"Line numbers" finding a number for any symbol

[excreationist]

I was looking at Lego DOTS 1x1 tiles... just the top edges rather than the side edges, etc.


Began in 2016:

Began in 2016:

Began in 2011:

Began in 1972:

Note I'm talking about curved edges - which might not be correct in terms of traditional math.....

 

[excreationist]

I've been rewatching "The Fifth Element" movie.... it begins with the four classical elements -

On a belt buckle:



And stones that are in a case:



I'd guess that these are showing water (lower and slightly wavy), fire (upper in the belt buckle, lower in the stones), air (upper), and earth (lower and straight)

In that movie each element takes 5 lines to draw.... in the LineNum energies there are only 1 to 5 lines and corresponding "energies":



Here is an explanation of the updated Christian based symbols - including using white for spirit energy instead of magenta.... (note while I believe in an intelligent force as part of a possible simulation I believe most of the Bible isn't historical)



BTW when you combine the energy colors - or even just yellow and cyan - or red and cyan - you get the spirit color - which is now white.....

Like the Fifth Element movie, the fifth "element" is special.... in the LineNum basic shapes it is a pentagram....

In the Fifth Element here are the colors:

Air - yellow
Earth - green (they activate it with some sand - but "earth" doesn't explain green algae)
Water - blue
Fire - red
The fifth element - white

 

[excreationist]

About the colors for the LineNum energies -

I've used pure yellow, pure red, pure green and then there is pure cyan/aqua (green mixed with blue). The official LineNum site now calls it "aqua" instead of "blue".... "aqua" is more closely related to water - it is the Latin word for it.

Here is a comparison of pure cyan vs pure blue:

cyan blue

I think a tropical ocean is much closer to pure cyan than pure blue.

The sky is also often closer to pure cyan than pure blue.

Here is a comparison of lighter cyan vs lighter pure blue:



An advantage of cyan is that it includes green so that if you add red or yellow (red with green) then you can make white.

Note that in Genesis 1 it talks about the waters above vs the waters below - and both the sky and the waters below are bluish/cyan.

 

[excreationist]

More about The Fifth Element movie from post #22....

Though the stones have 5 lines in each element, the belt buckle and the apron/vest of the priest involves 6 lines....

The priest's clothing would involve air at the top, then fire, then water, then earth.

BTW the professor calls it "air" while Leeloo and Korben call it "wind".

 

[excreationist]

When you count the lines in these pictures they fit the corresponding day numbers....


Based on the number of lines the Egg of Life, Seed of Life and Germ of Life are special because they all involve 7 lines (7 is said to be God's number)

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

About the colors for the LineNum energies -

I've used pure yellow, pure red, pure green and then there is pure cyan/aqua (green mixed with blue). The official LineNum site now calls it "aqua" instead of "blue".... "aqua" is more closely related to water - it is the Latin word for it.

Here is a comparison of pure cyan vs pure blue:

cyan blue

I think a tropical ocean is much closer to pure cyan than pure blue.

The sky is also often closer to pure cyan than pure blue.

Here is a comparison of lighter cyan vs lighter pure blue:

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An advantage of cyan is that it includes green so that if you add red or yellow (red with green) then you can make white.

Note that in Genesis 1 it talks about the waters above vs the waters below - and both the sky and the waters below are bluish/cyan.

But for countless ages these primordial waters existed without light. Color then was meangless. You need light to have color.

 

[excreationist]

But for countless ages these primordial waters existed without light. Color then was meangless. You need light to have color.

No light AT ALL? Anyway this system involves human perception such as blood appearing to be red and the sun being golden. ("spirit" being white is metaphysical)

I think these "energies" (colours) are far superior to earlier traditions such as air usually being associated with yellow. I mean what on earth does air have to do with yellow?

Then there are the 5 Chinese elements which don't include air:

Colours and Feng Shui

Feng shui literally translates as "wind-water" and teaches how to properly position furniture and arrange a room to achieve harmony.

www.helios-deco.com

Wood - blue, green.
Fire - red.
Earth - yellow.
Metal - white, beige, silver.
Water - dark blue, black.

 

[excreationist]

About the fifth basic linenum shape, the star/pentagram, and the golden ratio:

Golden Ratio

The golden ratio is a special number approximately equal to 1.618 that appears many times in mathematics, geometry, art, architecture and other areas.

www.mathsisfun.com

About non-repeating Penrose tiles and a "pentagrid" - also called "quasi-periodic".


