scrapbook 32 is missng

[thrillchaser]

Scrapbook 32 is missing on the dalneitzel site. Anyone know if Forrest told him to skip that number to give a hint?

[heidini]

I know. It’s weird.

[rahrah]

Humans have 32 teeth, when you include their wisdom teeth
The freezing point of water is 32F
There are 32 Kabbalistic Paths of Wisdom
There are 32 black squares, 32 white squares, and 32 pieces in a game of chess
32 is the atomic number of germanium
32 = 1 squared + 2 squared + 3 squared (I wrote squared since I can't use the little number)
32 is a happy number; the treasure is in a place that is dear to Fenn, it's a special place
XXXII
NGC 32, a star in the constellation Pegasus
Number of teams in the NFL = 32
A football is made with 32 panels of leather
The number of pages in an average comic book = 32

Have fun.

[locolobo]

dalneitzel.com/2013/12/03/scrapbook-fifty-two/#comment-28701

Scrapbook 32- (SB 52) - dal on December 11, 2013 at 11:03 pm said:

32 is a sacred number to me and I did not want to mess with it…
The 32nd Division during WWI were known by the French as “Les Terribles”. By folks from Michigan they were known as the Red Arrow Division. I had a great uncle that lost both his legs in 1918 while in the 32nd Division. The division was relentless. For six straight months they took enemy fire in the trenches. They had 14,000 casualties and took 2,000 German prisoners. They never lost to a single German offensive. My Uncle William was one of the 14,000. I only remember seeing him once, in a wheelchair when I was quite young. Others told me of his courage. I regret not knowing him better and not hugging him.
In the 1970’s I worked with a great man who was a member of the 32nd in the Pacific in WWII and survived the trek across the Kapa Kapa Trail on New Guinea. His face and body were badly scarred by grenade shrapnel. No woman would love him. He never had kids and never married. He was the toughest/kindest guy I ever knew. I miss him too.
I think these are the reasons I skipped Scrapbook 32..
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dalneitzel.com/2015/09/09/its-all-about-the-f/#comment-102344

Dal on September 9, 2015 at 9:50 pm said:
Sweet-
It has been answered..
I am superstitious and that number is bad luck. I went from 31 years old to 33.
The last time I wrote that number I got the chicken pox and mumps at the same time and the candy machine stole my nickel.
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dalneitzel.com/2015/11/12/the-nine-clues-34/#comment-111132

Dal on November 21, 2015 at 8:29 pm said:
There is no scrapbook thirty-two. Never was. But you can use the Wayback Machine to check. In August of 2013 there were 38 scrapbooks…but not a number 32.
I never used that number………….also, read dal’s comments after this post

[thrillchaser]

No hint then. Is that confirmed?

[heidini]

Jan 19, 2020 8:01:05 GMT -5 thrillchaser said:

No hint then. Is that confirmed?

Well... rabbit hole city ahead:

From Wikipedia on “32”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32_(number)

32 is the ninth happy number. ( look in the mathematics section)

Happy? Contentment? Forrest said something like the keyword is contentment. Once you find that, everything else is fallen into place.

NINTH! Nine clues? Ninth inning? Baseball references from forrest all over the place. Dizzy dean, batter at the plate, etc.

Rabbit hole for sure. I don’t know to connect the number “32” itself to anything though. Sorry.

[flyjack]

hmmm,,, 32 is the temp that "warm waters halt" or "warm water halts"

[thrillchaser]

dal said he made the mistake. I don't think it is a clue. it would be unfair if it was and only dal knew.

[edgewalker]

Periodic table 32, Germanium. Fits with a theory (one of far too many) I have regarding Nazi scientists scooped up by the CIA after world war 2. The missing nature of it fits with how the image of these scientists was cleansed for consumption by the American public. A little known part of American history. See operation Overcast and Paperclip.