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DDC highlights (3) Dec 09

It’s that time again – my favourite bits from the latest Dewey Decimal subject mappings.

  • Longest number: Thermal conducticity of permafrost – 551.384015362012
  • Geekiest number: Women in computer games – 794.8
  • Number most likely to be confused with number for David Tennant fan clubs: Tenants’ associations – 333.5406
  • Number most likely to host gigs: Knebworth House (England) – 728.80942581
  • White van man: Ford Transit van – 629.2234
  • Most chronological geological number: International Year of Mountains, 2002 – 551.432
  • Plausible deniability: Military applications of depleted uranium – 623.45
  • Ew: Menstruation in the Bible – 220.8612662

One Response

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    david 

    Its an entertaining series this, but sinister….