4:27
"The ratio of wide tiles to thin tiles is (sin 72 / sin 36) = the golden ratio, which is irrational so there's no way the pattern could repeat".
5:19
"The golden ratio shows up a lot when you have five sided things"

Explore it for yourself:

Pattern Collider

Create And Share Mathematical Tiling Patterns

aatishb.com

 

[Gospel]

Updated the site:
https://linenum.com/

....Across the history of cave paintings, circles, triangles, and quadrangles (including squares) were found in 20% of sites, while cruciforms (crosses) have been found in 13% of sites. The pentagram (star) is a more modern sign.

I thought that was interesting... all 4 of the basic shapes... (well squares are technically quadrangles...)

https://linenum.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/misc/Genevieve_von_Petzinger.jpg

That's a fascinating collection of data. I'm hoping I can find some background info about the origins of those jottings when I get home from work today.

 

[excreationist]

That's a fascinating collection of data. I'm hoping I can find some background info about the origins of those jottings when I get home from work today.

More info about this:

Code hidden in Stone Age art may be the root of human writing

A painstaking investigation of Europe’s cave art has revealed 32 shapes and lines that crop up again and again and could be the world’s oldest code

www.newscientist.com

 

[excreationist]

Similarities to Magic the Gathering (a fantasy card game)

Mana symbols

mtg.fandom.com

MTG makes a lot more sense than the classical elements.

Closest matches to LineNum energies - MTG involves mana (magic) colors:

White Mana (Sun) - Yellow Sun Energy (it is called white but the symbol is often yellow)
Red Mana (Fireball) - Red Blood Energy
Green Mana (Tree) - Green Flora Energy
Blue Mana (Drop of Water) - Aqua Water Energy
Black Mana (Skull) - White Spirit Energy or LineNum 0/dot (black).

In LineNum energies fire energy is a form of sun energy - while blood energy is fundamentally different.

In MTG the colors of mana also involve different philosophies

White Mana (Sun) - seeks peace through structure
Red Mana (Fireball) - seeks freedom through action
Green Mana (Tree) - seeking harmony or acceptance through growth, or growth through wisdom
Blue Mana (Drop of Water) - seeks perfection through knowledge
Black Mana (Skull) - seeks to increase his power by all possible means, including opportunism, murder, treason, and cruelty

 

[excreationist]

I think they used white for the sun (even though it is common for people to color the MTG icon yellow) because of the tradition of "white magic" vs "black magic". Then they added red, green and blue magic. In LineNum 5 is white ("spirit energy") while the sun is yellow. So that would fit the "white magic" tradition. A dot involves zero lines so that could be the symbol for black magic in LineNum.
BTW in MTG the "black mana" icon is usually grey rather than black.

 

[excreationist]

I'm trying to find symbols that are logical rather than arbitrary and here are the most arbitrary symbols I've ever come across - the 72 sigils for the demon seals from the Lesser Key of Solomon:

The Lesser Key of Solomon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[excreationist]

Sometimes they can’t even agree what the sigil is - e.g. in the previous diagram see: 9, 13, 14, 18, 26, 42, 47, 70….

On the topic of arbitrary symbols the official PlayStation symbols also have some issues:


For the circle and cross they can have opposite meanings depending on the country. This shows how a red circle means "yes" in Japan: (see Maru-Batsu)

See:

JUSX ONE MORE GAME and other PlayStation Shape Phrases

Phrases using the PlayStation controller shapes - circle, cross, triangle, square

jusx.linenum.com

 

[excreationist]

The term "red cross" fits many versions of the second symbol whether it is an X, plus sign or Christian cross (in the Christian version of the 5 linenum symbols)....

It fits the coloured version of the Zener cards:


That version of the red cross is trademarked.... (though it is a bit skinnier than the organisation's logo)

Games have used the red cross symbol for health pickups but this is now no longer allowed....

The red cross and red crescent emblems are protected symbols under international humanitarian law and national laws. Any use that is not expressly authorized by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols constitutes a misuse of the emblem.

In an updated version of Doom they changed it to green crosses:

The updated version of the first aid kit in Duke Nukem 3D: