Lost has many mysteries, but the numbers take the top prize. The seemingly random list of numbers, 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42, have been featured throughout the series as lottery numbers, passwords to save the world, seat assignments on the plane, and mysteriously written out on the equally mysterious hatch. So much of Lost’s mythology seems to tie into these curse numbers, with clues linking the numbers to the Valenzetti Equation, the equation predicting the end of humanity. Yet that hasn’t stopped pop culture from embracing the mystery, from the growing variety of off-the-island references (it’s Catwoman’s prison number) to thousands of people using the numbers to win the lottery themselves. Seems the curse won’t scare people away from millions of dollars. Or maybe that’s just what the numbers want us to think…
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Geek-Out Moment: Counting 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42
January 29th, 2008
Categories: Geek-Out Moment
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