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999 features nine main characters, who are forced to participate in the Nonary Game by an unknown person code-named Zero. [2] For the majority of the game, the characters adopt code names to protect their identities due to the stakes of the Nonary Game—most of their names are ultimately revealed over the course of the game, and for several their true identities are important to the plot. [10]
Five nines, commonly taken to mean "99.999%", may refer to: High availability of services, when a service is available for 99.999% of the time, or around 5 minutes of downtime per year; Nine (purity), a 99.999% pure substance; German 15 cm (5.9 in) artillery shells used in World War I
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 is a 4-4-0 “American” type steam locomotive built for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1893, which was intended to haul the road's Empire State Express train service. It was built for high speed and is alleged to be the first steam locomotive in the world to travel over 100 ...
Data from Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930-1945 General characteristics Crew: 4+ Capacity: 18 passengers, 269 kg (594 lb) of baggage and 519 kg (1,144 lb) of cargo and mail Length: 19.8 m (65 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 24 m (78 ft 9 in) Empty weight: 5,987 kg (13,200 lb) Gross weight: 9,480 kg (20,900 lb) Powerplant: 2 × Gnome-Rhône 14Krsd 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 670 kW ...
For instance, 1 h 23 m 45 s is 1 decimal hour, 23 decimal minutes, and 45 decimal seconds, or 1.2345 decimal hours, ... counted from 000–999, ...
3 milliseconds – a housefly's wing flap. Also the normative speed of sound (an issue in track and field) 3.3 milliseconds – normal delay time between initiation and detonation of a C4 explosive charge; 4 milliseconds – typical average seek time for a 10,000 rpm hard disk; 5 milliseconds – a honey bee's wing flap [7]
The key to the Empire State's initial fame was a 37-foot (11 m)-long American-type 4-4-0 steam locomotive built in West Albany, New York especially to haul the train. The handmade unit had 86" diameter driving wheels and was the first of its kind to have brakes on the front truck.
999: Dramatic Stories of Real-Life Rescues by Michael Buerk, published by BBC Books in 1994. ISBN 0-563-37049-1. Features 15 gripping stories as featured on the show, along with 999 Safety Advice: simple, easy-to-understand instructions on how to deal with common emergencies. 999 Young Lifesavers by Michael Buerk, published by BBC Books in 1996.