This will be a new series. It will be a list of numerical figures that I either find interesting, pose a recurring need for me to access, or in any other way are significant to me (not in the scientific sense of the phrase “significant figures”). They’re also figures I can never find, that I know I’ve written down somewhere. So this will formally record them digitally where I can search for them later.
- 368 – the approximate number of phone numbers I’ve blocked so far. I don’t know if that’s actually reducing the amount of spam calls, as Apple doesn’t give me a list of post-block repeat call attempts. And with 12^10 unique phone numbers out there, I doubt I’ll ever solve the problem.
- 135 – the number of times a named character in MGM’s The Ten Commandments says the name “Moses”. This is significant because it’s our annual drinking game and therefore important to know how strong to make the drinks.
- 1 Tablespoon per 2 cups – the ratio of kosher salt to water needed to create a standard brine in small batches. The box gives a calculation for large volumes, say for turkey, and I had to do the math for smaller meals like pork chops and chicken.
- 1.5 fluid ounces per gallon – the ratio of Trimec (2,4-D; Dicamba; MCPP (or Mecoprop)) herbicide to water for proper broadleaf treatment in grass without killing the grass.
- 30″x25″x31 – the space dimensions in the kitchen for the stove, in case we ever need to buy a new one.
- 15″x13″ – the approximate size of the hall bathroom’s toilet seat (whatever that’s closest to on the official sizing).
Such a fascinating existence. More to come, I’m sure.
–Simon