4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
Saturday, 5th November 2005 by Alex Turnbull
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, then you'll have heard all about everyone's favourite show, 'Lost'. And if you're a fan, then you'll know that the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 are of great significance.
So what happens if you use the numbers as latitude and longitude co-ordinates? Obviously you could use them in several different ways, but if you stick to the rough area where the survivors believe flight 815 crashed, then you'll find this tiny little island...
For those of you less intrigued by the mystery of the numbers, here's Mokule'ia beach in Hawaii where they film the show.
Thanks to Andrew and Charles Davison.
About the author
Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
Right – i am warning everybody! Us British,non-dvd owning fans dont want anyone spoiling our Wednesday nights. Keep your season 2 insights to yourself.
hey guys i found something instrinsting i will put this thing { ariund the numbers what i founds instrusting The State of Kosrae is one of the {four} states that make up the Federated States of Micronesia, along with the states of Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Yap. Kosrae is the eastern-most island in the FSM, located approximately 600 kilometers southeast of Pohnpei. Kosrae is a (109} square kilometer island surrounded by a reef. Kosrae is circular in shape, measuring only {16} kilometers across at its widest point, and it is the only state without an outer island. Kosrae’s main natural resources are the abundant marine resources surrounding the island and the beautiful lush green island which has significant agricultural potential. The island is mountainous with a dense jungle, with white coral sand beaches around the rim. Kosrae is known for its citrus fruit which includes delicious oranges, tangerines, and limes. Legend has it that Kosrae was shaped by the gods from the transformed figure of a sleeping lady. Indeed, the skyline from many parts of Kosrae reveal the silhouette of a female body. Kosrae State has its own constitutional government with three co-equal branches of government consisting of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The Executive Branch is headed by a Governor and Lt. Governor who appoint their own cabinet members and are primarily responsible for executing the laws and administering state government services. See, Art. V of the Kosrae Constitution. The legislative or law making power of the state is vested in the Kosrae Legislature whose jurisdiction extends to all rightful subjects of legislation not inconsistent with its constitution. The Legislature is composed of (14) Senators who are elected by the voters of the electoral districts of Lelu, Malem, Tafunsak, and Utwe. See, Art. IV of the Kosrae Constitution. The judicial power of the State is vested in the Kosrae State Court and such inferior courts as may be created by law. The judiciary interprets the constitution and laws of the state. The decisions of the Kosrae State Court are appealable to the Appellate Division of the FSM Supreme Court as stated in Art. VI, Sect.( 6), of the Kosrae Constitution. See, Art. VI of the Kosrae Constitution.
this is very hair raision to me i have been studying these numbers for quite some time there more i have figured out whernt koreans the first one to make cars or maybe but if someone answes i real tell you something that will shock the heck out you
Wait…is that white splodge a polar bear?
Raoul Duke: Look, there’s two women f**king a polar bear! Dr. Gonzo: Don’t say shit like that to me man.
This would be Kosrae Island in the Federated States of Micronesia. It’s a beautiful island with some odd mystical history as well. How appropriate! Palikir, Kosrae’s neighbor to the northwest has a bunch of ruins known generically as “the Venice of the Pacific”. More info on Kosrae can be found here: http://www.kosrae.com
I am the metal object! Maaaahhhhh! I made the plane crash! Bllaahhhh!
I was about to point out, I think that’s Kosrae Island. It’s not huge, but it’s not all that small, either – 66 square miles, population of 7,000+ and its own airport.
(4) 8 15 16 23 42 4 8 15 16 23 42 4 8 15 16 23 42 4 (8) 15 16 23 42 4 8 (15) (16) 23 42 4 8 15 16 (23) 42 4 8 15 16 23 (42)
count up from the bottom and last 42 (row 7) you get to 4 the alpha, starting in the same place count up 23 you get 8 repeat this for each number count up from the last 42 16 places you get 15 and so on. the numbers are random by themselves but when repeated the are the pattern, the patern is not in the numbers the numbers are the pattern.
You can also get to 4 from the bottom 42 then start at the top left number 4 and count 8 to get to 8 and from 4 count 15 and you will get 15 and so on..
Once Again the numbers are the pattern the pattern is not in the numbers
look below
(connect 4 remember 6 down 7 across) notice the patern on the way up the sides. There is your answer 7 rows of 6 numbers is 42 and the sum of these numbers is 108 per row.
42 4 8 15 16 23 42 23 42 4 8 15 16 23 16 23 42 4 8 15 16 15 16 23 42 4 8 15 8 4 42 23 16 15 8 4 42 23 16 15 8 4
And Yes there is more, but I dont want to ruin all of your fun. Plenty of clues. As for the french womans equations. well study up on some Trig. Clue Trig applied to mechanical engineering.
To sign this so that I can at least prove to those that know me that this is not where I got the answer but that I am the one who posted it I will say (The Sweet Trade 5816)
Yes there is more but guess what I just wanted to get others to start looking the writers are excellent and pay close attention to detail. They did not lie when they said the numbers are random they just didn’t tell you the rest. =0) Enjoy
“count up from the bottom and last 42 (row 7) you get to 4 the alpha” JollyRoger what’s the alpha ?
What an amazing coincidence!! I’ve got those numbers tattooed on my cock!
If you do 4 – 8 – 15 – 23 – 42, it equals -100. You may have toy flip it to be 001- or 001, maybe even just 100. Maybe when it reaches the 100th day on their island, something dromatic may happen…
No dimwit the numbers add up 2 92 christ
oooo minus each other wow sorry had a bit of a go there
u guys r both rong, da numbers add up 2 108. god, its a simple math sum
Holy Allah!!! Are you infidels retarded !!! The numbers add through the matrix addition algorithm and therefore the indices sumate to approximately 1010011010, which is binary german for “Gimme ya kebab ya cunt”… Fucking Allah, its simple arabic…
i want my mommy
is that a cog reference? they have a song which has 1010011010 in it. anyway cog rock. that theory is seriously in depth. it sounds tight, my only question is that why would the writers make it that, its too hard for a mainstream audience to digest. but otherwsie ei rekon that guys involved with the show coz that is too well thought out
OMFG ROFLMAO hahahahahah lol.
Bob-4 – 8- 15 -23 -42 (you missed the 16) Joshy- it adds up to 92 (lol) even if u typed in a calc to work wat bob wrote you were still wrong hahahaha
4+8+15+16+23+42=108 and 4-8-15-16-23-42=-100
the timer in the Hatch counts down from 108 minutes which is all the numbers added up. (there are sooo many theory’s about the lost numbers on the net that you cant quiet figure out what numbers the writers and/or the directors deliberatley placed in the story, i mean it may not even be about the co-ordinates…al the story has told us from hurly’s perspective is that they are (unlucky or ‘BAD’ numbers!!)
Lost 4-8-15-16-23-42
Oceanic flight-815if u combine 8-15 Survivor-48Check it out..48 if u combine 4-8 from the number from the airport Gate -23* Row-42 in the plane
In Deus Ex Machina a license plate reads 4TRIO19. 4 + 19 = 23.
In Lockdown, when Hurley and Sawyer are playing poker the cards on the table are 3 6 4 8 J. If you add up just the clubs, it’s 15. (4 of clubs, 8 of clubs, 3 of clubs). If you add up the J and 6, it’s 16. Then you have the 4 and 8 in order. This means 4, 8, 15, & 16 can be seen on the poker table
In the episode Dave, Dr. Brooks says 23 people were out on the deck and it was built to hold 8. 23 & 8.
In episode 11, the x-rays of Gabriella’s father have the number 250884. If you take one of the numbers 23, twice, and make it 2323 and multiply it by 108 you get the number on the x-ray. 2323 x 108 = 250884 In Maternity Leave, the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 appear on the vaccine bottles
I dont know if this help or anything…i just saw it when i saw the number…cool
And go here to see this star position thing http://thelostnumbers.blogspot.com/
Jolly says: “count up from the bottom and last 42 (row 7) you get to 4 the alpha…”
Dude. None of that made any sense the way you explained it. Where’s the rest of the explanation that you didn’t manage to write down in between the lines? I understand what you did. Sometimes my head fills in the gaps that everyone else isn’t hearing from me, so they don’t understand. Try to map out better what you mean.
‘LOST’ Is the greatest TV Series (Actully, greatest thing to be on TV) EVER! How fab is it :] And yes, the numbers add up to 108, That it why when the buttons are pressed it goes to 108 ..Anyway! Some pretty amazing and wierd thoughts about the numbers! Luff Shez
if u take 4, 8, and 1 (from 15) and replace them with letters) ie 1=a 2=b 3=c etc. it becomes DHA
DHARMA resemblence
4 = Jack, Kate, Hurley, saywer
8 15 = Number flight Oceanic
16 = 16 years Lost
23 = Gate 23 (airport)
42 = row in the plane
spoiler- Walt gets saved by Michael, after he shoots and kills Anna Lucia and Libby. 4 8 15
spoiler by th way jack wakes up and it is all a dream
i am the son of one of the directors of lost and everybody is actually dead—if the others take you ,you go to heaven
i think 4 = how many yrs locke was in a wheel chair (ie y he was on the plane) 8 = how many yrs its been since michael had contact wit walt (ie y he was on the plane) 15 = how many yrs sayids been lookin for nadia since gulf war (y he was on the plane) 16 havent got yet. 23 = the reward money for kate (y on plane) 25 = how long its taken soyers been lookin 4 the man tht killed his family (y on plane) and 42 not sure yet. n yes i have been thinkin bout it too much.
I think they only put the numbers in to make everyone think there is a meaning behind it all and mess up our heads trying to work it
sarahs right the numbers add up to 108!!!!!!
i got some good clues!!!
in the episode were locke watches the movie for the peral hatch… the experiments ends in 540 days.. 108 *5 =540 and 540 *2 = 1080
4+8+15+16+23+42=108
Hers a weird clue…
sayid captures henry gale and brings him back to the hatch right?… well anyway sayid asks him how did he arrive on the island, henry replies i was flying across the ocean on a hot air baloon. well if you ever watched “the wizard of oz” dorothy’s uncle is named henry gale and he flies in a hot air balloon to get to the oz… pretty weird huh?
NO AN PENSADO QUE LOS NUMEROS PUEDEN SER CORDENADAS DE DONDE SE ENCUENTRA LA ISLA PUEDE SER
ok so there is obveus things and things that are not so abveus( my spelling sucks)
4+8+15+16+23+42=108 ; every 108 minutes the button had to be pushed
the episode “the other 48 days” 4-8 both put togther in sequence
flight 815 is the flight that crashed ; again 8-15 put together to make that
as for the guy who posted about the years and couldnt think of one for 16, alex was taken from danielle (Russio) 16 years ago; 16
kate’s reward was 23 thousand ; 23
hurley won 114 million dollars, 1+14=15
he is now worth 156 million; 15
thats all i got for now, tell me if somthing is inacurate or can be explained/ updated, thanx
btw if any of u guys noticed in an episode in season 1 wen herly is rushing to the plane there is a soccer team wid the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 and the gates are 23 to 42
dont know if anyone has noticed, but if you zoom into the runway that is on the island , there is the number 23 painted on the floor. this is one of the ‘lost numbers’.
Spooky………….
4+8+15+16+23+48=108. The button has to be pushed every 108 minutes. They Oceanic 6 get off the island on the 108th day. The plane is called 815 ( 8 and 15). Kate capture reward is 23,000 and the gate 23 where they board the plane (23). Jack sits in Row 42 on the plane. The coordinates of the Island are 48151 , 62342. When Hurley is running for the plane in season 1 you see a football team with numbers of 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. Locke is on the plane because he has been in a wheelchair 4 years. Michael is there because he has not seen his son for 8 years. Hugo won 114m on the lottery (1+14=15). Alex has not saw her mother for 16 years. The numbers are Hugo’s lottery numbers which win him 114m and get him to the island. So many Questions. If only 6 get off the island do the rest die or choose to stay. Who is pressing the button now? What is the smoke monster? Will all the questions be answered? All I know is whoever wrote this script in this much detail and all the surprises and mysteries is an absolute genius!
1010011010 is the imaginary number for the beast…also, if you take the differences of the differences of the differences (etc., etc.) of those numbers, you get three. I have no idea what this could mean; I’m just putting it out there. Plus, and I know this is going way too deep and it almost definitely doesn’t mean anything, if you take the differences of the numbers…I guess it would be easier to show it:
4 7 1 7 19 4 8 15 16 23 42
See the numbers on the left side of the pyramid? 443333? If you take their differences (01000) and put them into base64, you get CA==. So maybe they’re all going to California. The above was completely irrelevant, but it was fun playing around with the numbers. haha yes, I do have a lot of time on my hands
Well, I guess it’s a triangle, not a pyramid.