Picking Roulette Numbers
The superstition, psychology and humor behind peoples number choicesArchive for luck
The Number 6
To quot Iron Maiden, in their classic 1982 Album:
Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath
because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding
reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number
its number is six hundred and sixty six.
That’s a pretty rocking start for the number 6 I think you’ll agree.
Eddie, the quintessential masscot of one Britian's greatest heavy metal bands.
The Number 7
Lucky number seven.
7 is a classic gambling number, commonly associated with slot machines such as Triple 7 Inferno. It’s also the age of all people one year older that 6 (ok, that factoid was a little contrived).
The lucky number 7
So why do people revere the number 7 so much? Is it based on religion, or superstition, or mythology? Or was it just forced upon us by the people who invented gambling? Let’s find out…
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