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Re: Counting
Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 18:01
by RobbieM
898 in base 22 is 1II. Almost looks like 111 or III, but note the difference!
Re: Counting
Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 18:20
by GuyBarry
[It looks like "898 is base 22 is ill"! Hope it gets better soon

]
Route 899 is a highway in Upper Galilee in northern Israel, mostly running parallel to the border with Lebanon.
Re: Counting
Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 18:37
by RobbieM
I grew up in Preston, the coat of arms having "PP" meaning "Proud Preston", so they say.
What you may not realise is that"PP" is also the base-35 representation of
900.
Re: Counting
Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 18:43
by GuyBarry
901 Silver is a brand of tequila founded by Justin Timberlake. (Yes,
the Justin Timberlake.)
Re: Counting
Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 18:54
by RobbieM
902 - the last three digits of Wolverhampton's STD code.
Re: Counting
Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 18:55
by GuyBarry
There are 903 ways of subdividing an octagon into smaller polygons by adding diagonals. (See
Schröder–Hipparchus number.)
Re: Counting
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 08:28
by The Orange One
E904 was used to protect rifles, is now used as a binder in India ink, to strengthen ballet pointe shoes and as a low temperature fuel for fireworks to create the pretty greens and blues.
Re: Counting
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 08:50
by GuyBarry
It was reported recently that Jayne Rand, believed to be Britain's biggest handbag thief, had stolen
905 bags worth up to £500,000.
Re: Counting
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 18:15
by The Orange One
In 906 AD King Dae Wihae of Balhae died.
Re: Counting
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 06:48
by GuyBarry
The Orange One wrote:In 906 AD King Dae Wihae of Balhae died.
[I had to look up "Balhae" - it's not the Roman name for Balham, but an ancient kingdom roughly corresponding to Korea and parts of Northeast China.]
907 is the US phone code for Alaska, sometimes used to refer to the state itself or anything connected with it.
Re: Counting
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 11:34
by Urzzz1871
Former F1 drivers, Alexander Wurz, Anthony Davidson, and Mark Gené won the 2011 1,000km of Spa driving a Peugeot
908.
Re: Counting
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 11:43
by tubeguru
Which brings us to one of my favourite Beatles songs: One After
909
Re: Counting
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 13:53
by GuyBarry
tubeguru wrote:Which brings us to one of my favourite Beatles songs: One After
909
And, tying in neatly with the above, the author Doug Sulpy publishes a newsletter on Beatles recordings called
The 910. The name baffled me at first until I realized that "the 910" is self-evidently "the one after 909"...
Re: Counting
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 14:00
by tubeguru
Someone try to be original for 911. No Porsches or American terrorist atrocities.

Re: Counting
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 15:31
by The Orange One
9/11 in the British Calendar was the date of the last Random 15.
Also, if this doesn't stray too close to Tubeguru's warnings, 911 is the American emergency telephone number. This might be considered related to the terrorist attacks though (probably part of the reason they picked that date).