All things in Three's.... or is it Two's - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Ballzor · 04-10-2007, 05:50 PM

So I've heard this phrase in different variations "All good/bad/any things happen in 3's" , But in my own experience, I tend to see things in two's.

Examples

-Someone talks about something, and then completely unrelated it will come up again in the same day.
-Something bad happens, then soon after something else goes wrong
-A solid example being, I watched the episode of Futurama about Global Warming, the next day I just happened to be watching An Inconvenient Truth, and voila, there it is again.
- Think about a song, and later that day that song happens to come on the radio.

You could chock it up to coincidence of course, but it seems to happen an awful lot to me. Probably at least 1-2 times a week.

I don't mean to spark another coincidence/fate massive debate. More just wondering if anyone else experiences things in two's, fours, nones?

BBtB · 04-10-2007, 08:10 PM

I personally have never noticed things happening to me in any kind of number pattern...

Miss Mango · 04-11-2007, 12:44 AM

If you look for something, chances are you'll find a way to discover it.
I don't believe in numerology stuff. Though I don't deny patterns, I think it's all evolved coincidence.

Ourcrazymodern? · 04-11-2007, 07:53 AM

Coincidence hasn't evolved since we made up the word.

Things happen.

Charlatan · 04-11-2007, 08:03 AM

maybe it's just double vision.

have you had your eyes checked recently?

Sticky · 04-20-2007, 10:25 AM

I think the reason the phrase mentions three's becuase it feels much less coincidental than 2.

I think the notion is that 2 is normal...but if there are 3 then maybe there is more to it.

Jinn · 04-20-2007, 10:34 AM

Three is also an extremely powerful number, mathematically.

Three is the first odd prime number
Three is the first unique prime due to the properties of its reciprocal.

Three is the second triangular number and it is the only prime triangular number. Three is the only prime which is one less than a perfect square. Any other number which is one less than a perfect square will be the product of the numbers one more than, and one less than, the square root of said square.

Three non-collinear points determine a plane and a circle.

Vulgar fractions with 3 in the denominator have a single digit repeating sequences in their decimal expansions, (.000..., .333..., .666..., .999...)

A triangle is the most durable shape possible, the only "perfect" figure which if all endpoints have hinges will never change its shape unless the sides themselves are bent.

etc, etc, ad nauseum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(number)

As for my life being organized in a triad? Things happen to be in "ones." Rarely do things happen twice, and even more rarely they occur three times.

MSD · 06-02-2007, 10:17 PM

A whole lot of things happen in ones that you pay no attention to. Of the hundreds of thousands of things that happen each day, a few are likely to coincide with others, and s subset of those are likely to further coincide with a subsequent occurrence.

If I flip a coin hundreds of thousands of times a day, there's a 50/50 chance that a two-coin sequence will be either HT or TH. There's a 1/4 chance that it will be HH. There's a 1/8 chance that a HHH series will come up, but if you're looking at HH, the probability of the next flip coming up H is not 1/8, it's 1/2 just like any other coin flip in the series.

Because of the relative rarity of things happening in sets of 3, we assign undue significance to those things that do happen in sets.

04-10-2007, 08:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
BBtB ClerkMan! Location: Tulsa, Ok.	I personally have never noticed things happening to me in any kind of number pattern... __________________ Meridae'n once played "death" at a game of chess that lasted for over two years. He finally beat death in a best 34 out of 67 match. At that time he could ask for any one thing and he could wish for the hope of all mankind... he looked death right in the eye and said ... "I would like about three fiddy"

04-11-2007, 07:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Coincidence hasn't evolved since we made up the word. Things happen. __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

04-11-2007, 08:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	maybe it's just double vision. have you had your eyes checked recently? __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

04-20-2007, 10:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Three is also an extremely powerful number, mathematically. Three is the first odd prime number Three is the first unique prime due to the properties of its reciprocal. Three is the second triangular number and it is the only prime triangular number. Three is the only prime which is one less than a perfect square. Any other number which is one less than a perfect square will be the product of the numbers one more than, and one less than, the square root of said square. Three non-collinear points determine a plane and a circle. Vulgar fractions with 3 in the denominator have a single digit repeating sequences in their decimal expansions, (.000..., .333..., .666..., .999...) A triangle is the most durable shape possible, the only "perfect" figure which if all endpoints have hinges will never change its shape unless the sides themselves are bent. etc, etc, ad nauseum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(number) As for my life being organized in a triad? Things happen to be in "ones." Rarely do things happen twice, and even more rarely they occur three times. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

04-11-2007, 12:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Miss Mango Psycho	If you look for something, chances are you'll find a way to discover it. I don't believe in numerology stuff. Though I don't deny patterns, I think it's all evolved coincidence.

04-20-2007, 10:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sticky	I think the reason the phrase mentions three's becuase it feels much less coincidental than 2. I think the notion is that 2 is normal...but if there are 3 then maybe there is more to it. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

06-02-2007, 10:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	A whole lot of things happen in ones that you pay no attention to. Of the hundreds of thousands of things that happen each day, a few are likely to coincide with others, and s subset of those are likely to further coincide with a subsequent occurrence. If I flip a coin hundreds of thousands of times a day, there's a 50/50 chance that a two-coin sequence will be either HT or TH. There's a 1/4 chance that it will be HH. There's a 1/8 chance that a HHH series will come up, but if you're looking at HH, the probability of the next flip coming up H is not 1/8, it's 1/2 just like any other coin flip in the series. Because of the relative rarity of things happening in sets of 3, we assign undue significance to those things that do happen in sets.