Just Another Day

davar55 · 2012-10-11, 17:36

Just noticed that 10/11/12 13:14:15
just passed (well, very recently) here in New York.

Next sequential day (of this type...) will be 11/12/13,
next year.

Dubslow · 2012-10-11, 18:14

Wow... the time passed while I was under the 120 seconds between posts restriction... so this will be just after that time.

ewmayer · 2012-10-12, 01:19

I have a tentative future lunch date with some former colleagues: We plan to sit down to eat precisely at 12:12:12 on 12/12/12.

(For us Spinal Tap fans, an early lunch at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 would have been memorable, but I don't think the time-travel-tech they use in the new movie Looper is coming to Wal-Mart any time soon, so that one has alas passed us by.)

Batalov · 2012-10-12, 01:27

The n/n/n n:n:n idea was already done to death by some people: example; I have tried two or three of these. 06/06/06 and 10/10/10 as far as I remember and maybe some more...

LaurV · 2012-10-12, 03:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by davar55

Just noticed that 10/11/12 13:14:15
just passed (well, very recently) here in New York.

Next sequential day (of this type...) will be 11/12/13,
next year.

Actually you don't have to wait so long. Everywhere else in the worlds except your area we use to put the day first, (dd-mm-yyyy, or for easy sorting and official papers, yyyy-mm-dd, only you use this strange mm-dd-yyyy which is confuse and not sortable in any way, see the famous problem with the british soldier and german girl during the first world war) so 10th of November 2012 at 13:14:15 would be quite a good hit too... you don't have to wait till next year...

Edit: for the guys who don't know the puzzle: it's said that during first world war, a british soldier met a nice german girl, they felt in love, bla bla, and they decided to meet at some day at some church, to get married. One of them shown up, but the other not. The one who shown up decided that the other one dumped him/her, left the place, and tried to forget all the story. After a while the other one shown up, but the first not. The one who shown up last was more persistent (and perspicacious too), he/her asked the priest and found out that the other partner in fact was there, x days ago, where x is a specific number (the priest said the number, but the number is not told to you - the reader). Thinking a bit, the persistent partner exclaimed "this makes sense!" and starts looking for the other partner. Eventually, he/her found her/him, and they got married after exactly one year (i.e. in the same day of the year, but next year) at the same church, by the same priest, and lived happily ever after. They decided to celebrate the "lucky" date as their anniversary. The question is what is the date when they got married? (day, month, YEAR).

This is the short-shortest version, and posted in this context, the problem is easy. If someone tells it to you in its complete form (confusing you with not-relevant details) and you were not discussing things we are discussing in this thread just before the guy tells you the problem, then no matter if you were aware or not of the things we are discussing here, the puzzle seems impossible to you. But it has an exact solution, and an exact logical explanation.

ATH · 2012-10-12, 07:04

Next year we can have sequential prime day:

7/11/13 17:19:23 (DD-MM-YY)
5:19pm is nice time for an early dinner.

or
13/11/7 5:03:02 (YY-MM-DD) But 5:03 pm or am? :) Depends on the party I guess.

LaurV · 2012-10-12, 08:30

ok, then let's make a mersenne one, which will be earlier then the prime one

5/7/13 17:19:31

hehe...

Flatlander · 2012-10-18, 02:33

I remember waiting for 7/7/77 and then thinking 'now what?' when it arrived.

iirc, Fergie's daughter was born 8/8/88 (at 8:18am? Haven't checked.)
(Sarah Ferguson)

Think I missed 9/9/99.

I can tell you are interested.

davar55 · 2012-12-21, 12:31

Today being 12/21/12, and the world ending and all that,
anyone know what time we'll all be checking out?

My guess is 21:12:21 MST (Mayan Standard Time).

Oh why didn't I take the advanced course in ancient astronomy?

jasong · 2012-12-23, 19:25

One of the problems with the Mayan prediction is the actual location or locations that's used for the 21st. Assuming you're watching the entire planet, it takes about 48 hours for any particular day of the year to occur on the planet and then end. This is assuming you're tracking every timezone.

First it starts, then it spreads around the planet, then the end of the day has to do an additional revolution.

Dubslow · 2012-12-23, 21:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasong

One of the problems with the Mayan prediction is the actual location or locations that's used for the 21st. Assuming you're watching the entire planet, it takes about 48 hours for any particular day of the year to occur on the planet and then end. This is assuming you're tracking every timezone.

First it starts, then it spreads around the planet, then the end of the day has to do an additional revolution.

My friends assumed it meant 0000 Mayan time, which we estimated to by US Central Standard Time (which is conveniently where we're located).

2012-10-11, 17:36	#1
davar55 May 2004 New York City 5×7×11² Posts	Just Another Day Just noticed that 10/11/12 13:14:15 just passed (well, very recently) here in New York. Next sequential day (of this type...) will be 11/12/13, next year.

2012-10-12, 07:04	#6
ATH Einyen Dec 2003 Denmark 2×1,579 Posts	Next year we can have sequential prime day: 7/11/13 17:19:23 (DD-MM-YY) 5:19pm is nice time for an early dinner. or 13/11/7 5:03:02 (YY-MM-DD) But 5:03 pm or am? :) Depends on the party I guess. Last fiddled with by ATH on 2012-10-12 at 07:07

2012-10-11, 18:14	#2
Dubslow Basketry That Evening! "Bunslow the Bold" Jun 2011 40<A<43 -89<O<-88 3×29×83 Posts	Wow... the time passed while I was under the 120 seconds between posts restriction... so this will be just after that time.

2012-10-12, 01:19	#3
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 19×613 Posts	I have a tentative future lunch date with some former colleagues: We plan to sit down to eat precisely at 12:12:12 on 12/12/12. (For us Spinal Tap fans, an early lunch at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 would have been memorable, but I don't think the time-travel-tech they use in the new movie Looper is coming to Wal-Mart any time soon, so that one has alas passed us by.)

2012-10-12, 01:27	#4
Batalov "Serge" Mar 2008 Phi(4,2^7658614+1)/2 9,497 Posts	The n/n/n n:n:n idea was already done to death by some people: example; I have tried two or three of these. 06/06/06 and 10/10/10 as far as I remember and maybe some more...

2012-10-12, 08:30	#7
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 10010111000000₂ Posts	ok, then let's make a mersenne one, which will be earlier then the prime one 5/7/13 17:19:31 hehe...

2012-10-18, 02:33	#8
Flatlander I quite division it "Chris" Feb 2005 England 2077₁₀ Posts	I remember waiting for 7/7/77 and then thinking 'now what?' when it arrived. iirc, Fergie's daughter was born 8/8/88 (at 8:18am? Haven't checked.) (Sarah Ferguson) Think I missed 9/9/99. I can tell you are interested.

2012-12-21, 12:31	#9
davar55 May 2004 New York City 5·7·11² Posts	Today being 12/21/12, and the world ending and all that, anyone know what time we'll all be checking out? My guess is 21:12:21 MST (Mayan Standard Time). Oh why didn't I take the advanced course in ancient astronomy?

2012-12-23, 19:25	#10
jasong "Jason Goatcher" Mar 2005 3×7×167 Posts	One of the problems with the Mayan prediction is the actual location or locations that's used for the 21st. Assuming you're watching the entire planet, it takes about 48 hours for any particular day of the year to occur on the planet and then end. This is assuming you're tracking every timezone. First it starts, then it spreads around the planet, then the end of the day has to do an additional revolution.