Talk:37 (number)

message: *The number used in a certain magic trick.  In this trick the magician asks a person to think of a number that meets the following criteria: a)must be between 1 and 50, b)must have two digits, c)both digits must be odd, d)both digits cannot be the same.  Only eight numbers meet these criteria: 13, 15, 17, 19, 31, 35, 37, and 39.  Statistically, people will pick 37 over any of the other numbers.  Therefore, the magician can use this probability to create the effect of mind-reading.  Of course, it doesn't always work, but when it does, it provides for a very startling effect.
:I for one am not at all impressed by this magic trick. But perhaps it would be nice to see some support for the statement that statisticly people will pick 37 more often. 141.217.41.216 17:32, 9 Jun 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I have seen this trick used on people (see, e.g., David Blaine's Street Magic for a notable professional magician's use). I actually used it myself on a bunch of people (in a discussion about guessing my age) and the majority picked 37.  I think the reason this works is that when people are asked to pick something "randomly", they take pains to avoid picking "special" things (no one, not even 1 in 52, will take the top card when asked to draw a card for a trick).  In the decimal number system, people tend to avoid "special" numbers like 0, 1, 9, and 5.  Now look at the list of available numbers and count how many contain none of these "special" ones.  That is why the trick works.  Not perfectly, but surprisingly often. Baccyak4H 19:38, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "magic" trick 

message: I just happened by, and was surprised to see "Numerology" as a subheading under "Science". Shouldn't it go under "Other fields"?
I think listing numerology as a science is not NPOV. I'd change it right now myself, except that I don't want to start any fights. So I'm putting a marker in here for a couple of days.  DavidCBryant 14:25, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Numerology 

message: Do we really need this article?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.226.197.8 (talk) 21:14, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't really think so but wikipedia is weird so I guess this exists. BlobCatthe2nd (talk) 10:07, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  ??? 

message: "37 is the smallest prime that is not also a supersingular prime."
That link goes to a disamb page, and I cannot tell which of two definitions linked there is the appropriate one.  Assistance appreciated.  Thanks, Fractalchez (talk) 14:54, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Supersingular prime ambiguity 

message: Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numbers#List of British bingo nicknames for a centralized discusion as to whether Bingo names should be included in thiese articles.  Arthur Rubin (alternate) (talk) 23:34, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bingo names -

message: Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numbers#Municipal Okrugs of Saint Petersburg for a centralized discusion as to whether Municipal Okrugs of Saint Petersburg should be included in these pages. Certes (talk) 11:57, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Municipal Okrugs of Saint Petersburg 

message: Richard Nixon is listed as 37th president of the USA. Why should that be significant to the number 37 unless there are other world leaders to compare it to? If this piece of information is already in US presidents, it should be removed. 164.151.196.162 (talk) 12:17, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why Nixon?