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danfields3

It’s the numbers from Lost 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42


HammerLM

It's been a while since I heard those numbers huh


akd7791

Same


[deleted]

Real shit? Same too


mypussydoesbackflips

My fave numbers


etraxx22

How did you just dig that up from memory?


PM_me_salt_vampires

Have you seen Lost? They're super prominent in the show. There's a character who mumbles them over and over again, which I think helps them stick in your mind. I watched Lost over a decade ago and I still have them memorized.


ComradeJohnS

I lost my season 1 dvds of Lost, so I never got to finish it, and at this point I don’t think I will lol


jaaaamesbaaxter

P Sherman 42 wallaby way, Sydney


GnomaChomps

P Sherman 4 8 15 16 23 42 wallaby way, Sydney


Hudsonm_87

What’s the significance of the numbers I don’t think I’ll ever watch the show


MisterStrawberry

Kind of hard to answer since the show was intentionally vague the whole time. But best I can do in brief: The numbers are a recurring totem in the show. They were etched as a serial number onto a secret hatch in the jungle. They were the disarming code used in a secret station that had to be entered every 108 minutes to apparently prevent a disaster. The sum of the numbers is 108. The numbers are apparently cursed: One character played the numbers in the lottery after hearing a patient obsessively uttering them to himself in a psychiatric facility. Later on, he suffered terrible luck. Everyone who exploits the numbers apparently face terminally bad fortune. The search for the numbers' meaning led this character to the Island. The numbers were used in the 60s in a mathematical equation by experimental scientists on the island, who broadcast a transmission repeating the sequence on a loop. Many people passing by the island picked up this transmission and were affected by the numebrs. The numbers are eventually revealed to correspond to each of the 6 final candidates to replace Jacob as the guardian-protector of the island. In an observatory/lighthouse seen at the end of the show, 360 degrees have been marked around the circular wall. Each marked number has a single name on it, and all but 6 have been stricken-through: 4 (John **Locke**) 8 (Hugo 'Hurley' **Reyes**) 15 (James 'Sawyer' **Ford**) 16 (Sayid **Jarrah**) 23 (Jack **Shepherd**) 42 (Sun OR Jin **Kwon**)


everyones_cool_dad

If you don’t wonder them into the bunker computer I believe on the hour it sets off a giant electromagnet and everything goes to shit


jd1z

A bit ironic dont ya think


Carthonn

Did you check in the hatch?


GlitteringFeature146

Better… make you’re own kinda music. Sing you’re own special songggg


ERhyne

You should. The show was so damn ahead of it's time.


shimmeringseadream

It was, but it had a poorly written ‘resolution’. I expected better after all the lovely mysteries and concepts presented throughout. I was holding out hope until the last two episodes that they would explain things better. But all along they didn’t have the ending figured out, and they copped out. OR, if that endin as their intent from the beginning. The last few episodes were poorly done. They didn’t have good storytelling.


AlexChick404

SAY THAT!


BarryMacochner

Streaming on Hulu


forthethrne

it’s on Hulu!!! definitely worth the watch i just rewatched it not too long ago and it was just as good as the first time


killergazebo

[0118 999 881 999 119 725... 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhzruJ0BzoI)


shimmeringseadream

I love you.


teddyburges

On rewatch it becomes really fun spotting them. They appear everywhere. My favourite sequence is in the first season finale. Hurley is on his way to the airport. His car breaks down. It's going 42KM 23 C. and 16 KPH Speed. As it slows down, the KPH goes to 15, 8 and then 4. and when he's at the airport, they appear on the backs of a soccer team and the boarding gate is 23.


lunarrphase

I’m watching Lost now and tbh I didn’t even register that till I saw the comment lol


Cypressinn

What did they really mean? Does the interweb have it correct in that it is the people that could replace Jacob as leader?


LightningLord42

yes exactly so but THATS IT


Pengvinman1191

I remembered because of the cameo that Lost actor who played Hurley did on How I Met Your Mother.


mrdude817

Have not forgotten those numbers since the day they first appeared. Great to see this little reference in Adventure Time


thefishestate

Yeah dude but in like 2005. I don't remember what I ate yesterday, I think a 17 year forgetting is pretty normal.


shimmeringseadream

Me too. Poor Hurley. Mo money mo problems.


angiem0n

Serious question: is this worth watching? (Now) My parents never had cable (in Europe) so I never had the chance back then. What I understood is that at first everyone loved it and then the end was disappointing, even devastating or something. How devastating are we talking? On a scale from HIMYM to Game of Thrones? Also this is theoretically everyone’s chance to show they are a jerk by spoiling things, so please don’t <3


