Re: FT Scenario ideas & OT; mostly OT in fact

On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Denny Graver wrote:

> According to something I read recently, the number 6 is the perfect
number
> in cabalistic circles as the numbers 1, 2 and 3 add up to 6, and 6 is
> divisable by all of those numbers.

in other words, it is the sum of its factors. this property is known as
'perfection' - 6 is a 'perfect number'. it's a mathematical property
whose
study dates back to the greeks. other numbers are excessive if their
factors sum to greater than themselves, and defective if their factors
sum
to less than themselves.

1 is also (sort of) a perfect number, and the next six are 28, 496,
8128,
33550336, 137438691328 and  2305843008139952128, if i remember correctly
:-). rolling three sizes on your beam attack is nothing; you just wait
till you get three of those babies, and then you hit the eject button!

Tom