Have you memorized your driver's license number?

Princess Alice · 2016-05-04 21:54:51

I'm curious.

Because my mother thinks it's weird that I know my driver's license number without having to look at it.

Yarrun XIX · 2016-05-04 21:55:36

I literally forgot it was a thing until I needed it for a form a few days ago

Tatterhood · 2016-05-04 21:57:32

I don't have a driver's licence.

I do have an ID card, which has a number, but I have never in my life had any reason to actually know that number.

Anonus · 2016-05-04 21:59:52

I look at my driver's license so little that I don't even remember it

Mandelbrot · 2016-05-04 22:01:38

i used to know my alien registration number by heart, but not my driver's license number

Haven · 2016-05-04 22:06:23

My driver's license number is really short and simple because it's Oregon and I still don't know what it is without looking. There just aren't a lot of times I've had to use it.

Imipolex G · 2016-05-04 22:10:06

nope

Klinotaxis · 2016-05-04 22:15:05

i don't remember the last time i needed it

maybe my lease?

Vriska · 2016-05-05 01:07:31

No.

I do have my social security number memorized though.

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 01:25:33

299-79-2458

lee4hmz · 2016-05-05 01:47:49

I was about to say "excuse me wtf r u doin" until I realised that was c 😂

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:07:07

Glenn, I'm not sure actually posting it is such a good idea

Princess Alice · 2016-05-05 02:11:22

(It's not real)

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 02:12:27

Anonus said:
Glenn, I'm not sure actually posting it is such a good idea

It's not my social security number.

It's God's social security number.

Haven · 2016-05-05 02:13:39

*Shatner voice* What does God need with social security benefits?

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:13:41

CentralAvenue said:
(It's not real)

oh

Imipolex G · 2016-05-05 02:15:27

you don't ask the Almighty for His ID

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:15:41

apparently it's the speed of light in a vacuum

another STEM joke I didn't get

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:16:34

CentralAvenue said:
(It's not real)

You really need to explain these things to me

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 02:17:01

Anonus said:

CentralAvenue said:
(It's not real)
You really need to explain these things to me

Sorry, it turned out to not be as googlable as I expected.

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:20:15

The STEM types here can't ever be up-front explaining this stuff

Crystal · 2016-05-05 02:21:09

AU please.

Imipolex G · 2016-05-05 02:21:57

I wasn't sure what it was, but I figured there was no way glenn would actually post his SSN, so

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:21:58

I guess I just feel that sense of alienation again

I know that's dumb

Klinotaxis · 2016-05-05 02:25:02

i didn't get it either

because i'm not a catastrophically huge nerd

Crystal · 2016-05-05 02:25:23

I mean, like, for what it's worth there are jokes on here I don't always get at first glance either. Just kinda happens.

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 02:25:25

Anonus said:
The STEM types here can't ever be up-front explaining this stuff

Sorry about that.

The speed of light (specifically speed of light in vacuum) is a constant quantity and a very important number in physics.

In 1983, the speed of light was used to define and standardize the length of the meter. Thus, the speed of light is defined to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.

The fact that it's a nine-digit number resulted in observations that it looks vaguely like a social security number, when written without the commas. This gave rise to the joke that 299-79-2458 is "God's Social Security Number".

Princess Alice · 2016-05-05 02:26:56

Anonus said:

CentralAvenue said:
(It's not real)
You really need to explain these things to me

I'm sorry. I honestly thought Lee's post and the number itself would be enough to Google it if you were curious.

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:27:35

i didn't make the connection

Anonus · 2016-05-05 02:27:49

i'm sorry for flipping out

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 02:27:59

Anonus said:
I guess I just feel that sense of alienation again

I know that's dumb

*hugs AU*

Princess Alice · 2016-05-05 02:30:14

Anonus said:
i'm sorry for flipping out

you're cool, man

also, in the introductory physics classes i've taken, we just approximate it as 3 * 10^8

:P

Princess Alice · 2016-05-05 05:20:36

My driver's license has a magnetic stripe on it.

What is that even for?

Section42L · 2016-05-05 05:23:10

3473-46-22476

Obā-san · 2016-05-05 05:24:05

CentralAvenue said:
My driver's license has a magnetic stripe on it.

What is that even for?

when you need to buy car parts

buttercrispy · 2016-05-05 05:37:30

I know like, half of my CA ID number, which is the same as my Driver's Permit # was. You'd think I'd know an alphanumeric assigned to me in '05 but you'd be wrong.

I do have my social memorized though.

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 05:47:23

My driver's license number includes the area code of a place where I used to live as well as the area code of a place where one of my relatives lives.

eriophora zia · 2016-05-05 05:55:57

It sort of bothers me that WA's drivers licence "numbers" are primarily composed of letters.

It's not a number (and it IS denoted with a pound symbol, which would indicate a number! I'd accept it were it simply an ID) if only 3 of the 12 characters are, in fact, numbers!

glennmagusharvey · 2016-05-05 05:56:47

Washington State Driver's License #Y0URA5TUP1DFACE

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