Random Fact: Roulette Wheel Numbers Equal 666

Did you know that all the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666?

Photo by John Wardell

While I, myself, am not superstitious nor religious, many who are might recall that 666 is the occult "number of the beast," associated in the Bible with the Antichrist.

While the origin of this number is not certain, it may be as simple as the number containing the sequence of one symbol of each type (excluding M = 1000) in Roman numerals:

The beast number has several interesting properties which numerologists may find particularly interesting. In particular, it is equal to the sum of the squares of the first 7 primes:

And there's your random fact for the day.

Comments

[Bar Keep]

thankyou for the insight to. I realy like the point about the Roman numerals. have you ever looked up the origin of the number 13?

[tammi]

i love random facts hehe

[Lisa]

I know you are not religious, but I just wanted to give the input I have, on the actual verse in the Bible where this is found (for those who might be interested): Revelation 13:18--"This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast (the anti-christ), for it is the number of a man. His number is 666."