Consecutive Integer Day
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James Joyner | Wednesday, July 8, 2009 |
On the East Coast, it is about to be 12:34:56 on 7/8/09.
I’m pretty sure this has no significance whatsoever but it’s mildly interesting.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Not on the Mayan calendar. :)
And in a few years it will 12:34:56.789 on 10/11/12, but only for the briefest of instants.
The time and date format is a little silly to achieve this contrivance.
You start with a medium-sized unit known as the hour, then shrink to minutes and further still to seconds, then jump way up to a fairly big unit the month, then back down to a day, then up to a year. Not to mention we're dropping several digits from the year.
But on the other hand, if it makes people happy ...
So, finished the crossword puzzle yet, James?
But we really do not have to wait until 10/11/12 for another great number:
09:09.09 on 09/09/09
which will require an atomic clock to time the first sip of champagne!
So, finished the crossword puzzle yet, James?
Heh. Actually, so busy that very short posts are all I have time for.
I think I liked 1:11 1/1/1 better
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