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Title: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: gleek on December 24, 2008, 08:53:19 PM National Treasure was on earlier today, and there was a scene in which Nicholas Cage's character looks at the image of the Independence Hall clock on the back of the Franklin $100 bill.
Here is a close-up of the image: (http://nocbiovalleystudentsnetwork.orbius.com/Must-Visit-in-Philly.pg/Independence-Hall.page/_embedded/6f1ba023-41a3-4d70-85ed-8744672fa926.jpg) When I saw this, I noticed a peculiarity in the numbers on the dial, particularly the Roman numeral for 4 o'clock. Although we are taught in school that "IV" is the Roman equivalent of the Arabic numeral "4" that we use, I know that almost all clocks and watches that use Roman numerals have "IIII" to represent 4 o'clock rather than "IV". Wondering if this particular clock is unique in this regard, I looked for an actual image of the clock in question. This is what I found: Title: Re: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: gleek on December 24, 2008, 08:56:58 PM God damn Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_one_hundred-dollar_bill) already has the answer. >:(
Title: Re: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: MFAWG on December 24, 2008, 09:00:34 PM LOL, yes it does...
Title: Re: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: Aske on December 24, 2008, 09:00:49 PM FUNNY--- I watched this movie tonight for 1st time on USA network
lol it was bad, but not *as bad* as I expected . Title: Re: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: gleek on December 24, 2008, 09:21:56 PM FUNNY--- I watched this movie tonight for 1st time on USA network lol it was bad, but not *as bad* as I expected . It's a fun movie to watch. It's a quintessential Jerry Bruckheimer production with dialogue offering scientific/historical tidbits in the matter-of-fact manner typical of the CSI franchise. Title: Re: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: gleek on December 24, 2008, 09:24:31 PM But damn you, Wikipedia! Those *fudge*ers know EVERYTHING. I seriously think that you can get the equivalent of a college education reading articles on that site.*
*citation needed Title: Re: Mistake on the USD C-Note? Post by: spacey on December 24, 2008, 10:32:51 PM Meanwhile, I was having cocktails with other grownups. Losers.
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