We are pleased to celebrate Furqan, from Pakistan!

Why? Because he is the 10 000th citizen of the BootB Republic. Thanks to him and to all of you who have already registered on BootB, we can now say that we are a MYRIAD (word with Greek roots that in English means exactly 10 000 whilst in Chinese, Japanese and Korean this number was used to bless emperors to “live for 10 000 years”!)

For curious people the number 10 000 has many other meanings.

In mathematics: 10 000 is the square of 100.

In geometry: a myriagon is a polygon with 10 000 sides.

In anatomy: each neuron in the human brain connects to 10 000 others.

In astronomy: asteroid number 10 000 is “Myriostos”.

In climate: summary of 10 000 Years is one page of the Climate Timeline Tool.

In geography: “the land of 10 000 lakes” is the nickname for the state of Minnesota.

In ZIP Codes: 10 000 + 1 is New York City (USA).

In physics: “myria-” is an obsolete prefix that denotes a factor of 10+4, or 10 000.

In scientific units: 10 000 square meters is one hectare.

In zoology: there are approximately 10 000 species of birds.

In time: “the 10 000-year clock” or “the Clock of the Long Now” is a mechanical clock designed to keep time for 10 000 years.

In art: “Xenophon, on his Retreat with the ‘10 000′, first seeing the Sea” is a painting by Benjamin Haydon, purchased by the Marquis of Stafford (1831).

In computer software: “the year 10 000 problem” is a collective name for all potential software bugs.

In currency: the old Italian 10 000 Lire had the picture of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the first electric cell in 1800.

In cinema movies: “Vietnam, the 10 000 day war” (1980).

In finance: on March 29, 1999 the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 10 000 mark.

In futurology: “The 10 000-Year Library” by Stewart Brand proposes a museum for assuring that vital information survives future crashes of civilizations.

In games: each of the nine Mahjong character suit tiles (1 to 9) represents 10 000 coins.

In game shows: “The $10 000 Pyramid” ran on television from 1973 to 1974 in USA.

In history: “the Persian Immortals” were also called “the 10 000 Immortals”, so named because their number of 10,000 was immediately re-established after every loss.

In Archeology: “The tomb of 10 000 soldiers” - defeat of the Tang dynasty army of China in the Nanzhao kingdom in 751.

In literature: “Man’yōshū (万葉集), collection of 10 000 leaves” is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry.

In music: “10 000 men” is a song by Bob Dylan.

In philosophy: Lao Zi wrote about 10 000 things in the “Tao Te Ching”.

In Zen Buddhism: the “10 000 things” is a term meaning all of phenomenal reality.

In psychology: “10 000 dreams interpreted” is a collection of a wide variety of subjects which an individual might dream about and what meaning that dream might hold for the individual by Gustavus Hindman Miller.

In sports: 10 000 meters or 6.2 miles is the final standard track event in long-distance athletic and a distance in other racing events such as running, cycling and skiing.

And finally, in creativity: 10 000 is the number of talents of the BootB’s creative department (achieved after only 10 months and 23 days from its launch :).

To creative people it can mean even more…

What facts, fantasies or experiences does the number 10 000 recall to you?

BootB, the Republic of Unlimited Creativity
(in honor of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :)