Re: Time goes on
- From: "Ian T." <itschaotic yahoo ca>
- To: "Geoffrey" <esoteric 3times25 net>
- Cc: <gnome-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: Time goes on
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:26:42 -0800
nothing.. sorry.. I hit the wrong address. Please excuse.
----- Original Message -----
From: Geoffrey <esoteric 3times25 net>
To: Ian T. <itschaotic yahoo ca>
Cc: <gnome-list gnome org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: Time goes on
> And what does this have to do with gnome?
>
> And what about 21:12 21/12 2112 ????? (December 21, 2112 at 21:12)
>
> Ian T. wrote:
> > Believe it or not but 8.02pm on February 20 this year will be a
historic
> > moment in time.
> >
> > It will not be marked by the chiming of any clocks or the ringing of
> > bells, but at that precise time, on that specific date, something will
> > happen which has not occurred for 1,001 years and will never happen
> > again.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > This historic event will never have the same poignancy as the 11th
hour
> > of
> > the 11th day of the 11th month which marks Armistice Day, but it is an
> > event which has only ever happened once before, and is something which
> > will never be repeated.
> >
> > The last occasion that time read in 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.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Until later: Geoffrey esoteric 3times25 net
>
> I didn't have to by my radio from a specific company to listen
> to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
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