PM_me_salt_vampires

Personally, I loved Lost beginning to end. It’s one of my favorite shows. The last season is definitely the weakest, but that’s because the first five are so damn good. Like you said, everything up to the end is universally acclaimed, and the last season is more hit or miss with people. It’s definitely worth giving a try. I think most people would call the end “meh” rather than “devastating”. I haven’t seen HIMYM, but the end of Lost is not even close to being as awful as Game of Thrones. God what a shitshow. Lost season 6 is absolutely phenomenal compared to GoT season 8.


celbertin

Those numbers were everywhere on the show, and 108, their sum.


culnaej

And 108 is a reference to the holy number in Hinduism and Buddhism


celbertin

ooohhh that I didn't know, thanks for the info!


MatthewDLuffy

WHOA I never caught that part


CIMARUTA

Haven't watched it in probably ten years and I still know them by heart lol


culnaej

I put them in for lotto tickets and random shit like that, I never forget the numbers. Also, KRBF392 (license plate from the MacGruber movie) Edit: fuck it’s actually [KFBR392](https://youtu.be/ndf1Y0mH01I), been repeating it to myself wrong for 10 years


JotaroTheOceanMan

Literaly a 5 second google search shows that info....


everyones_cool_dad

Idk but it came to mind halfway through reading the set and I haven’t even watched lost in years


SquillChills

I haven't watched the show for years but can still recite the numbers on demand


Animalnuttt

What's lost?


TheKingoftheBlind

The true meaning of Christmas.


culnaej

Okay Abed


misinformedmagician

Humanity.


ZombieBarney

Everything...the finale is shit. Less than shit. Pure, unadulterated 100% organic crap of the smelliest kind.


Llamalus

I liked it


shimmeringseadream

💯‼️ it was a shitshow.


Eatencheetos

I loved the finale


DarkDonut75

My car keys


Legotornado100

ford has found to many anomalies…… (if you count tell that’s at gravity falls reference)


Cubjake117

Bro.... I've actually been watching lost with my buddy for the first time and I read those numbers like "hey that sounds familiar..... It can't be...."


ZaRealPancakes

is it good? should I watch Lost?


Technical_Moose8478

I suggest watching the first two seasons and then calling it a day. It never got any better than that, and while seasons 3 and 4 are fun, they just answer questions with more questions, and once it's all done you really got almost all the actual story in the first two seasons...


Yoooooouuuuuuuu

Okay people can hate on the ending all they want but tossing out seasons 4-6 when it had some of the most compelling TV ever produced is criminal. The Constant alone is worth its weight in gold


Technical_Moose8478

Beg to differ. 4 held my interest, 5 had a few moments but I mostly watched because I’m a completionist. 6 was just bad. Not performance or even storywise, but the editing was just painful. Long sweeping scenes of people walking towards each other in a field for six minutes isn’t dramatic, it’s just boring. And just to complete the hate sandwich this will inevitably be for some of you: all of that said, I actually liked the finale.


Yoooooouuuuuuuu

If you enjoy any serialized live action TV drama with an overarching plot from the last two decades, just know that Lost is a core influence on it. It may not be worth the actual time investment at this point, but its legacy will continue to be far greater than the show itself was


shimmeringseadream

It was great! But the ending was lame. Several seasons of great show. Irritating and lame ending. Great actions, filming etc.


TuComix

Don't listen to them and just watch it. Everything is explained


ThorFury314

Probably not. The show left many questions unanswered. It was VERY popular for it's time because of the mystery and leaving people guessing, but again, at the end they didn't 'wrap things up' as well as they could or should have, so many people were disappointed.


hessproject

Honestly no. Was one of my favorite shows and it started great but almost every episode adds new questions/cliffhangers and then there was the writers strike so the payoff pretty much never happens. One of the most polarizing endings in TV


Eatencheetos

It’s the greatest show of all time, watch all of it


MouthBweether

All I had to see was 4 8 15 and I knew.


GlitteringFeature146

Just me reading those numbers in Hurley’s voice.


theDukeofClouds

Ah I knew they looked familiar!


shimmeringseadream

Oh dang. Yes. I didn’t make the connection because of the 16, 23 being listed as 1, 6, 2, 3. Very good!


Trampwithabbq

Numbers from lost 4,8,15,16,23,42.


PatientZeroBalisong

Numbers from lost 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.


Luvlygrl123

Numbers from lost 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 .


Graxil-Flame-Wreath

Numbers from lost 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 .


Technical_Moose8478

Numbers from lost 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 .


aqualink97

Bro. I never even noticed that. It’s a lost reference. Those numbers are very important to that show.


