09-09-09 Multi Event - CO
Nine is the natural number to follow 8 and precedes 10 ~ this year
09 09 09 falls on a Wednesday. This is an international
multi-location event to celebrate 09/09/09. Each location will have
an event geocoin, common design with custom colors per event.
So come on out and celebrate this event. Get caught up with some
stories from old friends or learn some new stories from new
friends. The stories will start around 7:00pm and will continue for
about 99 minutes. Bring your extra geocoins for a little informal
trading too.
History of Nine
Nine is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1 and 3. It
is 3 times 3 and hence the third square number. 9 is a Motzkin
number. It is the first composite lucky number. Nine is the highest
single-digit number in the decimal system. 9 = 1001 in binary
The origin of the 9 integers can be attributed to the ancient
Indian civilization, and was adopted by subsequent civilizations in
conjunction with the 0. Nine is the atomic number of fluorine. A
human pregnancy normally lasts nine months. Nine ball is the
standard professional pocket billiards. Cats have 9 lives. "Love
Potion No. 9 originally performed by The Clovers in 1955. The word
"K-9" pronounces the same as canine and is used in many U.S. police
departments to denote the police dog unit.
Other event locations include:
Washington (Seattle), Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), Michigan
(Southeast), South Carolina (Conway), Texas (Dallas), Hawaii
(Honolulu), Mississippi (Jackson), North Carolina (Chapel Hill),
Missouri (St Louis), Nevada (Las Vegas), New York (Central),
Alabama (Huntsville), New Jersey (South), Georgia (Columbus),
Oregon (Eastern), Maine, Colorado (Denver), South Dakota (Sioux
Falls), Illinois (Peoria), Japan (Misawa), Portugal (Lisbon),
United Kingdom, Australia (Western), and Canada (Ontario). All
locations will have an individual event coin available for
purchase.
If you plan on attending, please include in your posting how
many will be in your group. Be sure to watch this page for updates,
changes, picture of the coins and/or announcements.
Remember if you miss this event you will have to wait a
hundred years for the next 09-09-09!
