Showing posts with label consecutive numbers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consecutive numbers. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

Consecutive Numbers Alert

My cousin Susannah, an elementary school teacher in Iowa, sent me this link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090705/od_afp/britainoffbeat

Since I use the standard US convention of month/day/year, July 5 '09 didn't seem so very impressive to me (07/05/09? Okay, whatever...), though of course I'm glad to know the scoop. However, I was awaiting the consecutive-number extravaganza that arrives Wednesday, the 8th of July:

07/08/09

And especially shortly after 4 that morning, precisely six seconds past the changing of the minute, when the time will be

04:05:06
on
07/08/09.

I would plan a celebration to mark such a momentous occasion. However, mathematical import or no, I admit that I intend to be asleep. Maybe we can schedule something for another year, when the consecutive numbers will appear at a more civilized hour. What are you doing at 09:10:11 on 12/13/14? What, your calendar's clear? Good! Save the second.