Marilyn's Photos - Dec 31 2025 - Bring out the "6"
I liked the “evenness” of 2025. What makes “0s” and “5s” seem so comforting? I would guess it is our base-10 number system. 10 is our social cultural milestone number. There is a great sense of completion when we click over to 10. We mark years in decades and half-decades. Even the clock has a “5” in it with counting minutes
The dominance of 0 has been observed in our perception of prices - take $2.99 vs $3.00. We have a “left-digit effect” that you can observe. Our perception of the difference between the two prices is disproportionate to the actual difference.
So we come to 2026 and 6 is considered a “sticky” number - it the first perfect number in mathematics (divisors 1,2,3 add up to 6), is fundamental in geometry, physics and biology. It has meaning in numerology and ancient Greek thought. There’s that 666 (three times earthly imperfection) signifying the Beast in the Book of Revelation.
And what is that “sticky” definition? It is a number that sticks in people’s minds.
Here’s double 6 - peeling and rusting on the side of a dumpster.
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