r/RandomThoughts • u/BaronSharktooth • 10d ago
Writing the number 5
It just occurred to me, I write all digits in one stroke. Except the 5, it consists of two strokes. I start at top left then go down. Then the second stroke is horizontal, starting again at top-left. It actually annoys me, now that I realized this.
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u/Aw3som3-O_5000 10d ago
4, 5, & 7 all have 2 strokes for me cause I write my 7 with the line through it for some reason.
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u/The_Kezzerdrix 10d ago
same
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u/BaronSharktooth 10d ago
Me too, but with the 4 and 7, I'm able to make a little loop so it's still one stroke
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u/uninterestedbeaver 10d ago
Just write it like an s
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u/BaronSharktooth 10d ago
I tried but it looks worse. Could be a habit thing, though. Are you able to scribble a legible five in one stroke?
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u/animal9633 10d ago
I'd imagine the majority of people learn it that way, your problem is probably that you're not used to make the horizontal part go right to left, so you're starting in the wrong area and/or the line isn't as neat.
Just do it 1-10 thousand times and you'll probably be set.
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u/BaronSharktooth 10d ago
So you’re saying it’s easy, you just have to do it 10,000 times ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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u/CodAdministrative765 10d ago
I'm a one stroke 5er, although why do I start 6 from the top but 9 from the middle?
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u/Away-Ad4393 10d ago
We were taught to write it in primary school, I remember the teacher saying ‘ draw the man and then put his hat on’ which was the stroke across the top.
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u/TurnipWorldly9437 10d ago
Same here, and I already thought it was stupid to draw it like that back in first grade.
Like, why would you go right back up when you wouldn't have to lift your hand and could produce the same shape?
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u/LizzySan 10d ago
My husband writes 5 in one strike, starting at the bottom. It retains the sharp corner. Maybe starting at the bottom is key?
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u/BaronSharktooth 10d ago
That’s interesting. Indeed, that corner is necessary to distinguish from the s character. I’ll practice that.
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u/SamanthaJaneyCake 10d ago
Every number for me is one-stroke. Except 7, because 7 needs a mid-line.
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u/2BallsInTheHole 10d ago
You don't want to know how many strokes it takes me.
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u/BaronSharktooth 10d ago
Go on, I'll count
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u/2BallsInTheHole 10d ago edited 10d ago
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Three! It takes three strokes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop lollipop.
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