PEOPLE confirms In-N-Out Burger has removed the number "67" from its ticket order system amid the viral "6-7" trend. The West Coast burger chain no longer calls "67" out for orders.
Interesting that numbers can be excluded from the ordering system like that. I wonder if other numbers considered unlucky or meme numbers have been excluded before…
Not that it’s hard to implement, but neat that it is already being practiced in tgese systems, similar to noticing floors 4, 13 or 14 being skipped in a building.
Interesting that numbers can be excluded from the ordering system like that. I wonder if other numbers considered unlucky or meme numbers have been excluded before…
the article mentions 69 being skipped as well. I assume it’s pretty simple, just check it against the list and increment until it’s valid.
int getNextOrderNumber(int currentNumber) { currentNumber++; while(isBanned(currentNumber)) { currentNumber++; } return currentNumber; }where
bool isBanned(int orderNumber)simply checks the order number against the banned list and returns true if it’s not allowed.Not that it’s hard to implement, but neat that it is already being practiced in tgese systems, similar to noticing floors 4, 13 or 14 being skipped in a building.