# Whats with WTC and the number 11? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 14, 2001, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597 "2001-09-14T14:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jukeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Jukeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jukeball)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/1 "2001-09-14T14:25:59Z")
The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11 September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year. 119 is the area code to Iraq/Iran. 1 + 1 + 9 = 11 Twin Towers - standing side by side, looks like the number 11 The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11 State of New York - The 11 State added to the Union New York City - 11 Letters Afghanistan - 11 Letters The Pentagon - 11 Letters Ramzi Yousef - 11 Letters (convicted of orchestrating the attack on the WTC in 1993) Flight 11 - 92 on board - 9 + 2 = 11 Flight 77 - 65 on board - 6 + 5 = 11 wIERD oR wHAT??? ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/2 "2001-09-14T14:30:17Z")
Or what. Oh, wait! My wife called me at 9:11 to tell me to watch the news. _Eerie…_ ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/3 "2001-09-14T14:32:35Z")
I think you mean, what’s with WTC and the **number 2**!! See, take all of the above statements, and then 1 + 1 = 2! There were two towers, too! You can ‘prove’ anything you want with numerology. It means nothing. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/4 "2001-09-14T14:33:39Z")
And my username has ELEVEN [sub]+ 2[/sub] letters in it! Maybe I had something to do with it! Also, I rolled my eyes 11 times while reading your post. That IS weird. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/5 "2001-09-14T14:35:55Z")
Playing with my fingers I can get up to 10. How did you reach 11? ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/6 "2001-09-14T14:36:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Just for fun, if one looks up the facts about the Washington Monument in the World Almanac, he will find considerable fiveness. Its height is 555 feet and 5 inches. The base is 55 feet square, multiplied by 60 (or five times the number of months in a year) it gives 3,300, which is the exact weight of the capstone in pounds. Also, the word “Washington” has exactly ten letters (two times five). And if the weight of the capstone is multiplied by the base, the result is 181,500-a fairly close approximately of the speed of light in miles per second. If the base is measured with a “monument foot,” which is slightly smaller than the standard foot, its side comes to 56 1/2 feet. This times 33,000 yields a figure even closer to the speed of light. –Martin Gardner The point is that if you’re free to play with figures, unbound by any rules, it’s quite easy to come up with “striking” coinicidences. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/7 "2001-09-14T14:39:22Z")
Better be careful Afghan. I think a cat walked across your keyboard and accidentally posted some gibberish under your user name. 1. Never leave your computer unattended with a loose cat in the room. 2. Don’t tell your cat your password. Some of those pussys are real nutty ya know. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-wtc-and-the-number-11/81597/8 "2001-09-14T16:53:10Z")
This not a general question. If anything it belongs in MPSIMS, but I’m not going to move it. You can open another thread over there if you really feel the need. bibliophage moderator GQ