There is no "true story" concerning the 13th floor as the number 13 being unlucky is just a superstition.
And like most superstitions, nobody can agree why it's considered unlucky but simply that it is. One reason is there were 13 people at the last supper, but in that superstition it says that if there are 13 people at a dinner table one of them will die.
Another reason has to do with Friday the 13th. Friday, or "Freya's Day" is named after the Norse goddess of fertility. She's essentially an earth goddess which means she'd be worshiped by healers, hippies and other people connected to the earth like witches. So Freya = Friday = worshiped by witches meant that Friday was considered to be the witches sabbath. On this day there would be a communion of 12 witches and one devil (or a representative like a black cat) which lead to the number 13 being considered unlucky and Friday the 13th to be the unluckiest of all.
2007-05-27 14:06:00
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answered by JavaJoe 7
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The phases of a multi-tale constructing are numbered sequentially, from "one" or "flooring" upwards. In a few nations, the quantity 13 is viewed unfortunate and constructing house owners will oftentimes purposely disregard the 13th flooring. Even landlords who aren't themselves superstitious detect that the rentability of suites at the 13th flooring perhaps compromised due to the fact that of superstitious tenants, or industrial tenants who worry superstitious buyers. Thirteen is also viewed a "unhealthy" quantity with no trouble due to the fact that whilst a organization of 13 gadgets or folks is split into 2, 3, 4 or six same businesses, there may be consistently one leftover, or "unfortunate", item or individual. It was once steered through Charles A. Platt writing in 1925 that the cause 13 is viewed unfortunate is that a individual can depend from 1-12 with their eight hands, 2 thumbs and a couple of ft, however now not past that, so the quantity 13 is unknown, for that reason horrifying, for that reason unfortunate.[1] This concept reductions the usage of feet or different frame components in counting. In Tarot decks, the 13th card of the Major Arcana is Death. While Death is hardly ever interpreted actually, it's feasible that this furthered the belief of 13 as an unfortunate quantity. just a few exciting information at the quantity 13: Thirteen was once as soon as related to the Epiphany through Christians, the youngster Jesus having obtained the Magi on his 13th day of existence. In Judaism, 13 indicates the age a boy matures (bar mitzvah). The quantity of concepts of Jewish religion consistent with Maimonides According to the Torah, God has 13 Attributes of Mercy
2016-09-05 13:58:19
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answered by ? 4
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There is no true story of the `thirteenth floor`, someone said it, others repeated it, and you asked the question. That is how fiction travels.
2007-05-27 13:18:37
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answered by ED SNOW 6
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Ogden Nash wrote:
Quoth the bum, "There is moss on your double cross,
I have been this way before,
I have cased the joint at every point,
And there is no thirteenth floor.
The architect he skipped direct
From twelve unto fourteen,
There is twelve below and fourteen above,
And nothing in between,
For the vermin who dwell in this hotel
Could never abide thirteen."
in "A Tale Of The Thirteenth Floor"
2007-05-27 13:07:53
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answered by Joe 5
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There are many stories as to how 13 became unlucky. There were 13 people at the last supper is one of them.
2007-05-27 13:06:38
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answered by QaHearts 4
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13th floor in our country.
4th, 14th, 24th, 34th, etc in Japan. There, one way of saying "four" is "shi," which sounds too much like "death" in their language.
Your answer: People are superstitious.
2007-05-27 18:06:41
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answered by BotanyDave 5
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_13th_Floor
2007-05-27 13:17:04
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answered by Anonymous
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ROTFL!!!!!!
2007-05-27 13:57:52
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answered by Anonymous
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