143 (one hundred
ndforty-three) is the natural number following
142 and preceding
144. It is one less than a
gross.
In media
* On ''
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'': "Transformations", 143 is used to mean "I love you". 1 meaning I for 1 letter, 4 meaning Love for the 4 letters, and 3 meaning You for the 3 letters. Reportedly,
Fred Rogers maintained his weight at exactly for the last thirty years of his life, and associated the number with the phrase "I love you".
*
Jake Shimabukuro released the song "143" based on his experience in high school when 143 was sent on a pager to indicate "I Love You".
*
Sal Governale of ''
The Howard Stern Show'' had a long running saga on the show about his wife who had
an emotional friend. He discovered the severity of their relationship when he read their
text messages and emails which included "143", shorthand for "I love you".
* "
Case 143", song by
Stray Kids.
In popular culture
*143. A popular
pager number to communicate "I love you" (based on the number of letters in each of the three words)
*''
143'', 2024 album by
Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in hist ...
In other fields
143 is also:
* The year
AD 143 or
143 BC
* 143 AH is a year in the
Islamic calendar that corresponds to
760 –
761 CE
*
143 Adria is a large
main belt asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...
*
143 Records label of producer
David Foster, a sub-label of
Atlantic Records
*
Psalm 143
*
Sonnet 143 by
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
* ''The 143'', in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
, refers to the 143
conscientious objectors who publicly refused to do military service in the
Apartheid army in 1988.
* The
atomic number of unquadtrium, a temporary
chemical element
A chemical element is a chemical substance whose atoms all have the same number of protons. The number of protons is called the atomic number of that element. For example, oxygen has an atomic number of 8: each oxygen atom has 8 protons in its ...
See also
*
List of highways numbered 143
The following highways are numbered 143:
Canada
* Prince Edward Island Route 143
* Quebec Route 143
Costa Rica
* National Route 143 (Costa Rica), National Route 143
Germany
* Bundesautobahn 143
Japan
* Japan National Route 143
* Fukuoka Pr ...
*
United Nations Security Council Resolution 143
*
United States Supreme Court cases, S3XiFi3D 143
References
External links
The Natural Number 143*
143 at Urban Dictionary
143 at Virtual Science
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