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坑:I just realized one room number is not available 公布答案及来源

妖妖灵 2024-02-03 13:23:25 ( reads)

in our hospital. 

Background: Each floor's room number starts from 01 to 80 and every room number is 3 digits starting with the floor number.

 For example, the room numbers on the 4th floor would be from 401 to 480. 

The missing room number is above the 3rd floor.

Can you guess what room number is missing?

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The answer is: 666

 

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From wiki:

Number of the beast[edit]

666 is often associated with the devil, who is illustrated here in an engraved interpretation by Gustave Doré.

In the Textus Receptus manuscripts of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation (13:17–18) cryptically asserts 666 to be "the man's number" or "the number of a man" (depending on how the text is translated) associated with the Beast, an antagonistic creature that appears briefly about two-thirds into the apocalyptic vision. Some manuscripts[which?] of the original Koine Greek use the symbols χξ? chi xi stigma (or χξ? with a digamma), while other manuscripts spell out the number in words.[16]

In modern popular culture, 666 has become one of the most widely recognized symbols for the Antichrist or, alternatively, the devil. Earnest references to the number occur both among apocalypticist Christian groups and in explicitly anti-Christian subcultures. References in contemporary Western art or literature are, more likely than not, intentional references to the Beast symbolism. Such popular references are therefore too numerous to list.

It is common to see the symbolic role of the integer 666 transferred to the numerical digit sequence 6-6-6. Some people take the Satanic associations of 666 so seriously that they actively avoid things related to 666 or the digits 6-6-6. This is known as hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.

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盈盈一笑间

2024-02-03 13:34:02

坑的英文翻译是Brain teaser? :)

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 13:36:57

Nice translation!:)

颤音

2024-02-03 14:37:13

+100

颤音

2024-02-03 14:37:57

Answer?

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 14:56:18

It is related to Western culture & how sensitive to #

移花接木

2024-02-03 15:07:41

anything with 13?

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 15:09:09

猜的感觉对。但是三位数,就和13没什么关系了

移花接木

2024-02-03 15:32:13

if there were level 9 , would be a easy one

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 15:37:18

Not more than level 9. What is ur answer?

7grizzly

2024-02-03 16:23:04

You mean 'on' the third floor?

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 16:37:03

What should I say in English? 三楼以上。

7grizzly

2024-02-03 16:42:53

including the 3rd floor?

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 16:44:03

Nope. 原帖改了改~ 表达的对吗?

7grizzly

2024-02-03 16:46:21

I think so. 911?

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 16:47:57

Less than level 9

7grizzly

2024-02-03 16:52:26

n11, n is in [3, 8]

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 16:56:55

Nope. 方向对:)但是不是我说的,我怎么没太注意你说的这几个number呢,我回头查一下:)接着猜~

7grizzly

2024-02-03 17:01:05

All right. I made my contribution by elimination :-)

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 17:15:19

Good job!I will let u know whether u r right tomorrow

妖妖灵

2024-02-04 13:29:32

注意了一下,有N11的房间号:)

盈盈一笑间

2024-02-03 19:58:08

haha,咱俩是一个思路。

7grizzly

2024-02-03 21:13:59

某些Xiong 所见相同 :-)

盈盈一笑间

2024-02-04 11:15:46

The great minds think alike !!!

dhyang_wxc

2024-02-03 16:58:55

666?

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 17:07:08

哈哈,Bingo!

盈盈一笑间

2024-02-03 19:52:20

腻害了。赞!

dhyang_wxc

2024-02-04 07:17:52

The room is there, wizards know. :)

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 17:13:44

@@@ 答案及解释已经在主帖更新:)啊哈哈,原来是我们中国人蛮喜欢的一个数字!可却是西方人最不能容忍的一个数字!

7grizzly

2024-02-03 17:23:52

Great to know! Thank you.

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 17:29:20

Welcome!我真没想到我们单位居然没这个房间号:)

7grizzly

2024-02-03 17:52:00

Good detective work :-)

盈盈一笑间

2024-02-03 19:54:47

我知道666不是一个好数字,但没往那方面想。还以为是道数学计算题,脑筋急转弯之类的。haha

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 20:12:43

我每次挖坑不都是这样吗,不一定是脑筋急转:)这是典型的文化差异,如果给外国人用到这个数字肯定会惹急他们:)

7grizzly

2024-02-03 21:15:28

People would understand except for maybe fundamentalists.

妖妖灵

2024-02-03 21:25:17

我和他们讨论过,They really don't understand why Chinese like 666:)

7grizzly

2024-02-04 09:30:40

凡是敌人反对的我们就要支持!:-)

盈盈一笑间

2024-02-04 11:08:45

就像龙一样,在西方文化里是devil的代名词。

妖妖灵

2024-02-04 13:27:35

学习了:)那卧虎藏龙直接翻译成Hidden Dragon是宣扬纯粹东方文化啊

godog

2024-02-04 08:59:08

没想到是666。要按中国文化应该是444

盈盈一笑间

2024-02-04 11:07:13

对,尤其是医院里

妖妖灵

2024-02-04 13:28:29

开心你现在知道666是devil的意思了:)