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The Fabulous Number 5

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Fabulous Five

 



Have you heard of the Law of Fives? All things happen in Fives, or are divisible by or are multiples of Five, or are somehow directly or indirectly appropriate to Five. Do you doubt this theory? Read on ;)





5s in Math 

The number 5 is the 5th Fibonacci number
1,1,2,3,5 Eureka!

Five is the only prime number to end in the digit 5

There are 5 Platonic solids:
~Tetrahedron~ four sided object
~Cube~ six sided object
~Octahedron~ eight sided object
~Dodecahedron~ twelve sided object
~Icosahedron~ twenty sided object

There are only 5 possible tetrominoes
(shapes made by joining together four squares)

Phi = 5 ^ .5 * .5 + .5

5s in Science 

Almost all mammals, amphibians and reptiles have 5 fingers and/or toes on each extremity

We have 5 appendages from the torso:
Two arms, Two legs, and a Head

There are 5 oceans in the world:
Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern

We have 5 senses:
Sight, Smell, Hearing, Touch, and Taste

There are 5 basic tastes:
Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, and Savory

5s in Religion 

There are 5 Pillars of Islam:
The Testimony of Faith, Ritual Prayer, The Paying of Alms, Fasting on Ramadan, and The Pilgrimage to Mecca

The Torah contains 5 books:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

There are 5 rivers of Hades:
Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Lethe, and Styx

There are 5 virtues of Sikhism:
Truth, Compassion, Contentment, Humility, and Love

There are 5 vices of Sikhism:
Lust, Rage, Greed, Attachment, and Ego

5s in Culture 

In East Asian tradition, there are 5 elements:
Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and Metal

There are 5 virtues of Japanese traditional society:
Loyalty, Justice, Compassion, Honor, and Respect

There are 5 stages of grief:
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance

There are 5 rings in the Olympic symbol representing the union of the five major regions of the world:
Africa, The Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania

In radio communication, the term "Five by five" is used to indicate perfect signal strength and clarity

Quotes 

Confucius:
"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

Pythagoras:
"It is only necessary to make war with five things; with the maladies of the body, the ignorances of the mind, with the passions of the body, with the seditions of the city and the discords of families."

Buddha:
"There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being."

Warren Buffett
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it."

Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

People even like to photograph 5s 

Favorite 5's Found On Flickr

Hey...who's that in the first pic? ;)

Squidoo-5 by cr9245

5 by otherthings

Number 5 by werdsmyth_2000

Five Parking by DonnaGrayson

Number 5 by werdsmyth_2000

05. by (kerry)

Highway 5 by 5fives

5 by Mrsuperpants

Up.JPG by Screveton

5heart by alex itin

5 by *MarS

5, Seattle by Piero Sierra

One Digit / 5 by k.james

Orange number 5 by l&coolj

5ive by gaz3

CRW_6677 by MrSniggs

5 by Nomad Photography

Five by super-structure

Lucky number 5 by Darwin Bell

No.5 by pijus

Five by tad2106

5 by Vi

Numbers (5) by Life in the Vine

5ive by ༺lifemage༻

Movies with 5s 

TV shows with 5s 

Fun with Five 

Websites with lessons on the number 5

Thanks to KimberlyDawnWells for the idea :)

The Story of 5

This activity introduces pupils to the number 5. Pupils follow a character through a story where she finds five of every item. Pupils then learn how t...1 point

The Number 5 - Kindergarten Resources

Printable practice pages for the number 5.0 points

Number Days for Kindergarten Classes

Activities for learning to recognize, count, write, and understand the number 5.0 points

Counting by Fives

An interactive math lesson about counting by five.0 points

Beat the Calculator! - Finding Percentages

Finding 5 percent of a number.0 points

Hi-5 

Hi-5 is a Pop group and TV show that's a hit with kids age 2-8. There are Australian and American versions.

Hi-5 Australia
Australian Fan Site

Hi-5 USA

Hi-5: Move Your Body

Release Date: 12/05/2006

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Hi-5: Action Heroes (Hi-5, volume 2)

Release Date: 12/05/2006

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Hi-5: Making Music, Vol. 3

Release Date: 06/26/2007

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Hi-5: Wonderful Wishes (Vol. 4)

Release Date: 11/13/2007

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Hi-5: Animal Adventures, Vol. 5

This will be released February 26, 2008. You can Pre-order it now. :)

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Books with 5s 

Music with 5s 

Even Wrigley's thinks the Number 5 is Fabulous 

"The Future of Gum is 5."

Stick gum that stimulate the senses.

Cobalt - Peppermint sugar free gum that cools down when chewed.
Flare - Cinnamon sugar free gum that heats up when chewed.
Rain - Spearmint sugar free gum that tingles when chewed.

2 New Flavors:
Elixir - Berry sugar free gum
Lush - Tropical sugar free gum

I've tried the Cinnamon 5 and it's really good! It doesn't taste like it's sugar free and it holds it's flavor longer than I can chew it. I think it's my new favorite gum!

Cinco de Mayo! 

5.5

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day, which is actually September 16.

The 5th of May commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862.

It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla.

5 de Mayo is also celebrated in the United States among the Mexican-American population, especially in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

In the US the celebration is more festive consisting of parades, music, folklore, dances and food.

How to say "Five" in 5 different languages 

5 flags

  • Spanish - Cinco
  • French - Cinq
  • Italian - Cinque
  • German - Fünf
  • Dutch - Vijf

My personal 5s 

My birthday is September 5th
9+5=14 1+4=5

Daughter's birthday is July 7th
7+7=14 1+4=5

Husband's birthday is September 14th
9+14=23 2+3=5

Mother's birthday May 9th
5+9=14 1+4=5

I was married on 1.5.1
(I love 5s and palindromes)

Five is my favorite number...Is it yours too? 

and...don't forget to give this lens a 5 star rating ;)

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elaine

I have 5 E's in my full name my b-day is the 5th.day of the 5th month full birthday equals 5x5 or 25,in 2005 I had a necklace charm of the # 5 made,I wear it a lot, it was supposed to be my sunshine year, it was a pretty good year

Posted July 21, 2008

Sunfish

I love this lens. What a fabulous idea. I wonder what could be made of other numbers?

Posted June 13, 2008

rwoman

I got married on May 5. How's that?

Posted May 06, 2008

flowergardener

Hi Birthday Buddy! This is a very cool lens, and I learned a lot more on our number. It is so interesting to look at how numbers intertwine with our lives, and sometimes make themselves very obvious :)
This is neat, being born also on September 5th (9 5=14, 1 4=5)
your daughter's numbers add up to 5,
as does my son's (1 13=14, 1 4=5)

my oddity is that my home address holds both my birthdate and my son's. 513

Posted May 06, 2008

LaraineRose

Funny - I was visiting mum today and she pointed to her calendar and asked me. What is this celebration mentioned on here? "Chinco de Mayo" - I did not know. BLAM! You got it! And you also got LOD! Congratulations. 5 stars (of course) fav'd, fan already and lensrolled to my Staycation lens.

Posted May 06, 2008

 
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