# The consecutive number game. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020 "2003-07-08T16:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![parlo\_americano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@parlo\_americano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parlo_americano)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/601 "2003-09-06T18:51:40Z")
DOH 544-542=the number of the posts I just messed up on. 543 should be the number of hotels rated by the morocan tourism board. I was sticking with the casablanca theme. ---
**Author:** ![parlo\_americano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@parlo\_americano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parlo_americano)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/602 "2003-09-06T18:53:11Z")
Port 545 Quicktime ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/603 "2003-09-06T19:14:53Z")
**555** -1234 Call me! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/604 "2003-09-06T20:54:39Z")
{B]Blackdragon\*\*, you jumped ahead a bit there… The house at [546 North 7th Street](http://www.fchomes.com/homes/546north7thstreet/546north7thstreet.html), Forest City, Iowa ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/605 "2003-09-06T21:28:13Z")
ooops, yes I did Thott **547** 4 degrees - Book of hours ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/606 "2003-09-07T02:28:38Z")
The HP Jornada **548** Pocket PC gets 4 stars at [amazon.com.](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004TDL2/103-4669677-7102247?v=glance) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/607 "2003-09-07T04:26:35Z")
The elevation of Klondike, Oregon, is [549 feet](http://www.placesnamed.com/k/l/klondike.asp). ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/608 "2003-09-07T04:47:08Z")
SPACE 550 - FACILITY OF THE FUTURE ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/609 "2003-09-07T05:36:38Z")
551 Freeway in Pennsylvania ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/610 "2003-09-07T06:30:33Z")
          **552**   552 is the product of 2 consecutive numbers = 23 \* 24 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/611 "2003-09-07T06:42:26Z")
Although it’s impossible to pin down the life spans of ancient sages with anything approaching absolute certitude, Zoroaster is widely believed to have died in **553** B.C., the year which may well have also seen the birth of Confucius. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/612 "2003-09-07T07:23:33Z")
The Ferrari 554 ---
**Author:** ![aaaaaarrgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@aaaaaarrgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaaaaarrgg)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/613 "2003-09-07T16:15:24Z")
why do so many movies use **555** for the first three digits of phone numbers? because all **555** numbers are information. no crazies will call a random civillian’s home after seeing one of these movies. but it takes away from the reality. bummer. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/614 "2003-09-07T16:41:56Z")
Publication 556: > **[p556.pdf](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p556.pdf)** > > 1186.61 KB ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/615 "2003-09-07T16:49:41Z")
**557** is a _prime_ number! ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/616 "2003-09-07T17:29:03Z")
The product of the digits of **558** is 200. Their sum is 18. And 18_200 = 3600 = 60_60, which is the number of seconds in an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/617 "2003-09-07T18:56:45Z")
The [Tanita 559](http://www.tanita-body-fat-scales.com/tanita-scales-559.html) scale measures both weight and body fat. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/618 "2003-09-07T19:03:40Z")
The number **560** in base 10 can be expressed in base 3 as the aesthetically pleasing number 202,202 ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/619 "2003-09-07T19:04:46Z")
The number **561** in base 10 can be expressed in base 2 as the aesthetically pleasing number 1000110001 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020/620 "2003-09-07T19:39:27Z")
[562 Kings Road](http://www.thefrontroom.co.uk/kingsrd_map.html) is the address of **the front room** , a bar in the southwestern part of London, England. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consecutive-number-game/187020.md?page=32)