Question about a weird number I hit on my deck project

I just finished counting and I used exactly 1,237 screws on my new 12x16 deck. That number feels SO specific and it just surprised me, I guess I thought it would be a rounder total. Anyone else get hung up on a weird final count on a big build?

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leor372mo ago

Had a buddy who built a shed and swore he used 999 nails. He spent like twenty minutes going over his math because it seemed too perfect, like a joke. Honestly, he was half convinced his count was wrong but the bags just worked out that way. Tbh I think we all get a little stuck on those oddball numbers when a project wraps up. It's like your brain expects a nice even hundred and the real total just feels off. Ngl, 1,237 is a seriously specific number to end on.

faith_schmidt2mo ago

Oh man, that is so real! I built a bookshelf last month and ended up using exactly 73 screws. I kept checking the empty packs because it felt like such a weird, random number to land on. My brain was screaming it should have been 75 or 70, something round.