Day 13 of 2012 - omens and superstitions

So this was Friday 13th.... do you suffer from triskaidekaphobia

Two Magpies - a section of my acrylic painting: "Ancient of Days - On the sheep's back" APOLLO 13 Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST. Crew from Apollo 13 back home. The Apollo 13 malfunction was caused by an explosion and  rupture of oxygen tank no. 2 in the service module. The explosion ruptured a line or damaged a valve in the no. 1 oxygen tank, causing it to lose oxygen rapidly. The service module bay no.4 cover was blown off. All oxygen stores were lost within about 3 hours, along with loss of water, electrical power, and use of the propulsion system.

Day 13 of 2012 "Black Friday" seems to be the amalgamation of two older superstitions: that thirteen is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day did you know that fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays, because people are preventatively more careful or just stay home  the superstition that associates Friday the 13th with bad luck is one of the most widespread in Western culture. More than 80 percent of high-rises lack a 13th floor. Many airports skip the 13th gate Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13.