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Originally Posted by islander
More and more I'm beginning to think the purpose of the numbers was to get Hurley to the island, which they did. We learned more of the background as to the origin of the numbers, but without the numbers Hurley would not have been on #815.
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I'm beginning to think the same,the ONLY purpose of the numbers was to get Hurley to the Island.
But just in case were wrong,i copy/pasted the following post from the "NUMBERS" website...knock yourselves out !!!
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- # OF YEARS LOCKE WAS IN HIS WHEELCHAIR.
- # OF ACES ON BOONE'S T-SHIRT.
- # of years since Hurley's grandfather got his pacemaker.
- # of people Micheal needed to help did Jack out of the cave-in.
- # of refills of Shannon's inhaler Boone brought with him.
- # of traps Locke sets up around camp to get Eth
- # of months the psychic tried to convince Claire to raise her baby alone before giving her money and telling her of the couple in LA.
- # of dotted dice in a backgammon game.
- # of times Locke bangs on his car roof at the end of Deus Ex Machina.
- # of times Locke bangs on the hatch before it lights up.
- # of 4's that appear on Sarah's t-shirt in Do No Harm.
- # of people Jack wonders if Charlie asked about their bloodtype.
- # of times Jin hits the raft with the axe before running off to help Kate.
- # that appears on Boone's shirt with the Chinese symbols.
- # appears after Arista in the jukebox on the Driveshaft song.
- Jack's dad's watch had the minute hand on 4.
- Jack plays the key B4 on the piano.
- Sayid said the French signal could be a SAT 4.
- Walt says he needs a 4 & a 3 in the backgammon game.
- Plane hit turbulence at 40,000 feet.
- Charlie jokes about Locke bringing 400 knives.
- Driveshaft is #234 on the jukebox (23 and 4).
- # of black dots that appear on Walt's ceiling in Special.
- There is a poster on the wall of the pool hall in Confidence Man, the date is January (1st month) 3rd. 1 + 3 = 4.
- The price on Walt's comic book in Argentina is $4.XX
- # of stars in the DC logo on Walt's comic book.
- LOST has 4 letters.
- In White Rabbit, Locke's watch's minute hand is set to 4.
- # on the explosives inside the boxes of the truck.
- # of times Hurley says the word "good" while singing James Brown to the baby.
- The types of explosives stolen were C4.
- The license plate on the second truck Sayid and Essam get into is MRL 724. 7 + 2 + 4 = 13. 1 + 3 = 4.
- # of months Dr. Artz says is the next time they can launch the raft.
- Tom says his son Connor will be 22 months old. 2 + 2 = 4.
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- # of months Claire was pregnant when they crashed.
- # of kilometers the hitman tells Jin to drive.
- # of people that die in Hurley's shoe factory fire.
- # of whiskey shots between Sawyer and Christian Shepherd.
- # of hours Kate would spend in the woods with her father tracking deer.
- # of years since Michael got hit by car.
- # of years Michael's been writing Walt.
- # of months Locke and Helen have been talking.
- # of days since Charlie went without his guitar.
- # of weeks Driveshaft was going to tour.
- # of days after the crash Jack & the other survivors moved to the caves.
- # of years Michael worked in construction.
- # of months since farmer's wife died when he met Kate.
- # that appears on Boone's shirt with the Chinese symbols.
- # of beers Jack's best man says he should have before giving the speech.
- Sawyers age when his dad killed himself and his wife.
- Shannon's age when her dad married Boone's mom.
- News station at Hurley's Lotto interview was channel 8.
- Walt born in August (8th month).
- Claire was missing for 8 days since Ethan took her.
- In the Pilot Part 2 when Charlie takes off his shoe, inside it says size 8.
- # appears after Arista in the jukebox on the Driveshaft song.
- 323 is the area code of Locke's Mom's telephone number. 3 + 2 + 3 = 8.
- 8 appears in Locke's license plate.
- Charlie hits the jukebox keys 1 3 and 4 in Homecoming. 1 + 3 + 4 = 8.
- # of sections in Walt's ceiling in Special. [Thank you Ana]
- The 8 ball is on the pool table in Confidence Man.
- The pool balls 2 and 6 are shown on the pool table in Confidence Man. 2 + 6 = 8.
- The magazine description Sawyer reads says the car has a V8 engine.
- The magazine description says the car has a 4.4 liter power plant under the hood. 4 + 4 = 8.
15
- # of members on Danielle's research team.
- # on whiskey bottle that Sawyer and Christian drink from.
