No mathematical activity is more fun than when numbers seem to line up in a mystical way. Watching a car's odometer turn over from 299,999.9 miles to 300,000 miles is a major numeric event.
So it was that on June 6, 2006 (ummm... that's 6/6/06 in case you weren't paying attention) I noticed several significant times of the day:
1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
5:55
and last, but not least, the longest one: 11:11.
I wasn't around for both the AM and PM version of these, but that does double the list.
What does this all mean?
Not a thing that I can see, but it is sort of cool to watch these times appear on a digital clock and stare at them for 59 seconds until your eyes water and they pass into eternity.
A Brass Cash Register
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From somewhere unknown or unremembered, my Father purchased a brass cash
register. It was heavy, shiny and had wonderful working mechanical parts.
The insi...
4 months ago
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