OT: Once in a Lifetime, Twice in Forever

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Wed Feb 20 21:32:22 2002

On February 20, Joe wrote:
> As the clock ticks over from 8.01pm on Wednesday, February 20, time will,
> for sixty seconds only, read in perfect symmetry 2002, 2002, 2002, or to be
> more precise - 20:02, 20/02, 2002.
>
> The last time there was such a symmetrical pattern was long before the days
> of the digital watch and the 24-hour clock - at 10.01am on January 10,
> 1001. And because the clock only goes up to 23.59, it is something that
> will never happen again.

  I remember 12:34 5/6/78 quite well...it was amusing...

    -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL         "Less talk.  More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Received on Wed Feb 20 2002 - 21:32:22 GMT

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