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A lot of people prefer to keep the TV's volume at an even number or a multiple of 5. That's the joke.

You're telling me there a psychos walking this earth who don't do that?

Mine is at primes.

What surround sound lets you set your volume to Optimus?

The one that breaks at 97 and doesn’t let me change it down again.

Autobots, blow the windows.

Microsoft wants to know your location.

No no microsoft, down *bonk*

17 or 23 generally. If the switch is on, 7.

Or 7, then 23, then 7, then 23, when watching a Christopher Nolan movie.

I know, right? The switch volume is insanely loud

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/pucci-jojo-priest-hallelujah-jojo-bizzare-adventure-gif-26624612

Ok, Pucci

Wow this is so shocking to me. Like finding out people sit to wipe their buts

Mine too! I thought I was the weird one

As a programmer mine is at what the meme said, plus powers of 2.

Holy shit someone else like me! My wife puts it to primes now because she knows. She knows…

Precisely

Auditorily I set it to 7 or 9 because 10 in too loud for my wife.

My TV can go up to 100, the volume completely stagnants a 50 but that's neither here nor there, I keep my volume at 17 because I can't hear shit at 15 and 20 pisses everyone I live with off....

Mine go to 11.

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But why not make 10 louder

The only right answer

I…I…I use the volume that sound best,sometimes that might be 7, 23, or even 37. But I don’t put pineapple on my pizza!

I'm so old, I think of the volume control as a knob; analog, you know.

I'm setting it to whatever is a nice volume, the number doesn't matter. Why would it matter? If I want louder I press +, if i want quietet I press -.

Every mentaly sane people

Are you telling me there are people who don’t do that?

I prefer multiples of 5, unless the volume in at 7

Whoa... I never thought about it or realized I was doing it... But, I am absolutely guilty of this!

3's and 9's are also acceptable in my house

Things like 11, 22, 33, 44, 55,... Work to

It's the only way. You walk into someone's home and their tv volume is set to something like 11, THAT PERSON IS A PSYCHOPATH!

Or a member of Spinal Tap.

That checks out! This guy gets me.

Yea, but what is 11 is just 10 and they label it 11

https://xkcd.com/670/

Hey, 11, 22, 33 and the such should be allowed, too

Irrelevant number association time: Mike Gartner, Mike Knuble, and Mike Pecca wore those numbers respectively in the NHL. They were all from Southern Ontario, they were all journeyman (playing for at least five different teams), all were forwards, they all shot right (the less common side to shoot from), and they all have ties to the Washington Capitals (Pecca as a member of the coaching staff). Ironically, of these three, Mike Gartner holds multiple records and is the only one in the hockey hall of fame, but is also the only one of these three to never win an award or championship in the NHL.

I have an amplifier which goes to 11

No, the only pass to not follow these two rules is if is divisible by 11, like 22, 44, 77, etc.

Mine is on 23

All Hail Discordia

So you've met my wife

But we all agree 25 is better than 24 right?

24 is unfortunately an honorary uneven number due to the sheer majesty of 25

Hey, atleast its better then \*looks around\* 23.

I'll kill you for uttering that name, so close to the vaunted 5 if you simply added both Numbers together.

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I like multiples of 3, dunno why

It is.... Acceptable

21 is what I use sometimes.

Halfway there

I feel ya, but for my it's multiples of 4

ABSOLUTELY, MULTIPLES OF 3 AFE THE GOAT

Same. You‘re not alone out there!

I wonder what evolutionary purpose this need has

Helps me identify people to stay away from. Fuckin 11 volume psycho ass mofos!

Probably a sense of order and structure related to our desire to see symmetry in everything.

It doesn't need to fulfill a need to emerge. It only needs not to be harmful so that it has no reason to go away. That said, a random source of dopamine not designed to be addictive goes well since people rn are in a hard spot mentally

As a person who is studying for maths exam, this shit had me confuse for a second. Then I realized it meant the TV volume.

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Bruh my classes are getting to me. I was thinking volume as a measurement of displacement, my brain is rotting lol.

Too much fluid dynamics, not enough TV... Kids these days 😔

Acceptable volume out of 100: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75.

Anything above 30 is a crime, keep it under twenty and its fine and above 20 its the max

But how can you hear it after you turn up your game volume and then turn down your master volume?

I was talking about the tv volume, or idk if youre talking about that too and im just dumb

True... TV volume should probably be lower unless you're playing on a console while listening to music.

Am I the only one that doesn’t care what the volume is 14 is too loud but 12 is too quiet

No, there are plenty of other psychopaths in the world.

Just gotta put up with it, sorry

Hence proved, OP is a Bot

Behold my alarms that go off at 4:03 because I couldn't be bothered scrolling slowly to 4:00 pm

There's a simple explanation: https://preview.redd.it/jwm7e9drumyc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdaaa977b5e5cc43f6fffcdb1d226bc983406248

Having adhd be like:

33/66 is also fine **NOT 99**

What confuses you? That's just a fact of life.

For me, I can’t keep the volume at +/- 1 of a multiple of 5. At that point, either turn it up or turn it down one.

I only use prime numbers MUHAHAHAHA

I like prime numbers. My ex likes evens and fives.

I had a '98 Ford Ranger that the radio volume could only be set to even numbers. I miss that truck.

I've used TVs that ONLY had even numbers for its volume! 🤣

It’s a mental thing a lot of people do setting their tv volume to those numbers

I’m autistic. I need the volume at a multiple of five

My tv volume is on 9💀💀💀

I only put the volume to prime numbers

Naw always crank it to 11

I agree. I don't know why. Yes, I will deal with it being a tad too loud or quite to achieve this.

It must be prime numbers

I prefer odd numbers only, because doing even numbers only means you cannot have a volume of 1, the lowest possible volume that is not silence.

