What is unique about the number 4?

Linus_337

It is the only number which is spelled with the same number of letters as its numerical value. Nov 26 03, 5:35 PM

Hamlet.

Mathematicians have proved that it is the sole whole number with the characteristics of being larger than three, and, at the same time, being smaller than five... Nov 26 03, 7:53 PM

gmackematix

It is the smallest composite number. It describes the number of horn concertos Mozart wrote, of operas in Wagner's Ring cycle, of panels on a rugby ball, of strokes in a swimming medlay relay, stages in an athletics relay, of compartments in a ruminant's stomach, of chambers in a mammalian heart, of maximum colours required to colour in any map with no same-coloured areas adjoining, of times FDR was elected US President, of majors in golf or tennis, of cardinal compass points, of dimensions in Eistein's view of the Universe, of suits in a pack of cards, of seasons in a year, of fingers on each hand of most cartoon characters, of limbs on most mammals, etc, etc. Nov 26 03, 8:49 PM

griffinj

Plus the number of players on a polo team, evangelists, winds, horsemen of the apocalypse, humors, and freedoms in FDR's speech of Jan. 6, 1941. Nov 26 03, 8:58 PM

Hamlet.

"At the very center, around the throne itself, stood four living creatures covered with eyes front and back. The first creature resembled a lion, the second an ox; the third had the face of a man, while the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and eyes all over, inside and out..." (Revelation 4:6-8) I love wild Biblical passages! Nov 26 03, 10:14 PM

gmackematix

Four is indicated by the prefixes quadr-, quattr- and tetr-. It is the number of seconds contestants have to answer on "15 to 1", of nine-banded armadllos in a litter, of feathers in the title of an old film and its 2003 remake, the Sign in a Sherlock Holmes novel,... Nov 26 03, 11:16 PM

gmackematix

To the nearest one, four is the average temperature of the oceans in degrees Celsius (also the temps at which water is densest), four-years is the average life-span of an iceberg and tsunamis (tidal waves) are on average only 4 inches high. Most pop music is in 4/4 time. Four is the smallest Smith number (I'll let you look that up). Anyway, I need sleep so I'll crawl on all fours to my bed now. Nov 26 03, 11:43 PM

robboy

It was Lou Gehrig's uniform number, and it's been long retired so no other Yankee player may wear it. Nov 27 03, 3:42 PM

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