Courtesy of my friend, the ever-amusing (and easily-amused) Mary Bishop , We learn that early this morning, at precisely 1 hour, 2 minutes, and three seconds past midnight, the time and date could be written like this:
01:02:03 04/05/06
Cool. How many times will you see that in your lifetime?
Well, twice, in fact, if you follow the Canadian (and I believe - but am not certain, the British) method of time notation, which puts the day before the month. That makes today's date actually read 05/04/06.
So, keep that in mind for May 4.
I made the mistake of emailing this out to a group of friends last Monday.
They all wrote back to let me know that given the time structure used, it will occur again in 2106, 2206, 2306 . . . 3006,.. etc.
Another friend wrote to add that "On that same Wednesday, just 3 + hours later it will be 04:05:06 04/05/06
ANDDDDDDDDDD
Just 3 + hours after that it will be 04/05/06 07:08:09."
They are a fickle bunch and I will never be able to email them a single fact, ever again. ;)
Posted by: Laura | April 05, 2006 at 02:07 PM
I saw that it would happen again in 2106. I am not positive I will be around to witness it. I can surely hope. I'll be the one in the senior's home, whapping at your ankles with my cane.
Posted by: Nils | April 05, 2006 at 08:39 PM
The day goes before the month in Australia as well and after reading this I just realized my daughter's birthday could quite possibly be 04/05/06. Now I'm kind of hoping for that!
Posted by: Bente | April 06, 2006 at 10:00 AM
I know one guy who was planning to wake up at that time. Yup, setting his alarm and everything.
Posted by: Squirl | April 06, 2006 at 09:23 PM