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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 ;)

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? ;)

IMG_4870_face_five by ⊹⊹⊹wryonedwards⊹⊹⊹

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

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The Fabulous Number 5

Fabulous Five

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

5s in Math

5s in Science

5s in Religion

5s in Culture

Quotes

People even like to photograph 5s

Favorite 5's Found On Flickr

Movies with 5s

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TV shows with 5s

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Fun with Five

Websites with lessons on the number 5

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Books with 5s

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Music with 5s

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Chanel No 5

Häagen-Dazs five

Even Wrigley's thinks the Number 5 is Fabulous

"The Future of Gum is 5."

Cinco de Mayo!

5.5

How to say "Five" in 5 different languages

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