"Gibst du mir deine Nummer?" - "Klar! 555-...."
Ist Ihnen schon einmal aufgefallen, dass in amerikanischen Spielfilmen jede Telefonnummer mit "555" beginnt? Tja, und genau deshalb lautet die heutige Everyday question:
start Why in American feature films, the phone numbers are always 555?
However, it is almost logical when you think about it for a while.
What happens when it is said on television a telephone number? Nothing? But ... There are always people who believe that Keanu Reeves is actually reached at the "0.1.5.-KEANU" call, and lo and behold, it picks up someone. But it's not Keanu. And it's not his maid. But it is a normal, civilian person who has been called once more, because another person has seen Keanu latest strip.
As it is, indeed, in the wake of the fact that numbers in the film certainly could be real numbers, often with complaints of "victims", it was in the '60s - resulting from a consumer protection action - a legal requirement that may be used in film and television to any actual numbers.
But why they opted for the "555"?
Die 555 wurde gewählt, weil auf den amerikanischen Wählscheiben die 5 für die Buchstaben J,K,L stehen und in so gut wie keinem englischen Wort diese Buchstabenfolge auftaucht (...).
Wer es trotzdem gern versuchen würde, findet beispielsweise hier eine Liste mit verschiedenen "555"-Nummern - den vermeintlichen Anschlüssen der Stars.
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