SIX = structure as form, purpose, order, tradition, stable growth, extreme efficiency, dependability, consistency, reliability, precision, stability, connectivity, transference, diffusion, sex/union, harmony, perfection, creation, value, movement, reaction/flux, responsibility, organic, cooperation of time+form+energy, seamlessness of parts working together as a whole
- also known as hexa-/hex- (from Greek) sexa-/sex- (from Latin)
- associated with hexagons, stars
- hexagons represent maximum stability, and are found in
-honeycombs-snowflakes-reef corals-diamonds-and also used in nuts/bolts, faucets, gun bullet chambers
- six and bees - bees have six legs (as do all insects), six-sided homes and six-sided skin (epidermis) cells
- also, honey (glucose) has a six-sided molecular structure, and is the only natural food that will not spoil
- first perfect number as both sum and production of 1, 2, 3 (1+2+3=6, 1x2x3=6). Other perfect numbers include 28, 496 and 8128.
- capable of being divided in multiple ways, it is a number of choice, change and chance
- six is the number of sides on a cube or a dice
- six is the atomic number of carbon; carbon is found in all organic life, and has the ability to bond with millions of compounds
- guitars have 6 strings, and most woodwind instruments have six holes/keys (clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, et al.)
- "six degrees of separation" describes human social networking and suggests that we are all connected within 6 degrees/connections - based on the Broadway play (1990) and subsequent movie (Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is an offshoot game that can be played connecting the names of actors and actresses)
- 6 is a lucky number in Chinese culture
- in Tarot, six is the principal of harmony because it is composed of separation (two) and joining (three) - conquering and uniting the two
- six vs. sex - six is the product of feminine (two) and masculine (three)
- on a computer keyboard, Shift+6 gives you a circumflex glyph (^)
- on telephone keypads, the "6" key is associated with the letters M, N and O
- Braille characters are a combination of dots based in six cells
- Roman numeral is VI
- in type design, 6 is often rotated 180 degrees to create a 9
- in astrology, the sixth sign of the Zodiac is Virgo, the Maiden/Virgin (August 24 - September 22)
- The Star of David, a six-sided star composed of two overlapping equilateral triangles, is the symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism
- 666 is associated with evil / the Anti-Christ
- sextuplets are six offspring in the same pregnancy
- sextet is a group of six musicians/singers
- in astrology, 6 is ruled by Venus
- 6 ball in billiards is solid green
- "on the 6th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six geese a-laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree"
- sixth wedding anniversary gift is iron
- Six was the name of a character on Blossom
- a six-pack can be a set of soda cans or beer cans, or it can refer to toned abdominal muscles
- "six feet under" means that a person (or thing, or concept) is dead/deceased, and is based on the number of feet that a coffin is buried underground - also a TV show created by Alan Ball
- "sixth sense" refers to ESP (Extra-sensory perception) - also a movie by M. Night Shyamalan
- Six Flags is a chain of American amusement parks and theme parks
- there are 6 different Nobel Prizes (Chemistry, Economics, Literature, Medicine/Physiology, Physics, Nobel Peace Prize)
- the average human body has 6 quarts of blood
- Henry VIII had six wives
