Some important uses of the number eight

 

Some uses of the number eight, which are important in our culture.

The idea of eight-ness has some importance in nature, and in our culture. Consider stop signs, for one thing. Molecules made from Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon (which molecules are essential for living things like ourselves) act in such a way that they have eight electrons in what is called their outer shell, which makes these molecules possible.

If you are interested in the eight-fold way as a unifying idea in physics, see here.

Thanks for looking. This blog has recently shown posters based on two, three, four, five, six, and seven, and, God willing, will soon have such on nine, ten and twelve.