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

CELL || No.5 by DSP Photo

Green Park number 5 by quiquemendizabal

DSC00619 by Cappellmeister

IMG_0333 by yoppy

Five Years by Michael | Ruiz

Number 5 is Alive! by Zevotron

IMG_4870_face_five by wryonedwards

5 by Tomás Fano

5 Cinco Five Fem Vijf Viis Viisi Cinq Fünf Öt Fimm Lima Cinque Pieci Penki Piatka Cinci Pet Beç by losmininos

Five by Paul.Carroll

I-5 Los Angeles by bredgur

curated content from Flickr

Movies with 5s 

The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

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TV shows with 5s 

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)

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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

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Books with 5s 

Music with 5s 

Häagen-Dazs five 

Häagen-Dazs has started a new sub-brand of all-natural ice cream made with only five ingredients.

They offer seven flavors so far: Brown Sugar, Coffee, Ginger, Milk Chocolate, Mint, Passion Fruit & Vanilla Bean. Each contains skim milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks, and one ingredient for flavor.

Find out more at haagendazs.com.

I recommend the mint...yum.

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.

Elixir - Berry sugar free gum
Lush - Tropical sugar free gum

Solstice - Warm and cool winter sugar free gum
ZIng - Sour to sweet sugar free gum

I've tried the Cinnamon and Lush and they are really good! They don't taste like sugar free and they hold their flavor longer than I can chew it. I think 5 is my new favorite gum!

Find out more at 5gum.com.

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? 

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