"Line numbers" finding a number for any symbol

[excreationist]

edit: the title is incorrect - it is only about line-based 2D graphical symbols...

Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard of this before.... (not from me)

I think just about any line-based 2D graphical symbol can have the "line number" determined...

e.g.

The following symbols involve the following numbers based on how many lines are involved:

3, 4, 2, 1...

Perhaps a 0 could be represented using a dot (0 lines) - the problem with that is that any number of dots would still be a 0.

The infinity symbol is a 1, a cross is a 2 (duality) but I'm not sure about the yin-yang symbol (depends if the inner "S" is joined to the outer circle). The pentagram is 5 and David's star is 6. On a related note, I was told that a 5 pointed star is a feminine star while the 6 pointed star is masculine.

This "heartagram" is a 3.

I plan on eventually making a website about this.

 

[excreationist]

Here the "line numbers" are used to represent numbers:

https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-tally-mark.html

 

[Poppa Popobawa]

Finding a system is easy . . .



It gets difficult with larger numbers . . .





Pops

 

[excreationist]

Well I've been working on the website:

The LineNum Source

 

[excreationist]

This video I'm using happened to have a guy with a plain triangle symbol on his arm.... what are the odds!?

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNTNAbppmvI[/YOUTUBE]

 

[excreationist]

In addition to the Circle, Cross, Triangle, Square, Star (1 2 3 4 5 lines) I've made the "5 line number energies":



I think they're way better that the 4 elements...

 

[excreationist]

.....Perhaps a 0 could be represented using a dot (0 lines) - the problem with that is that any number of dots would still be a 0......

Well it looks like Arabic-Indic numerals originally had a dot for zero:

Also the Arabic-Indic 1, 2, 3 have 1, 2 and 3 lines...

 

[excreationist]

I've significantly revised the website The LineNum Source with a set of Christian LineNum symbols:

 

[excreationist]

People might be surprised to learn that I am an extremely liberal Christian yet I think Jewish mysticism is complete nonsense.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Tree_of_Life_2009_large.png

Well their beliefs about Satan are interesting

https://kabbalah.com/en/ask-a-kabbalist/is-satan-real

but I see no truth in their Tree of Life symbol.

See my https://linenum.com site.

 

[excreationist]

Recently I watched the new Ghostbusters movie and in the credits it showed words on skyscrapers - including "X O" (kiss and hug). Then I realised that Circle and Cross is Hugs and Kisses - also Noughts and Crosses...
https://linenum.com/
Then at the start of the original Ghostbusters movie I saw the Zener cards:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zener_cards
They are:
yellow circle: 1 line
red cross/plus: 2 lines
blue wavy lines: 3 lines
black square: 4 lines
and a green star: 10 lines..... unless it is a non-open star.... then it would have 5 lines.
Note that I didn't rearrange any of those sequences including noughts/crosses, hugs/kisses, and the 5 shapes in Zener cards...
Also I was thinking that the ghostbusters symbol involved a red 2 line element (the circle and line) and a white "spirit" energy part (the ghost) Yes that is a bit of a stretch but thought it was interesting.

 

[Kharakov]

How many lines?

 

[excreationist]

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

 

[excreationist]

I came across this (which has been copied/recreated many times)

and I tried to come up with my own ideas. So the LineNum shapes circle, cross, triangle, and square correspond to O, X, A, and O.... so I used a scrabble tool like this:
https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/unscramble/oxao___

SOAPBOX is a match... same with AXOLOTL and OXYMORA

anyway the relevant matches included:
MAX COOL, MAX FOOL, MAX NOOB, 100% MAX and MATRIX NOOB....

So this involves a gamer who is new to the game of life...

 

[excreationist]

This is the only other example I've seen where the circle, cross, triangle, square symbols are used to make words:

They used some of the symbols multiple times.... but they didn't use X so they just added at the end. (though it kind of makes sense based on the meaning of "X")

Their E's are a bit problematic.

Anyway it gave me the idea of using the triangle as a V...

So I did an anagram search for:

OXVO??

https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/unscramble/oxvo__/

I found VOXPOP

or:
VOX
POP

noun INFORMAL BRITISH
noun: voxpop
popular opinion as represented by informal comments from members of the public, especially when broadcast or published.
"paragraphs of vox pop"

edit:

Oops there's already "vox pop games"
I guess it might make sense as a T-shirt...

 

[excreationist]

"LineNum" has a featured snippet on Google now, which is pretty cool. If it was up to me I would have used different text though it shows that LineNum shapes have ancient origins...

 

[excreationist]

I got impossible versions of the first 4 shapes made... the cross is original and took a few versions to look ok....

I've got it saying "200% MAX" because it is impossible...

 

[excreationist]

"Squid Game is on track to become Netflix's most popular show ever. Here's what you need to know"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-30/what-is-squid-game-netflix-k-drama-explainer/100502544

There are three main occupations in "Squid Game"


During voting: (circle and cross)



Two workers and a manager:



Soldiers:



The game's business card:



The squid game:



The "masculine triangle" is also known as the blade so it suits soldiers. The "feminine triangle" (upside-down) is known as the chalice.....

Here's my site about these symbols/shapes:

https://linenum.com/

 

[excreationist]

Using all 5 of the LineNum shapes....
My Christian sister was against the pentagram so I made it bulge but then she said it didn't really look like an "A".....


Another "legend" for the 5 basic shapes:

 

[excreationist]

Sonic the hedgehog also has yellow circles like in the previous post....

 

[excreationist]

This video I'm using happened to have a guy with a plain triangle symbol on his arm.... what are the odds!?

In the second video he pushed his glasses up revealing another tattoo.... it was a cross.... so I know of two of his tattoos and both are linenum related....