2007-09-17 13:46:55 · 8 answers · asked by jay j 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
1 foot per square 13 foot per story
2007-09-17 13:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by wyldkisses79 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
13 is considered unlucky because of the last supper. 13 people, then Jesus was dead. That is one of the only reasons it's considered unlucky. So, for house having 13 stairs? I wonder why they think it's unlucky if the UK is more secular.
2007-09-17 14:35:07 · answer #2 · answered by punch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at one time carpenters who built stair units whether they were for homes of gallows worked under a standard that 1 flight of stairs consisted of 12 steps and the floor, making the 13th "step". A man walking to his hangman's noose by legal repentance dreaded climbing the 13 stairs to the gallows.
2007-09-17 18:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not just in the UK - houses in the US are like that too.
I can give you the answer but it won't be technical. It has to do with how the average person steps and the angles involved in the average staircase.
Someone with more book smarts can probably give the specifics.
2007-09-17 13:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by Zimmia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my Grans house she has 13 stairs, 13 windows and 13 doors!! Very creepy!! I won't go over if no-one is in the house!!
2007-09-17 23:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by sall982 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no such thing that 13 is unlucky
is just superstitions
2007-09-18 11:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We like being scared
2007-09-17 14:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Blimey i never knew that. hold on a moment.............................. I've got 15. does that mean I'm above average?
2007-09-17 14:20:56 · answer #8 · answered by JanJan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