OK, here is a seasonnality-driven question. In almost every product barcode (in fact, in all the UPC barcodes), the twin black bars used to code the digit "6" are also used at the beginning, the middle and the end of the bar code to give to the scanner those 3 reference points.
Which means that every product sold purposefully contains three sixes.
Revelation 13:16-18:
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might *buy or sell*, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
I think this is all a rather good joke from the geek in charge of designing the UPC code, but do you have a better answer?
2006-06-07 07:16:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know it's not *really* a six due to coding conventions and all and my question makes it clear that this is restricted to a specific code. But still, why choose something that looks exactly like a 6 and put it three times on a bar code where you could have chosen any other pattern to flag beginning, middle and end of the sequence?
2006-06-07 07:24:25 · update #1
Maybe geeks have a sense of humor.
2006-06-07 07:37:37 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because a bar code is a series of numbers between 0-9 and somewere along this long series of codes the number 6 will appear several times, just as any digit between 0-9 will.
2006-06-08 09:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by mckinstry_daire 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am in the process of earning / studying and working for My PH.D in Theology, There are many views about the text you are subjecting here. Supposedly written /authored by John.
this text , The telling of a dream / vision which he experienced. We do not know who wrote the the text. We do know it was written in Greek and we do know he had knowledge of the ancient Hebrew text.But at that time many people were fluent in multiple languages.
We do know the numbers can be translated as 616 or more common 666, We know the number 6 is mans number We also know that the code of the numbers could have been stood for a name---that name being Caesar Nero.leader of roman during the time the text was written. (which would make it pertinent to that period) but we also undestand the text of the Bible text are living text meaning they contain information for all times. not just the past.
I believe it stands for Man corrupted by man by the rules of man
or 666
Think about it, in this modern world we all need credit, They (the banks) are moving us to a paperless society, You need to have good credit to buy a house or a car, You need to have good credit to borrow money that the banks will charge you higher interest on .Than you can earn on money that you put in the banks ( so basically you borrow from them you pay 10% but if you loan them money (which is what you do when you put your money in savings) they only pay you 4%.
So I think you are somewhat on the right track..OK i rambled here but the subject is a good one but not easily explained.
2006-06-07 07:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think about it the mark of the beast will have to be somethig common so that no one will be taken by surprise. the Mark that will be placed on the right hand or on the forhead was thought to be a scan bar that had all the information, however, there is a chip that is being made and it is to be surgically implanted only on the right hand or head. This microchip is being developed by motorola and master card. This mean all human information will be on this chip and ll that will be done is a scan to know who you are and to purchase anything or to sell anything. That is the mark of the beast.
2006-06-07 07:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by Marillita 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bar code are simply The country of produce e.g UK is 1, The manufacturer, the company selling the product and the number in the production line.
2006-06-08 10:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by corleonelover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive been in retail for 10 years and have never seen 666 appear in a barcode.
2006-06-07 07:27:02 · answer #6 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Note that Revelation says that the mark is placed in the right hand or in the foreheads. I don't see anyone trying to inject barcode into their hand or forehead.
2006-06-07 07:19:43 · answer #7 · answered by Soga 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't.
http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/barcode.asp
Also, every single thing around my computer desk which I picked up didn't even contain all three sixes in its barcode. Some had 5's or 4's where the six would be.
2006-06-07 07:21:02 · answer #8 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't an answer but I have three 6's in the middle of my phone number. Pretty cool it is too.
2006-06-07 07:19:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have wondered this myself. Why couldn't they have chosen another number? Who started this idea of a joke?
2006-06-07 07:29:37 · answer #10 · answered by Brigid O' Somebody 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