What exactly is the 23 Enigma, and why are so many people obsessed with it?

Throughout history, the number 23 has had mystical significance., as its the Pentagram: 2 & 3 points. This number appears too frequently for it to be a co-incidence. 23 has an energy field that is resonating all around us. Also 2+3=5, in binary: '101'which is another number you see everywhere. The human body consists of 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent. Geometry is based on 23 natural laws. There are many examples that describe the power of this number. However, many believe that the number is cursed with dark and evil properties. I believe that It means something if you empower it to by believing that it has some mystical power over you. The way you use it is the key to understand it.

Allen Iverson was already obsessed with the number 3 before he got into the NBA, so when he saw the chance to make it into the NBA he was very eager to be part of the NBA project. In fact, he's so obsessed that his NBA number is 3. But he is not alone; the number 3 has puzzled and captivated many babies across the globe for many years. Just type number 3 or 3 iverson in your browsers and see what people have to say about it. But be wary, while some sites glorify the magic of the number 3 (Alexander the Great didn't cut the Gordian Knot at age 3, Adam and Eve have at least 3 letters in their names), others reveal the dark curse of it(3/0 is not dividable, the Mayans believe the world will end on December 23, 2012-if u add the last 2 numbers it is 3). Oh man the number 3 is CRAZY! Who agrees with me???

Why has it got to be the number 23 you can agrue that the number 5 is just as important, 2 + 3 = 5. Plus then there all the little quirks with the number 5 that are inportant. Why can't it be any other number 1 or 2 or 3 etc etc etc, if you did some research they too would throw up some insteating facts. But the reason why the number 23 is so obssed by people by the moment is that there is a new film out that propary has to do with the number 23 or a film called 23 so why not drum up some adversting on yahoo answers, get them all into a frenzy so they get almost brainwashed into going to see the movie.

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The Mayans believe December 23, 2012, the world will end. If you use numerology and add That date by month/day/year=4.

Which according to some other Indian Tribes will be the 4th time the Earth will be "reborn".

The codex documents, are useful, but I just cannot get into the obsession mode and base my life around them.

I knew a man who, like Mark Twain, was Born when Hailey's Comet flew by. Then passed away, when it few by again I believe in 1976. Now, I can round it out to 23, but really it = 6.

All of this Enigma information is interesting, and will catch the attention as Dan Brown did w/ The De Vinci Code. Which also fascinated many people.

By and by I will keep an open mind, as usual, and enjoy this for what it is, an Enigma. But by no means a good, solid and such an obsessive behavior to follow as the truth.

The one true God would mock this as it is written, as He will do to scientists, after all it's all just a theory. Not the Truth or answer to all of the real salvation questions we seek as man.

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It's border-line magical fascination. Fun to watch. Like pulling 23 Rabbits out of a Hat. How cool!

In all honesty I never knew anyone was obsessed with the number 23. I have become obsessed with about 23 of the answers you've been sent.

I agree with one of the posts mentioning that a certain dinosaur is satan (which I can't find anymore). Anything and everything can be twisted to be something else.

As for the complaints of movie marketing, I can't see this coming from yahoo but a very smart businessman who understands the power and pure brilliance of answers.yahoo.com. I am also a businessman and without such marketing (tricks to some if you must) then you wouldn't be able to find or wouldn't know about half the products your looking for and half the world would be unemployed. If 23 people who posted here go to the movie (and even enjoy the movie) then I don't see anything wrong with it. Marketing is bad when you let yourself get sucked into buying something you don't want or need and that is a sign of personal failure and not that of the marketer.

As for December 23, 2012. December is the 12th month and 2012 is 12 years after 2000... Thats scary but then the end of the world should be on the 12 of december 2012 for it to be logical...right?

I have now managed to write 23 three lines of text. I could add many more self made 23 coincidences... But time is money. Bye

The number 23 neither captivates, puzzles, or enthralls me; nor does it's "far-reaching consequences" give me an obsessive disorder. Any number can become incidental when one looks at its 'history'. 2/3=.666. Oooh. Are you joshing with us? Are you deluded? It equals .6666666 as well. As for the Mayans, numerologists would be more interested in the fact that there are two twelves in the date - 12/23/'12. Not that it really matters.

23 minutes ago I had a chicken salad sandwich with 23 tiny pieces of chicken in it and 23mg of mayonnaise. It was good. Now, more than 23 minutes later, I am actually responding to this ridiculousness and I haven't got a clue why. Perhaps it was the chicken salad.

This is a movie that will create an entire new generation of neurotic obsessive-compulsives (of which I have already been there, done that). Think I'll skip it this time. Thanks.

Highly coincidentally, the phrase "You've ruined the movie, man" has 23 letters in it.

Most of the things listed are just non proven legends. However a similare occurence happened with Sept. 11. Or Hitlers birthday of 420. So I really don't know, as far as the movie goes, when it was first announced it sounded more like the other movie Stranger than fiction. Now it is a thriller which I think is great that Jim Carrey is expanding outside of simply comedy. Oh one more thing there is another numerical thing the 6 degrees of seperation, and then again 2*3 is 6. And there are also weird coincidences associated with Lincoln and JFK. Also how vague some of these number connections are, I could pick any number and come up with the same results. Plenty of people die on the 17th for instant, etc.

Like others have said, this is a lot of hype. What I dislike the most is that the movie represents 2/3 as .666, to tie it in with the anti-christ. 2/3 is not .666 it is .667 ! 2/3 is closer to .667 than it is to .666.

You say Alexander the Great cut the Gordion Knot at age 23. He did it with a sword. He could just as well have cut it when he was 22, or 16, or 10 or any other age - so no big deal there about 23.

I've read that Jewish tradition says that Adam and Eve did not have 23 children, but 33 sons and 23 daughters, for a total of 56 childrens.

As for Dec. 23, 2012 as the Mayan end of the world - some scholars say the correct date is Dec. 21, 2012. In any event, one question - did the Mayan predict the end of their own civilization?

In summation - don't believe the hype!

My biggest question in regards to the number 23 is, is it all hype or is their a basis for it, such as Phi (or The Golden Ratio [1.618], aka The Divine Proportion). Science has proved that Phi exists all around us (thus the name Divine Proportion), but can Science lay the same claim to the number 23 or is it simply coincidence? That is where my obsession begins and ends with the number 23. In ancient times the beginning of the year was in March, not January, so if one were to abbreviate the dates using numbers March would be month 1 and January would be month # 11. Therefore, dates wouldn't add up correctly. Also, it doesn't take into accout that different cultures still use non-Julian calendars so those dates don't add up either. As a further example we have my birthdate, which according to our modern system of numerical abbreviation adds up to 23 (month and day), however when the year is figured in it adds up to 2001 or just plain 3. My sister's birthday all added up is 17. My best friend's is 20. Ooh scary? Not really...

HI There,

The number 23 is a myth The greeks made up stories to explain the planets, how we became, how we evolved so the number 23 must of have been mentioned in a story. The number 23 spread and spread until it became a global conspiracy. The number 23 has gotten a bad name so every one thinks of it as a bad charm, just like the No. 13 Its the same as all the other days but since it has a bad name the bad things stand out more. Maybe like December 23, 2012 People will be fearing that day will be terrible, just because that number has a bad name.