12/12/12 12:12:12

[trysail]

★★★★★

AN UNUSUAL CONJUNCTION !

☝☝☝

12/12/12 12:12:12

It's coming.

There won't be another instance like this for many, many years. In fact, it's a bit unlikely that anyone alive at that moment will live to see a similar time.

[lovecraft68]

12 is my lucky number. I normally don;t play the lottery, but will be buying some tickets on 12/12/12

[Bramblethorn]

Originally Posted by trysail

[b]
There won't be another instance like this for many, many years. In fact, it's a bit unlikely that anyone alive at that moment will live to see a similar time.

Actually, there'll be another one just twelve hours later, unless you're using 24-hour time ;-)

[Handley_Page]

Originally Posted by Bramblethorn

Actually, there'll be another one just twelve hours later, unless you're using 24-hour time ;-)

How?

At twelve minutes and twelve seconds past midnight, it's 12/12/12 00:12:12.
At twelve minutes and twelve seconds past noon, it's 12/12/12 12:12:12
but at midnight it's 12/13/12 (or 13-12-12 depending upon where you are).

OK. I give up; what have aI missed?

[PennLady]

Originally Posted by Handley_Page

How?

At twelve minutes and twelve seconds past midnight, it's 12/12/12 00:12:12.
At twelve minutes and twelve seconds past noon, it's 12/12/12 12:12:12
but at midnight it's 12/13/12 (or 13-12-12 depending upon where you are).

OK. I give up; what have aI missed?

But if you are not using 24-hour or military time, then at twelve minutes and twelve seconds in the morning on Dec 12th, it's 12/12/12 12:12:12am.

[Handley_Page]

Originally Posted by PennLady

But if you are not using 24-hour or military time, then at twelve minutes and twelve seconds in the morning on Dec 12th, it's 12/12/12 12:12:12am.

OK. We obviously have a difference of telling the time.

[PennLady]

Originally Posted by Handley_Page

OK. We obviously have a difference of telling the time.

In the US, we generally don't use military/24-hr time. If I were to write down that something happened between midnight and 1am on a certain day, I would say it happened at 12:20am. I would know something was after noon, obviously, because it would be rendered 12:20pm. But we in the US do trail behind other parts of the world in such things sometimes.

[TxRad]

Originally Posted by Bramblethorn

Actually, there'll be another one just twelve hours later, unless you're using 24-hour time ;-)

Then we get to wait another hundred years. Well, some of us can.

I was told in high school I'd never live to see this century and i think it is pretty good odds I won't see the next.

[topace]

I'll be 127 next time it occurs.

This is the 12th time this has happened this century (01/01/01 01:01:01, etc.).

Last time it happens for another 88 years.

[Bramblethorn]

Originally Posted by PennLady

In the US, we generally don't use military/24-hr time. If I were to write down that something happened between midnight and 1am on a certain day, I would say it happened at 12:20am. I would know something was after noon, obviously, because it would be rendered 12:20pm. But we in the US do trail behind other parts of the world in such things sometimes.

Yep, hence my "unless you're using 24-hour time". Australia, also, rarely uses 24-hour time outside the military.

[topace]

Originally Posted by Bramblethorn

Yep, hence my "unless you're using 24-hour time". Australia, also, rarely uses 24-hour time outside the military.

We use it all the time at work. Sure is a lot more easier to avoid getting your schedule screwed up!

[Bramblethorn]

Originally Posted by topace

We use it all the time at work. Sure is a lot more easier to avoid getting your schedule screwed up!

I avoid that problem by never showing up to work before 8am or leaving after 8pm ;-)

(But yeah, in jobs with less-regular hours, it can be useful.)

[rapthaysoos]

I guess you could say that this sort of thing DOZEN't happen very of, eh?

Get it, dozen? Eh......eh?!

My humour's wasted here.

[Exquisition]

Originally Posted by trysail

★★★★★

AN UNUSUAL CONJUNCTION !

☝☝☝

12/12/12 12:12:12

It's coming.

There won't be another instance like this for many, many years. In fact, it's a bit unlikely that anyone alive at that moment will live to see a similar time.

A conjunction of Imperial proportions.

[KlaytonFrost]

I predict the end of the world. That seems to be a fashionable thing to do

[topace]

Originally Posted by KlaytonFrost

I predict the end of the world. That seems to be a fashionable thing to do

Nah, that's been foretold for the 21st of this month.

[trysail]

8 days and counting.

[TE999]

Hey, you Mayan dudes! Get off my lawn!

[topace]

Originally Posted by TE999

Hey, you Mayan dudes! Get off my lawn!

They would probably reply:

"Get lost young cricket! We're worshiping here!"

[trysail]

2 days and counting.

[Tio_Narratore]

On the 24 hour clock we use in Quebec, it's only at noon that you would have the conjunction of the dozens; after midnight is 00, so it would be 00:12:12.

[Handley_Page]

Originally Posted by Tio_Narratore

On the 24 hour clock we use in Quebec, it's only at noon that you would have the conjunction of the dozens; after midnight is 00, so it would be 00:12:12.

Thank you Tio.
It's what I was trying to say.

[topace]

I'll probably be writing or reading when this cool coincidence rolls around...

[trysail]

Less than 12 hours to go.

(in Japan)

[topace]

Under 24 hours here.