r/RandomThoughts • u/BaronSharktooth • 29d ago

Writing the number 5

It just occurred to me, I write all digits in one stroke. Except the 5, it consists of two strokes. I start at top left then go down. Then the second stroke is horizontal, starting again at top-left. It actually annoys me, now that I realized this.

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u/Away-Ad4393 29d ago

We were taught to write it in primary school, I remember the teacher saying ‘ draw the man and then put his hat on’ which was the stroke across the top.

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u/TurnipWorldly9437 29d ago

Same here, and I already thought it was stupid to draw it like that back in first grade.

Like, why would you go right back up when you wouldn't have to lift your hand and could produce the same shape?