Guess what's supposedly 237,000 miles away? The moon. That's why Kubrick changed the room number from 217 for his film. So that when Danny stands up in the hallway wearing his Apollo sweater, it looks like he's a rocket ship launching into space (which isn't real, btw) before walking (flying) toward the room (distance) of 237.
Room 237.
Guess what's supposedly 237,000 miles away? The moon. That's why Kubrick changed the room number from 217 for his film. So that when Danny stands up in the hallway wearing his Apollo sweater, it looks like he's a rocket ship launching into space (which isn't real, btw) before walking (flying) toward the room (distance) of 237.