I hope I missed something that answers those questions and maybe someone who rewatched the seasons after the finale can tell me what was actually going on with those numbers? The only other real explanation given for the numbers relates back to one of the bonus features with DHARMA showing that the numbers are actually part of an equation that predicts mankind's extinction.
The other major explanation of the numbers are, as you say, part of Jacob's numbering of the final candidates:. Also on Lostpedia , you can find uses of the numbers strewn across the whole series as a bit of an Easter Egg for those paying attention and not just in this series. The reason for the numbers to be entered into the computer was to discharge the magnetic power that the Swam station contained.
The first time we witness the numbers not being entered caused Oceanic to crash in the first place the plane flying over and the magnetic field becoming to strong, causing the plane to get out of control and break up and crash. The second time we witness the numbers being missed is when Locke destroyed the computer, causing Desmond to activate the Fail-Safe, blowing up the Swan and the power it would try to contain in the first place. I can only assume they chose this sequence of numbers either because of the aforementioned equation or because it was the "serial number" of the base.
As far as Hugo, because the numbers have this strange relation to the extinction of man, it could be implied that using them would cause bad luck. Other than these explanations, there have been no other pure explanations for the Lost numbers by any of the creators or writers that I can find.
One final note to add, an answer from Damon Lindelof , explaining why the numbers don't have a definite meaning throughout the series using the Midi-chlorians from Star Wars as an example:. There are some questions that are very engaging and interesting, and then there are other questions that we have no interest whatsoever in answering. We call it the midi-chlorian debate, because at a certain point, explaining something mystical demystifies it.
To try and have a character come and say, "Here is what the numbers mean," actually makes every usage of the numbers up to that point less interesting. You can actually watch Star Wars now, and when Obi-Wan talks about the Force to Luke for the first time, it loses its luster because the Force has been explained as, sort of, little biological agents that are in your blood stream.
So you go, "Oh, I liked Obi-Wan's version a lot better. But if you're watching the show for a detailed explanation of what the numbers mean—and I'm not saying you won't see more of them—then you will be disappointed by the end of season six.
Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Since zero can also be created by subtracting any of the numbers from itself, all the natural numbers can be created. Since there exists a bijection between the rational and the natural numbers, this means that any rational number can be constructed using only the numbers 15 and 16 in an integer relation.
This is why using arithmetic in deciding if a number counts as a reference is a somewhat pointless exercise, with two notable exceptions;. Here, the arithmetic is straightforward, and therefore can be construed as intentional, and beyond coincidence.
This follows a general rule laid out by Occam's razor of avoiding needless complexity in order to force connections which do not really exist. At the time the Numbers were first prominently featured in the episode Numbers , [The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences] did not have any integer sequences which included the Numbers.
Since then, however, two more sequences have been added which include the Numbers, A and A A reference to some of the Numbers is often made in other shows, movies, or pop culture that post-dated Lost , very frequently a tribute to the show:. Lostpedia Explore. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? The Numbers. View source. History Talk Do you like this video? Play Sound. Main article: Apophenia. Main article: Outside references to Lost. More details Online : Is Claire Dead?
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