Coming Up: 12:34:56 7/8/9
From Anu Garg at A-Word-A-Day:
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
I’ve been alerted to an event that will take place later this week, something that happens once and only once over the course of history. Shortly after noon on July 8, comes the moment that can be called 12:34:56 7/8/9. To mark this momentous event, this week we’ll feature words that have three consecutive letters in order, something that doesn’t happen very often either (there are hundreds of everyday words, but we are talking here about unusual and interesting words).
It’s not exactly true that this sequence of time/date happens only once. If you follow the day/month/year convention, you can observe the same sequence next month, on August 7. And even though it appears to be a rare occurrence, such interesting patterns aren’t that unusual. Consider these from the past:
01:23:45 6/7/89
12:34.56 7/8/90
01:02:03 04/05/06
In a couple of years we’ll have 11:11:11 11/11/11. What other unusual patterns can you think of that are in the near future?
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we are on the same, only slightly nerdy, wavelength 🙂 I saw this yesterday and almost forwarded to you until I recalled that YOU got me hooked on A.Word.A.Day in the first place! Cheer!
Nerds rule, Grammy! 🙂
Not unique – happens once every 100 years
July 8, 1909
July 8, 2009
July 8, 2109
Etc
you will not be alive till 100 years
you have got a chance to see it be happy
Yeh, but these things are always fun to pay attention to, Steve!
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I had missed it but my father said it to me
it is a very unique thing
Dhairya, welcome, and isn’t it a wonderful universe, full of quirky events like this, if you keep your eyes open for them? (Please be respectful to other commenters. I had to edit your other comment.)