Footnote for 20th February 2002

[SempreAngela]

Believe it or not, but 8.02pm on February 20 this year will be an historic moment in time. It will not be marked by the chiming of 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 may not 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 that has only happened once before, and is something that 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. How about that??

Forgive me, please. I am always looking for reasons to celebrate.

 

[BigDawg69]

Wooohooo good enough reason for me, wish I didn't have to go back into work.

Very kewl bit o history though!

 

[p_p_man]

I've just cracked open the champagne...

I like little bits of information like that.

Thanks.

 

[claude_moveml]

20:02, 20/02, 2002. And because the clock only goes up to 23.59, it is something that will never happen again. How about that??

How about 21:12, 21/12, 2112 ?

That's just as symmetrical, and I fully intend to see that one in in fine style on my death bed.