What’s so magical about the number three?
3’s are everywhere in our world both on conscious and subconscious level
“Power of 3’s” refers to the concept that presenting information in sets of three is often more impactful and memorable, as humans tend to naturally process information in patterns of three, making it easier to understand and retain; this is often called the “Rule of Three” and is used in communication, storytelling, and marketing strategies to convey ideas effectively.
Pyramids
Holy Trinity
3 Wise Men
Buddhism: ‘Three Jewels’, or the ‘Three Treasures’
Judaism
The Three Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Celtic knot
GREEK Mythology Gorgons (Medusa, Stheno and Euryale)
Greek Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos
Roman Graces: Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia
3 wishes
Psychology: Cary Jung 3 births of the spirit
3’s In Movie Trilogies:
- Dark Knight
- Star Wars
- Back to the Future
- Lord of the Rings
- Godfather
- Hunger Games
Matrix
3’s In Stories/ TV/History
- the Three Little Pigs
- Three Musketeers
- Macbeth: 3 Witches
- Charlies (3) Angels
- 3 Blind Mice
- Three Stooges
- Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
- 3’s Company
- We Bear Bares…..3 Little Bears
Power Puff Girls
PJ Mask
3’s In Sports and Games
- Olympic Game: 3 medals
- Baseball: 3 strikes
- 3 pointer
- Hockey: 3 periods and the hat trick when a player scores three goals in a single game
- Volleyball: 3 times you can touch ball before it crosses the net
- Rock, paper, scissors
- Tick, Tack, Toe
3‘s In Math
According to Pythagoras the number 3 is the noblest of all digits, as it is the only number to equal the sum of all the numbers below it
The three part geometry triangle is the strongest geometric shape and particularly catchy to the eye.
3’s Science
Atom has 3 parts: protons, neutrons, and electrons
Geology
Rock Formations: Igneous- Metamorphic- Sedimentary
Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
3’s In Sayings
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- 3rd times a charm
- 3 Guesses
- Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil
- Up, up and away
- On your marks, get set, go
- Beginning, middle, end
- Snap, Crackle, Pop.
- “Blood, sweat, and tears”
- “Location, location, location”
- “Mind, body, spirit”
- “Stop, Look, and Listen”
- “I came, I saw, I conquered”
3’s the USA
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
- Lincoln“… of the people, by the people, for the people…” –The Gettysburg Address
- 3 branches of Government
Calendar and Time:
- Month, Day, Year
- Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Photography Manuel Mode: Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO
