11:11

mkdon05

Anybody had any strange experiences with this phenomenon?

mkdon05

This was actually meant for AH.

Asphyxia

Nothing strange but I always make a wish when I catch it on the clock

liah

It's not a phenomenon, it's just you noticing 11:11 more than others because it's a pattern and you've attached the meaning of 'phenomenon' to it. I'd wager you've conditioned yourself to look at the clock at 11:11 and go 'omg it's 11:11' when you see it, which conditions you to react around the same time every day (body clock), and it just ends up in a vicious cycle.

Really don't get why people think this is a 'phenomenon' at all..

I notice 13:37 more often

no significance or "phenomenon" about it though

merlie

My daughter always tells me to make a wish when I see 11.11. I do but nothing ever happens. Also been told the number 8 has some power too.
It's hard to know really but some people believe in it

Dravokivich

bluewolf wrote: »

I notice 13:37 more often

no significance or "phenomenon" about it though

whenever i see that i'm kinda like... nuts... working through my lunch :-/

Oryx

There are a couple of threads in paranormal about this.

mkdon05

liah wrote: »

It's not a phenomenon, it's just you noticing 11:11 more than others because it's a pattern and you've attached the meaning of 'phenomenon' to it. I'd wager you've conditioned yourself to look at the clock at 11:11 and go 'omg it's 11:11' when you see it, which conditions you to react around the same time every day (body clock), and it just ends up in a vicious cycle.

Really don't get why people think this is a 'phenomenon' at all..

That's a good argument if your only seeing 11:11 on a clock
Doesn't explain seeing it on documents, cars, emails received at that time etc.
My story that I find strange; a person I used to work with walked past my current job so I assumed he was coming on for a treatment, when I checked his referral letter it had been scanned into our system at 11:11 and turned out he had cancelled his appointment that morning, as in he was at home sick in bed but me seeing him prompted me to check his referral letter. This action led me to 11:11

Dravokivich

What about 23?

liah

mkdon05 wrote: »

That's a good argument if your only seeing 11:11 on a clock
Doesn't explain seeing it on documents, cars, emails received at that time etc.
My story that I find strange; a person I used to work with walked past my current job so I assumed he was coming on for a treatment, when I checked his referral letter it had been scanned into our system at 11:11 and turned out he had cancelled his appointment that morning, as in he was at home sick in bed but me seeing him prompted me to check his referral letter. This action led me to 11:11

It applies to everything, once you're used to recognizing the number as significant to you by default you notice it more, it's just how our brains work. I challenge you to bring a notepad with you and write down what's on the clock every single time you look at it, numbers you see everywhere, etc-- 11:11 won't seem so significant anymore once you realize that the significance is purely projection on your part with a smidgin of coincidence thrown in for the craic.

TheNewMee

Surely one thread about people taking note of completely random occurrences is enough?

Maple

Moved from TLL, OP meant to post in AH.

Maple.

Max Power1

Time, and our system of recording it started from an arbitrary point, ergo there is no coincidences or phenomena.

This belongs in the paranormal forum imo

FortuneChip

11.11 is pretty rare isn't it? I only ever see it once a day

Kasabian

17.00 Monday to Friday is my fav.

10.00 on Saturday.

08.00 on Sundays

Johnny_Trotter

mkdon05 wrote: »

Anybody had any strange experiences with this phenomenon?

It's a good album, I really like Rodrigo y Gabriela

whiskeyman

mkdon05 wrote: »

Anybody had any strange experiences with this phenomenon?

You really should have posted this 56mins earlier...

AnonoBoy

Wooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

Badgermonkey

Never even heard of this.

Ask Fergus Gibson, he knows all about the nonsense and stuff.

Orando Broom

Dravokivich wrote: »

What about 23?

14:14 post time!!! Dravokivich is the Devil!!!!!

Orando Broom

Holy **** I responded at 14:41!!!!!!

Micky Dolenz

bluewolf wrote: »

I notice 13:37 more often

no significance or "phenomenon" about it though

There was spam deleted a few days ago and it's closing date was 13.37 on a certain date.

spooky

baltimore sun

it's the hours birthday

Ficheall

Johnny_Trotter wrote: »

It's a good album, I really like Rodrigo y Gabriela

I prefer their earlier stuff. They seem less 'acousticy' now.

mkdon05

FortuneChip wrote: »

11.11 is pretty rare isn't it? I only ever see it once a day

I bet you don't actually see it once a day though. It's not really about the time 1111.
I do like the album, good metallic song on it.

Penn

I see 11:11 on my clock all the time.

Really should get it fixed...

wolfpawnat

I always notice when the clock says 19:16, but that is not helped by the fact usually my son is dressed for bed around that time!

Giblet

bluewolf wrote: »

I notice 13:37 more often

no significance or "phenomenon" about it though

I'm not the only one!

But today I saw 11:11

FatherLen

i once looked at a clock and it said "luke i am your father".
then i realised it wasnt a clock, it was a telly.

bungler

I had to get the mother in laws dog put down on new years day. After she was put down the vet gave me the cert to confirm it and the date was 1/1/11 and the time was 1.11. Later that day i got that email that if you add the year you were born ie 84 plus the age you will be this year 27 the answer comes to 111.

