December 12, 2012, or 12-12-12, will be the last date of its kind (a
day when all three numericals in a date are the same) for the next 88
years. The next time this will happen is on January 1, 2101, or
01-01-01.
The number 12 has great significance in many cultures. In western
tradition, it is commonly associated with completeness and seen as a
perfect and harmonious unit. As such, it has found its way into religion
(e.g. the 12 apostles), mythology (e.g. the 12 gods of Olympus), and
everyday life (e.g. 12 hours on a modern clock face) a dozen donuts.
The number 12 has interesting mathematical properties as well. There are few small numbers that can be evenly divided by so many subsets.
And if this works for me this blog will be stamped 12-12-12 12:12 p.m.
(I don't plan on being around for 2101 and I'm okay with that.)
1 comment:
I bet there are a lot of weddings today and inductions :)
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