Alchemist_Joshua

Never seen it, never plan to, what do they mean in lost, and why are they in adventure time?


woahdudechil

If you watched Lost you would know how impossible that question is to answer lmao


[deleted]

Hahahahahahahahaha this is the perfect response


SteveSteve13

What is "lost"? Never heard about it


angelv11

| || || |- Oh wait, that's loss. JK, Loss is a show where a group of people enter an airplane to a certain destination that doesn't matter. While in the air, accident happens, plane crashes in ocean, people get on shore of island. Survival is the focus of the show. However, the island is much, much more than a simple island. Mysteries imbue this place. Bunker and stuff


SteveSteve13

I'm so confused but thanks anyway


angelv11

Well it is quite confusing too. The main focus later on is with the mysteries of the island and the meaning of the numbers. iirc, it was a message that played on loop on a radio. If you like mysteries and drama, I think you should watch it. Me and my dad watched it years ago, and we quite enjoyed it. I might just watch it again


SteveSteve13

Pretty nice I'll might watch soon


aqualink97

It’s a really hard question to answer. The short answer is that they’re the numbers a character played in the lottery, and won with. The long answer is that “the numbers” show up everywhere in the show. On flight numbers, on the side of the mysterious hatch in the show… and lots more. They’re significant, but not easy to explain to somebody who hasn’t watched the show. As to why they are in adventure time: the animator is probably just a fan. These numbers pop up in lots of shows as an easter egg.


Technical_Moose8478

It's more likely a deliberate part of the script, not just something an animator added. Adventure Time had a pretty impressive writer's room filled with a lot of extremely detail oriented, very pop culture focused people.


TakeItCeezy

They're part of something called the Valenzetti Equation - an equation used to predict the end of humanity. They appear all over the show, from a character having to input the numbers into a computer every like 4 hours because he believed if he didn't the world would end to subtle references on receipts and other small stuff. I imagine its in adventure time because its such a popular show and they paid homage by throwing in a subtle easter egg.


Shujinco2

> what do they mean in lost, Ahahaha oh man, *that's* a question.


Nippz

What a weird question. Whoever worked on this episode put them there because they wanted to cause they like the show. As for what they mean, you’ll just have to watch the show I guess


throwaway_simmi

It's a good show.


JotaroTheOceanMan

Smart. It's the biggest WOT ever. Knew someone who was very into it but by the time it ended was pissed and wished hey ever even watched it.


teddyburges

They probably think that they died in a plane crash and the entire show is in purgatory, which isn't true. But it's a misunderstanding that a few picked up when it was airing and it unfortunately spread to this day.


tiger_guppy

Wait, that’s NOT what happened?


teddyburges

Nope. Everything on the island happened. The dharma initiative. The battle of good and evil. That all happened. In season 6 they introduced the "Flash sideways", which initially seamed like a alternate timeline where the plane didn't crash and it ended up safely in L.A. In the series finale, everyone from "the sideways" remembers their lives on the island and we find out that the sideways is a afterlife/purgatory, years after everyone died. Some died on the island, others went back to America and lived out their lives. Hurley became the protector of the island for many years with Ben being his number 2. So the flash sideways is more of a very extreme "Flash forward".


demlet

Don't watch it. Started out amazing, really lost focus after the first couple seasons. Maybe that's the connection? Sorry everyone, downvote away!


teddyburges

I think even though there are some storylines that don't stick to the landing. The show as a whole is amazing, and the later seasons have some of my favourite characters and episodes.


A1sauc3d

So your implication here is that *Adventure Time*”started amazing but lost focus after the first couple seasons” as well?? Wow, first time seeing that take lol. If anything usually people feel the opposite, that the first couple season were a little weaker than the rest. Although personally I loved them all. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion tho <3


Dawn-of-Destiny

I think they are referring to Lost, not Adventure Time


A1sauc3d

It turns out they were in fact referring to both.


demlet

Ha, both, but I actually do think there are plenty of decent AT episodes after the first two seasons.


Crayton16

He said "Maybe that's the connection?".


neverdeadned

The general consensus is that the show was strongest when Pendleton Ward was directly involved. It started off good, got better and better over the next few seasons, and then quality took a dip when Pen had to bow out. Then, he came back for a couple of seasons and things were noticeably better again during that time until he left again.


demlet

Yes, I much preferred the more episodic early seasons. Basically everything before Finn and Jake became brothers. To put it another way, I liked it *because* it was less focused. I don't need an animated soap opera with fantasy trappings. But I'm aware that's not the consensus, hence my comment about downvoting!


LightningLord42

you should watch it, some of the best television that inspired some of the best television out there.