I know its all coincidence but still a bit weird.
Now beam me up Scotty

jester77

I always notice 07:45, it's usually associated with a loud noise and a sudden awakening, followed by the truly awful realisation that it's time to go to work

funkyouup

Dravokivich wrote: »

What about 23?

Thats Numberwang!

gf2009

liah wrote: »

It's not a phenomenon, it's just you noticing 11:11 more than others because it's a pattern and you've attached the meaning of 'phenomenon' to it.

I see 11.11 on the clock all the time... more often than other numbers. I agree with Liah's explanation that it's because you attach more significance to it though.

It's similar to a new car... if you buy a new blue ford focus you will start seeing blue focus cars everywhere, way more than before, not because there was a sale on blue ford focus cars. Just because you're mind pays more attention to them.

Yeah, I know not many cars selling these days

Seanachai

11:11 , 22:22 , 12:21 , 10:10 , 15:15 , etc , etc. Yeah I get it taking my phone out of my pocket randomly , switching on the TV , waking up and looking at the alarm clock or phone on a regular basis. I have a friend who told me I was taking the p**s and making it up until he started noticing it was happening when I asked to use his phone , laptop etc. He doesn't think I'm taking the piss anymore. Cue synapses firing overtime and keystrokes from logiticians and coincidence theorists.

liah

bungler wrote: »

I had to get the mother in laws dog put down on new years day. After she was put down the vet gave me the cert to confirm it and the date was 1/1/11 and the time was 1.11. Later that day i got that email that if you add the year you were born ie 84 plus the age you will be this year 27 the answer comes to 111.

I know its all coincidence but still a bit weird.
Now beam me up Scotty

That's not weird at all.. the year is 2011, if you add how old you are to your birthday what exactly do you think the result will be? In 2012, it'll be 12 instead of 11.

Jumpy

THis is AH so you may thing its a pisstake but it isnt.

My sister was born on the 11/11/77
My grandfather was born on the 11/11/11

jester77

jester77 wrote: »

I always notice 07:45, it's usually associated with a loud noise and a sudden awakening, followed by the truly awful realisation that it's time to go to work

7.45 what a lie in!!!

liah wrote: »

That's not weird at all.. the year is 2011, if you add how old you are to your birthday what exactly do you think the result will be? In 2012, it'll be 12 instead of 11.

And people wonder if kids need to learn more maths

liah

bluewolf wrote: »

nd people wonder if kids need to learn more maths

The worst part is, I actually have dyscalculia..

Penn

Jumpy wrote: »

THis is AH so you may thing its a pisstake but it isnt.

My sister was born on the 11/11/77
My grandfather was born on the 11/11/11

Not a coincidence. Just means your family likes ****ing around St.Valentines Day

Pace2008

Confirmation bias, that is all.

Lawrence1895

In Germany and other countries, they celebrate 'Carnival'. The season always starts on November 11th at 11:11am...four of them elevens

Red Hand

Lars1916 wrote: »

In Germany and other countries, they celebrate 'Carnival'. The season always starts on November 11th at 11:11am...four of them elevens

Armistace 1918 must have been a barrell of laughs.:pac:

jester77

Lars1916 wrote: »

In Germany and other countries, they celebrate 'Carnival'. The season always starts on November 11th at 11:11am...four of them elevens

It's mainly only in Köln that they do that, Fasching is the name.

liah

jester77 wrote: »

It's mainly only in Köln that they do that, Fasching is the name.

Didn't know that. I was here in Germany in November and I never heard anything about a Carnival type thing, suppose I'm too far north in the country for it. I've heard about it in other countries though.

kerryman12

Lars1916 wrote: »

In Germany and other countries, they celebrate 'Carnival'. The season always starts on November 11th at 11:11am...four of them elevens

I would imagine that is in the south, they celebrate in Basel Switzerland also, never been but sounds pretty cool.

Larianne

liah wrote: »

The worst part is, I actually have dyscalculia..

So do I.

I don't understand this thread at all.

murrayp4

I'm waiting for the 11th November this year...

jester77

liah wrote: »

Didn't know that. I was here in Germany in November and I never heard anything about a Carnival type thing, suppose I'm too far north in the country for it. I've heard about it in other countries though.

It's officially started in November but the real partying takes place just before the start of Lent. Rosenmontag is when the real fun starts. Good fun, everyone is dressed up and it's a dangerous time to wear a tie to the office as it's a tradition for women to go around and cut them!!!

It's mainly celebrated in Köln and the surrounding regions, northern Germans don't really take part in it

Yearning4Stormy

"Don't get so distressed if the good life won't arrive
You've been reading S.O.S. when it's just your clock reading 5:05"

^^^ My least favourite time, yet seem to be seeing it more and more

Lawrence1895

jester77 wrote: »

It's mainly only in Köln that they do that, Fasching is the name.

Well...if you go to Cologne, they will say, they have the best way to celebrate, if you go to Mainz, you'll hear the same, if you go to Duesseldorf, the same again. But the fun really starts, if you say 'Allaaf' in Duesseldorf and 'Helau' in Cologne

And 'Fastnacht' is more in term in the Southwest of Germany, they call it 'Karneval' in the Rhine Valley...but I'm not 100% sure, I'm from Dortmund, and that thing is not that popular there