There is something magical about the number 100. Nothing that comes before it really has the same feeling of meaning associated with it.
Think of the first time you had $100 in your hand. Today, that really doesn’t stretch very far, but do you remember the feeling? It was powerful, a feeling of wealth, of richness, of feeling as though you could do anything and buy anything you wanted.
Or what about Napoleon’s 100 Days? He escaped from the island of Elba, rallied 1,500 men, marched on Paris, and became emperor once more. Of course, he was defeated at Waterloo and kicked out again, but he still had those hundred days.
Or maybe working out? Have you ever done 100 push-ups or pull-ups? Have you ever put 100 pounds on a bar and lifted it for the firs time?
United States has exactly 100 senators. And the other important thing to many Americans: there are 100 yards between end-zones on a football field.
100ºF is extremely hot for humans; 100ºC will boil water into vapor.
100% is total, complete, a perfect score.
Most great lists of music, actors, artists, influential people, and books are lists of 100.
There is truly something special about one hundred.
