49
by GuyBarry
EastActionWoman wrote: 29 Sep 2019, 19:41 [Finally a game where I understand the rules!]
Welcome! There have been more posts in the thread today than for the whole of the rest of the month, so keep it up :wink:

The Earth's lower mantle is the region from approximately 660 to 2891 km below the Earth's surface.

Re: Counting

Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 08:34
by A Challenge
Thought I ought to revive this section of the forum, as it's not had many posts recently, and so I will tell you that the ETA 2892 is an automatic winding 21 jewel-movement for use in watchmaking.

Re: Counting

Posted: 07 Sep 2020, 20:23
by DrainBrain
Writing out the integers from 1 to 1000 inclusive requires 2893 digits in total.

Re: Counting

Posted: 20 Sep 2020, 20:34
by GuyBarry
2894 is a novel written in 1894 by Walter Browne, describing a society of "dominant women and submissive men". Sounds pretty radical for its time!

Re: Counting

Posted: 20 Sep 2020, 22:32
by RJSRdg
GuyBarry wrote: 20 Sep 2020, 20:34 2894 is a novel written in 1894 by Walter Browne, describing a society of "dominant women and submissive men". Sounds pretty radical for its time!
Reminds me of the Two Ronnies sketch "The Worm That Turned"

Re: Counting

Posted: 20 Mar 2021, 17:20
by RobbieM
I'm not sure whether 2895 or 2896 should be in this post, so shall I cleverly attempt to cover both bases?

Here's a letter which does just that. It's a Freedom of Information request. Or is it two?

Whatever, the request references on the letter are FOI-2895 and FOI-2896.

Re: Counting

Posted: 27 Mar 2021, 11:37
by A Challenge
Given that covers both numbers, I shall tell you that the address of the St Charles, MO branch of Walmart, along with the First Community Credit Union, is 2897 Veterans Memorial Parkway

Re: Counting

Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 19:49
by GuyBarry
51841/2898 is an uncannily close approximation to the square root of 320. Put it in a calculator if you don't believe me.