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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 22, 2021 12:07:49 GMT
Why was it 999 for emergencies,when it would have been quicker to dial 111?
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 22, 2021 12:18:44 GMT
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Post by elystokie on Jan 22, 2021 12:19:42 GMT
Perhaps the theory was that it would be more difficult to dial in error? Complete guess and supposition on my part  |
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Post by franklin on Jan 22, 2021 13:09:59 GMT
Perhaps the theory was that it would be more difficult to dial in error? Complete guess and supposition on my part That was always my understanding the last "hole" in the dial. |
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Post by mattyd2 on Jan 22, 2021 13:52:58 GMT
2 reasons I think.
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The old dial phones you could tap out the number on the buttons where the handset went.so 9 taps, 9 taps, 9 taps would be 999. Unlikely to do that by accident.
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You could put a phone lock on phones to stop people calling long distance, so by placing it in the 9 hole stopped you dialing a zero, but kept all the other numbers active.
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Jan 22, 2021 15:35:17 GMT
It's 666 upside down,,,
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Post by cr4zyd4ve on Jan 22, 2021 18:34:27 GMT
Because they knew that the NHS would need that number in response to a Global Pandemic!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 19:29:10 GMT
It was designed to try to ensure that people only called in a real emergency.
If you really wanted the Emergency Services, you'd be willing to wait for the dial to spin back-and-forth.
If it wasn't really an emergency, you'd lose interest while waiting, and hang up.
😉
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 22, 2021 19:30:53 GMT
The answer is in the link on the second post 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by mattyd2 on Jan 22, 2021 21:09:02 GMT
Mrs Beard of Hampstead made the 1st 999 call in 1937...The metropolitan police force are hoping to get an officer on the scene ASAP.
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Post by butlerstbob on Jan 22, 2021 22:55:02 GMT
Perhaps the theory was that it would be more difficult to dial in error? Complete guess and supposition on my part Not as difficult for a bloke I once knew who cut his fingers off with an electric hedge trimmer....that must have been the longest most painful 9...9...9... Ever. |
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Post by somersetstokie on Jan 23, 2021 1:29:00 GMT
The trebble nine emergency number was used because of the basic physical act of dialling. The 9 position was easy to find on the dial, at the bottom and next to the metal rest attachment. In the dark, or in a smoke filled room it was the easiest number to locate and dial.
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Post by mattyd2 on Jan 23, 2021 11:53:39 GMT
The trebble nine emergency number was used because of the basic physical act of dialling. The 9 position was easy to find on the dial, at the bottom and next to the metal rest attachment. In the dark, or in a smoke filled room it was the easiest number to locate and dial. The zero was next to metal stop bar... |
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Post by telfordstoke on Jan 23, 2021 12:44:13 GMT
I asked that in Germany if was 999 for an emergency and was clearly told Nein Nein Nein. Sorry I thought that was funny
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