Funky date pattern thing

Insight Chief Captain

Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 1168 Location: UK, South East

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:11 pm

Did anyone notice that in the world of sensible date formats a once a millenium event will happen

at 2 minutes and 3 seconds past 1 on the 4th of May it'll be:-

01:02:03 04/05/06

And it is Star Wars day!

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hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:13 pm

Ummmmmmmmm, 🙄 I didn't really understand your topic.It's somewhat normal,right? 😀 😂

Insight Chief Captain

Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 1168 Location: UK, South East

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:16 pm

well, given that it will only occur once this millenium - i would say it isn't that normal 🙂

or maybe I misunderstand your post Wink

hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:20 pm

Then I completley misunderstood you post. 😕 😀 🙄 ❓

pilotwannabe Chief Captain

Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1723 Location: A galaxy far far away

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:38 pm

Interesting 😀

👍

hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:40 pm

Can someone please explain.

Insight Chief Captain

Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 1168 Location: UK, South East

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:59 pm

if you use the date format

dd / mm / yy

at 01:02:03

(2 mins and 3 seconds past 1 in the morning)

on the 4th of May 2006.. the time would look like

01:02:03 04/05/06

i.e. 123456

a combination that can only occur once a millenium.

As for star wars day..

May the Fourth be with you Wink

hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:05 pm

aaaaaaah!Get it!Cool!
but what has that got with star wars?

Michael Thomas (SteveT) Chief Captain

Joined: Feb 27, 2005 Posts: 1117

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:50 pm

👍

its me liai Guest

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:55 pm

why would it only happen once in a millenium

liam 🙄

Greekman72 Chief Captain

Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:57 pm

Because next time it will be in 01:02:03 04/05/3006😉

liam (Liono) Chief Captain

Joined: Jan 17, 2005 Posts: 1094 Location: Northwich (Cheshire) England.

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:25 pm

Very cool Insight

hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:43 pm

well,you found an excuse for me to stay up until 1 in the morning! 😀 Thanks! 😀

Insight Chief Captain

Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 1168 Location: UK, South East

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:12 pm

May the fourth is star wars day...

"may the fourth be with you" ..

"may the force be with you"

christ, spoon feeding 🙂

Madbrit Guest

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:31 am

It happens every 100 years. 2006, 2106, 2206........

How about 6 minutes and 6 seconds past 6 O'clock on 6th June 2006.

666 666

Greekman72 Chief Captain

Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:53 am

Madbrit wrote:

It happens every 100 years. 2006, 2106, 2206........

How about 6 minutes and 6 seconds past 6 O'clock on 6th June 2006.

666 666

or 5
or 4
or 3
.............

Manuel Agustin Clausse (Agus0404) Chief Captain

Joined: Jul 29, 2004 Posts: 2282 Location: Evora, Portugal. Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:14 am

Or 10 years....

2006, 2016, 2026, 2036, 2046, etc etc......

EDIT: Actually it's not, because what counts is the "06" and not the "6". Never mind...

Insight Chief Captain

Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 1168 Location: UK, South East

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:00 pm

ah yes it is 100 yrs, must have mis read it

Greekman72 Chief Captain

Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:03 pm

Insight wrote:

ah yes it is 100 yrs, must have mis read it

And i trust you... Liar

😂 😉

CrashGordon Chief Captain

Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 3837

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:07 pm

Greekman72 wrote:

How about 6 minutes and 6 seconds past 6 O'clock on 6th June 2006.

666 666

Oh no...the devil made me do it! 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:58 pm

oh,and insight,why is the force star wars day? Embarassed 😉 😀

Greekman72 Chief Captain

Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:20 pm

CrashGordon wrote:

Greekman72 wrote:

How about 6 minutes and 6 seconds past 6 O'clock on 6th June 2006.

666 666

Oh no...the devil made me do it! 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

Twisted Evil It wasnt me who wrote this...

😂 😂 😂

Last edited by Greekman72 on Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:22 pm, edited 1 time in total

hms_endeavour Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 1354 Location: In the sky

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:23 pm

LOL!!!!

ceetee Chief Captain

Joined: Nov 30, 2005 Posts: 1118

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:34 am

Interesting Stuff Insight!

jarred_01 Captain

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:28 am

Thanks for that Insight, very interesting! 👍

oreo005 First Officer

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:53 pm

^LOL^

oreo005 First Officer

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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:54 pm

WHOOPS! I only read the firt page.

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