Subj : Re: "111 mark 14" [BALANCE OF TERROR]
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From : Fozzi
Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 21:21:05

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.voyager


"Wouter Valentijn" <liam@valentijn.nu> wrote in message 
news:4301ba3b$0$11065$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
> Bozo the Evil Klown wrote:
>> Wouter Valentijn wrote:
>>> jlwn777@att.net wrote:
>>>> Wouter Valentijn wrote:
>>>>> jlwn777@att.net wrote:
>>>>>> "So, this 111 has some significance?"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I should say so! What a silly question...
>>>>>
>>>>> What does it signify?
>>>>> Other than that it's one seventh of 777.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 3=III=111=7 (so, it follows, 3=7)
>>>
>>> Huh....
>>> From the Arab 3 to the Roman III...
>>>
>>> And that vaguely resembles the Arab 111. In the old days on old
>>> typewriters you needed to use the capital i (I) or the l (L) to
>>> simulate 1 (one). If it is 50 then it could also be 150.
>>>
>>> And 111 leads to 7?
>>>
>>> Strange logic...
>>> Well eleven rhymes with seven.
>>>
>>
>>
>> 111 in binary equals 7 in decimal.
>
> Ah, another strange leap.
>


not realy in this case wouter, 111 is indeed how seven is written in binary 
notation, just as, when using binary, you can count to 31 on the fingers of 
one hand or 1023 using the fingers of both.

cheers
fozzi

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