04:05:06/07/08/09
 

yes, its floating around in chain letters and bulk forwarded text messages.. a cosmic occurrence of Mayan proportions but from a strictly Western perspective is upon us today..

4pm, 5 minutes after, 6 seconds into on the 7th month, the 8th day, of the 9th year of the new millennium..

of course its its 2001 and the 11th month in Ethiopia, 5767 in Israel, and 1423 as reckoned by the Arabs..

I guess its just a matter of perspective ;)

cool. Thanks.

oh wait, that's not right.

protip: it occured at 12:34:56 7/8/9

happy to help!

:)

edit: what ASP posted.

THIS is what I was looking for!

"now I'm scared.."

Very cool SuchFriends !

In 1990 a similar thing happened. Of course it was an AM and a PM phenomena. I'd met a numerologist friend that summer, so I started thinking in those terms for a bit. I came up with this, never read about it and while I was at the beach at the PM time, I stood up and looked around and didn't notice anyone seeming to realize the significance of the moment.

12:34:56,7-8-90

Twelve thirty four, fifty six seconds July 8, 1990.

The next best complete one like that I could think of would've been

1:23:45,6-7-89

But I hadn't thought of that the year before so it went by unnoticed by me. But I freaked out when I realized that 1990 number sequence and REALLY took notice !!



*Oh shit, I just saw what atsonicpark and floating slowly posted...cool but NOT as complete as 19 years ago !!! :)

so in the uk it'll be on the 7th of august.

12:34:56 7/8/9

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my country puts the day before the month .'. I am exempt from this.

mine does that too.
no armageddon for us?

not until august or something.

Although, it really doesn't seem as though it will be too bad. Those at the front of the line have already come through and are still posting strong to the internets.

I know it's local convention and all, but does anyone else find themself being excessively irritated by the American date system?

I do.

Word

Nope.

But does it really make sense to go 'medium sized unit/ smaller unit thereof/ larger unit'? Surely 'small unit/ larger unit/ larger unit again' makes more sense? Or at least 'largest unit/ smaller/ smallest'.

See, calender systems with jump months, or two iterations of one month - that makes sense, because the rationale is apparent (if not transparent). But I don't understand the fundamental rationale behind putting months before days before years. You see? Probably not.

Americans butchering a well put system, don't ya think?

I care more about ze month than ze day.

therefor.....month goes first.

Whoa...