No, you had it right. #1 is the first number. #0 is also the last. So while #0 might be slightly easier to find whilst fumbling, #1 is still a very viable option. So "111" is still a very logical choice.
911 will also be re-directed to 000 in Oz too, along with (what used to be) a recorded message telling you that it is the wrong number. Not sure. I'm not sure what it actually said.
That makes sense. It's a poor choice of number, but the story makes sense. Thanks Bill!
Remember when 9-1-1 was first implemented and it was referred to as "Nine Eleven" until people complained there was no "eleven" number on their phones.?ÿ It was then referred to as "Nine-one-one."
@micheal-daubyn-2
The first time I showed my youngest daughter a rotary phone (she is now 22) at about age 12, she asked how it worked? I started to dial our home number. Just a couple of numbers in she said "Dad, by the time you called 911 on that thing, you would be dead." I told her that before 911, you just dialed 0 and had the operator connect you with the emergency services. Operator???
Good question on the origin or logic behind the choice of 911. At work, to dial out we have to dial 9 first, then 1, then the area code. On more than one occasion I have accidentally hit a second 1, then quickly hung up, only to have my phone ring immediately - 911 dispatch calling me back. Oops.
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@micheal-daubyn-2
If you ever need the info on something, you ask for the 411. That's colloquial usage because if you had to call information to get somebody's phone number you dialed 411.