- # of kilometers to nearest town from the Australian farm.
- Hurley won 156 million dollars.
- Locke's Mom's weight was 115 pounds.
- 15347 Ocean Avenue is an address on the papers about Locke's Mother.
- 584-243-15 appears on the papers about Locke's Mother.
- The numbers 12015 appear on one of the plane's meters.
- The number 555 appears multiple times on the papers about Locke's Mother. 5 + 5 + 5 = 15.
- Sawyer had to be at the meeting for 3:30. The woman says it's 3:28. 3 + 2 + 8 = 13. 2 minutes left, 13 + 2 = 15.
- Kate's license plate was DPN 924A. 9 + 2 + 4 = 15.
16
- # of years Danielle's distress signal has been looping.
- # of weeks since someone won the lottery before Hurley.
- # of years since Sam and Lenny heard the numbers.
- # on the numerical die in the backgammon game.
- Jack, Kate, and Charlie found the pilot 16 hours after the crash.
- Age of patient of Jack's first solo procedure.
- Jack told the lady at the airport desk he had to land in LAX in 16 hours to bury his father & flight was 16 hours.
- Locke's Mom lives at 2248 Greenwood Avenue. 2 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 16.
- Four 4's on Sarah's t-shirt. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16.
- There is a poster on the wall of the pool hall in Confidence Man, the date is June 16th.
- Kate's license plate was 7 - C153M. 7 + 1 + 5 + 3 = 16.
- Tom's license plate was 394 - GC2. 3 + 9 + 4 = 16.
- # of years since Kate and Tom buried the time capsule until she took the flight.
23
- # of times Jack hits Charlie on the chest while performing CPR before Kate tells him to stop.
- # of times we hear Jin hit the axe on the raft.
- Jack's seat number was 23A.
- The reward for turning Kate in is $23,000.
- The digits 23 appear as part of a pin number on one of the crates found inside the drug plane.
- The digits 23 appear on the license plate that hit Locke in Deus Ex Machina.
- Driveshaft is # 234 on the jukebox.
- The transceiver from the plane's model number is ABT-520. A = 1 B = 2 T = 20. 1 + 2 + 20 = 23.
42
- # of spaces on a game of Connect 4.
- # of numbers on the papers from Danielle. There were 7 rows of 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42.
- Claire was 6 weeks late when she found out she was pregnant 6 weeks = 42 days.
- Sayid's watch in the Pilot Part 2 has it's minute hand set on 42.
- There are two dice in the backgammon game. The highest number on a die is 6. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21. 21 x 2 = 42.
- There are 5 balls shown on the pool table in Confidence Man. 2, 6, 8, 12 and 14. When added 2 + 6 + 8 + 12 + 14 = 42.
* 815 *
- # of the safety deposit box that Kate wanted to get into.
- # of the issue for Entertainment Weekly that LOST is on the cover of.
- Oceanic flight # 815.
- The copier's Charlie was trying to sell were model # C-815.
- When Claire had her dream about the baby being taken, the flight number of the plane hanging from the mobile was 815.
- The airdate for Numbers was 3/2. When added = 5. 5, and episode 18. 815.
- Hurley's lottery ticket contained the sequence 815.
- The hatch has 815 in it's sequence of numbers.
- 8 & 15 were the aisle numbers for the regulation & Nerf footballs.
- 564815 appears on the papers about Locke's Mom.
- Jack's watch when flipped and mirrored has the time 8:15.
- The boots that Kate takes from the dead person in the Pilot Part 1 has 815 on them. [Thank you Jo Jaalla]
- Sayid is walking by a building in The Greater Good. The building has the numbers 815 on the door.
- Kate and Tom buried the time capsule on August 15 1989. (8/15).
* MIXED *
- 48 plane crash survivors. 4 & 8, the first two numbers from the number sequence.
- Boone's shirt with the Chinese symbols stood for 84. 4 & 8. The number of survivors and also the first two numbers in the sequence.
- If you add 4815162342 and Hurley's 156 million you get: 4 + 8 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 6 = 48. 4 & 8 and the first two numbers of the sequence.
- The Oceanic Airlines logo contains 16 red dots, surrounding 4 circles, which make up the "O" in Oceanic. Which if combined with the word "airlines" makes 15 letters. "Airlines" itself is 8 letters.
- If you add up the numbers, 4 + 8 + 15 + 16 + 23 + 42 = 108, and subtract that from Hurley's net worth ( 156 - 108 = 48 ). 4 & 8 and the first two numbers from the sequence, also the number of plane crash survivors.