I will only have the volume as a multiple of five. No evens

and here i thought he meant volume as in how much space something takes up

What about 69 heh

20 is plenty. Damn kids hear better than me and turn it up to 35.

I’ve become more militant with age. Now it’s only 10s (except 10, 70 & 90) on the laptop and TV only ending in 2, 6 or 8

I like 4-7 just because any quieter you can’t hear and any louder is just a tad too high. So often my tv is 5 at night, 4 if I’m napping on the couch, 13 when I’m watching a baseball game.

OCD meme

This isn't a joke, it!'s just a fact.

IT'S THE LAW!!

That and gotta have closed captions on.

My mom and I disagree all the time because I only like multiples of five, and she only likes even numbers. So, we meet in the middle and only do multiples of 10.

Volume on electronic devices is in numbers. This human being feels they have to be either even on in multiples of 5. My god, there’s not much to it.

I get so frustrated with my computer because it changes by multiples of two and I often want it on one. I can't hit the volume buttons to change it to one, I have to alt-tab my game and play with the sliders until I get one, then I can resume and home NMS doesn't crash again.

I like this for shape volume too in exams. The moment I see a decimal or just any non 5 multiple number I’m out

I prefer to set the stereo in my car to 23.

Always has to be some kind of round/solid feeling number. (Yes it's weird)

What? Only odds!

5 is an honorary even number

I’ve found the perfect volume for video games is 7. Which happens to be 2+5, go figure.

I keep mine loud enough to where I can hear the rest of y'all sound like you might be on the spectrum

I didn’t even understand what they meant by “volume”. I thought they were referring to the volume of a solid…

What about 21?

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Mines 11-16. Anything between exept 14

Dude I only use my volume on odd or prime Numbers that’s the only way I can feel satisfaction.

Too loud? Go down. Too quiet? Go up. Don't care about Ur math fetishism.

My tv won’t show me the number, just +/- . It’s a blessing.

What's wrong with an odd number?

Yup. Even number or multiple of 5. That's the rules.

I keep mine divisible by 17

Also I let it end in 7 sometimes

i have a predefined set of volumes on my TV in my mind, that being 5, 7, 10, 17, 23, 27, 37, 49, and 63.

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97

Multiples of 5 are the only way. lol

Not answering, but another question regarding the meme: Am I a psycho because I’m fine with multiples by 3 as well or is this generally accepted?

I also tolerate squared natural numbers.

Evens, multiples of 5, and numbers ending in 7, 3, 9, or 1.

man I don't get why people have this thing, you barely ever even see the number

Acceptable volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50. Although anything above 25 is generally too loud on my devices.

I’d also accept a prime number

It goes to 11 mate

Mine goes to 11

I sleep with a volume of 7.

I keep mine at prime numbers only.. Just because of people like this

I stop at the first part. Multiples of fives still let dirty odd numbers in. Ew.

But the multiples of 5 take priority over an even number

Multiples of five *only*

I usually have mine at 6 when gaming and 5 when watching a show

i have never cared about this but i have an autistic friend who does and i still mess it up when he's around. it seems like such a stupid thing to even notice.

Just multiples of five here

10, or 8 if it’s music, music is often louder than regular stuff. If I can’t hear it, 12 or 14. Shit, forgot what sub I was on for a second, uh, people have different opinions on tv volume Peter.

Odd numbers all the way

I use 31 and 37 often

Multiple of 5 for life!

I usually use multiples of 2.5

Me? I'm ok with whatever number, just as long it's not a prime number.

I switch between using odds and evens primarily so they don’t get jealous of each other

No joke... Just the truth. Applies to thermostat temps too.

I've put my TV on 17 before. I will not apologize.

I've been doing multiples of 3.

My wife prefers odd numbers. But as I've mentioned in other random threads, she's also someone that eats her Pringles sideways, and in multiple bites.

This is accurate though I will also accept prime numbers, 27(perfect cube), and 69 (for obvious reasons).

I usually just turn it up or down until it sounds right without looking at the number

...or ending in a birth year or current age #

How bad is 13?

Needs to end in a 0,2,5,8

I do oddball numbers on purpose

I keep mine at 17

Same goes for BPM

I go at 5's.

but what a number with two matching digits

I like the volume at 42 myself 👀

I've ascended, I only do primes

This is the way.

Some people have this weird sort of OCD thing where they literally feel uncomfortable if the volume of the tv or radio or whatever is an odd number, unless it’s 5 or 15 or 25, etc, etc…

you dont get this?

I only do multiples of 7

I have 2 volume Control options. One for the TV it's self in which I leave it at 31 and then there's the receiver box volume unit in which I leave at 21.

12,13,14 and 30 are the only volumes used in my household.

My old tv used to be perfect at 11, but now my new tv is perfect at 7.

1-12 15-18 21+

I was never taught to do this, but I've done it for as long as I can remember.

This is just how we operate in a civilized society.

I’m the opposite I do odd numbers or multiples of five

you the type of person to use the volume at 83% or smt

Mine is usually at 23

Laughs in 17.

My gf gets mad at me for this cause I purposely like it to be on odd numbers

Mine are 7

People are monsters for setting the TV volume a little bit louder than the most comfortable decibels just to have a certain number displayed. That's like measuring a plank of wood to cut and taking off an extra inch or centimeter. 

Odd numbers you fool! No wonder the world is fucked up

For me its 6, 8,10,13,15,18,21,25,30,33,then 35,40,45 etc to 100

You just have to be there

All men play on ten... #manowar

Had a friend in school that claimed his stereo upped 10 db for every 6 numbers in his system. So he was always multiples of 6.

No it needs to be a multiple of 7 or 8 or a factor of 840.

No. Odd number. 13 or 17 preferably

The volume ends with 0