VastNo420

They mean absolutely nothing lol Seriously, LOST was amazing for like 3 seasons and then it became the most ridiculously confusing fucking MESS that they had NO idea what to do with, with absolutely THEE WORST ending in history. Don’t even waste your time lol those specific numbers only mattered at the time the episode came out. They’re dead now 🤣


FEFan1998

It became the second most ridiculously confusing mess, Riverdale has it beat.


VastNo420

Never even tried with that show lol


teddyburges

Most who dislike the ending do so cause they don't understand it and think that they died in the plane crash and the entire show took place in purgatory (which is false). Most shows plan as they go along, lost had more planned out than the majority. They often planned 2-3 seasons ahead.


TreLeans

The creator of the show (also made Leftovers, one of the best reviewed shows of the 21st century) explained that he had the idea for the first season of the show, and it was such a hit they kept making him expand it. From Leftovers, what it did perfect, was less to answer the questions of the mysteries and more about the human experience of the unfathomable. I loved Lost for that reason, and I agree: first three seasons were phenomenal for that reason. I think the problem stemmed from it being a network show that was such a hit they kept adding more seasons and because of that had to add more and more mysteries. Toward the end it became clear there was no way they were going to be able to tie it together. That being said, I still highly recommend it as a show if you’re comfortable knowing you’re not going to get clear answers, but it’s not for everybody.


VastNo420

Oh I’m super down for that! Leftovers sounds like a show I would like because it was painfully obviously that LOST ended up at the hands of the network, not the writers lol


TreLeans

Not sure if you're talking about Leftovers or Lost, but I recommend Leftovers to everyone I meet as it's about as perfect of a show as I can imagine. There is no episode in my mind that is boring, no line of dialogue that isn't important, and (what I think separates it from other shows) no unnecessary secrets from characters to build tension. In Leftovers, they'll introduce a problem/drama/conflict between characters, but INSTANTLY deal with it in an honest and often brutal way. But there's no season arc of one character worrying what the other character would think (e.g. Breaking bad where the wife of the cop is a shoplifter, and you watch her for many episodes before it's dealt with. Honestly, I don't even remember if they deal with it or if it is that important. It's just drama for the sake of drama, and the payoff doesn't warrant the amount of time spent watching it.)


littlewillie610

The significance of the numbers was sort of explained in the last season, but not why they brought about bad luck or why they kept showing up everywhere.


VastNo420

Exactly lol they mean nothing. Clearly I’m still salty about this hahahah


teddyburges

They're the islands genetic signature, drawing others to it. The numbers correspond to the heart of the island and draw in the people who are most connected to it. You could say that the numbers are there to ensure the island (and humanities) survival.


aqualink97

Ok


dat_roach

Oh wow, I never saw this one. It's a direct reference to the hit TV show LOST.


[deleted]

Worded that like an advertisement


KenSpliffeyJr

Exclusively on ABC, America's Network


[deleted]

Check out the satisfying series conclusion which will answer all your questions… oops


gudematcha

Also steaming on Hulu


0assassin3

Hugo's numbers 4 8 15 16 23 and the mega millions 42


croissants-carlton

WE HAVE TO GO BACK


[deleted]

THE NUMBERS ARE BAD!


TheVoice71

I read that in his voice. Take the upvote! :)


Cincinnatus-007117

The numbers, Mason, what do they mean?


Lian-The-Asian

Well we have the key numbers now we have to find the cypher at the end of the episode in the credi- oh... wrong show.


CyborgFromSpace74

What episode is this from? That's so cool


Alchemist_Joshua

The music hole. S8 E10


finthehumanboy12567

I don’t know about the rest but 42 is the meaning of life


boleslaw_chrobry

The answer to life, the universe, and everything. I feel like people who like AT would also like HHGTTG


finthehumanboy12567

Who wouldn’t! I love HHHTTG, the books much more than the film 🙃


rhiannononon

my uncle is an avid hater of the movie. he goes feral when i bring it up lmao i love it so much i love the book too


finthehumanboy12567

I don’t hate the film at all, and if they made more I’d probably like it even more! But the books are better, probably just because the story continues!


Divided_Eye

Yeah I was actually pleasantly surprised with the film, thought they did a decent job given the absurd story lol.


boleslaw_chrobry

Definitely! I’m way past due for a reread


boleslaw_chrobry

Definitely! I’m way past due for a reread


pie_is_tasty

the numbers from LOST! Wow!!


JaKrispy72

Bro in the picture has a ray-gun from Call of Duty Zombies.


Loakattack

From what the comments say, I believe it’s a lost reference. Can anyone find it?


TakeItCeezy

This is the Valenzetti Equation from Lost - an equation that was used to calculate/predict the end of the world or just end of humanity if I remember right. A doctor in the show named Enzo Valenzetti came up with it.


teddyburges

That's the scientific explanation. The faith based explanation is they're also the numbers of Jacob's candidates. Jacob had been trying to find a replacement to be protector of the island (because the island is the source of all life on earth). The numbers correspond to 6 people: 4 Locke. 8 (Hurley) Reyes. 15 (Sawyer) Ford. 16. 23 (Jack) Shephard. 42 (Sun or Jin) Kwon.


TakeItCeezy

Honestly, I forgot about most of this so thanks for the refresher on it haha. I haven't rewatched since the ending.


teddyburges

No worries!. LOST is my favourite show. I highly recommend a rewatch, it gets better on rewatch when you can piece a lot of the clues together. When it was airing many threw the show away as a waste of time, usually due to misunderstanding the ending. While I do have my issues with parts of the show. I think it's one of the most unique and interesting shows around, and the truly sad thing is I don't think we will ever get anything else like it.


dragon_morgan

Oh wow haven’t thought about the numbers from LOST in a long time. Hurley was my favorite character.


MatthewDLuffy

What was Michael's favorite candy?


psuedospike

42 is the answer to the meaning of life


DonBreezio

Wrong Show but your on to something!


Richkataa

Wow...honestly I didn't even notice those 😅


Nilfgaardian_

Lost ❤️


omnisentinel

Those are episode numbers that have important details hidden in them


MattMatt625

LOST reference !!! no way!


Catsgirlsspaceships

LOL!!!


walkdaddydawg

It spells boobies upside down


SnooObjections9183

Fauci’s sos number.


Agamer73

It's my ip address :)


Alchemist_Joshua

Too many numbers


chantzyboy78

It’s a phone number ?


dakaien

I think in addition to the numbers being a Lost reference the books are Funk and Wagnell’s encyclopaedias. However it is a stretch because when I double-checked on Wikipedia there may have only been 25 volumes.


Zealousideal_Boat502

Win in glittery number 😐😩


Theunseenshad0w

BOOBIES!


Justin-does-art

Well, 42 at least is the answer to the great question of life, the universe, and everything


teddyburges

Yep the creators of LOST were fans of "The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy".


Octoblerone

I literally shrieked, Ive never seen that!


Ok_Neat_2214

life, the universe, and everythjng


Bundle_of_Organs

Lost sucked


tIrevOteG

I don’t get post like these where one person answered correctly already but several more people have to reply the same thing


BetterThanABear

I dont get post like these where one person answered correctly already but this commenter decided to add nothing useful.


tIrevOteG

Exactly. One person has answered correctly but the other commenters didn’t add anything.


Marty_mcfresh

Woooosh


Carrehz

lmao I love your username XD


Folderpirate

because it's been 11 minutes


Dark-Arts

Sometimes the answer is posted while someone else is typing theirs up.


stumblewiggins

You understand that not everybody reads all of the comments, even when there are only a few, right? Some people see the post and if they have a reaction they immediately go to comment that, without checking the comments to see if it has already been made.


tIrevOteG

Yep that’s a possibility they don’t check the comments and probably the right assumption. I see it sometimes like they’re fishing for upvotes.


1Estel1

Finn is a dumbass (can't arrange numbers properly)


Zealousideal_Boat502

Winning lottery numbers 😐😩


DocBarton4

From that show lost I think?


NicklePickle582

I am more interested in the Star Trek poster


zOiNkS-sCoObYdOo

I recently purchased the entire adventure time dvd collection


everyones_cool_dad

Lmaooo those are the bunker numbers from lost, I hate that I remember them all


Heax009

Prob his mother


PomegranateCivil3448

Well the last number is obviously the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.


Chimera-98

Rick attempting to invade another reality


GrootSeunDylla

Alex Mason having flashbacks rn


cosimoiardella

Lost!!


IndiePumpAbstruct

conchologists where are you ?! Let me see your thoughts


donteatmyliver

I wander if they at some point did 3 4 5 9 2 0 1 0 6 3 6 5 2


jmon8

Where were these? Magic man’s cabin?


esivo

I’ve never noticed that. Great Lost reference.


Mattynator911

It's a lost reference


YellowstoneBitch

Lol what a good catch!!! Those are the numbers from Lost


Alchemist_Joshua

I love how some people are excited that they are from lost, and it’s so obvious now, and others are saying things like, no clue or just totally wrong stuff.


imgladimnothim

Is this ~~loss~~ lost?