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Scientists and psychics hail rare time symmetry
LONDON (Reuters) -
Two minutes past eight on Wednesday night marks a millennial mathematical curiosity with time and date forming a rare triple palindrome -- 20:02, 20/02/2002 -- reading the same backwards and forwards.
John Cremona, pure mathematics professor at Britain's Nottingham University, said the last time that date and time were aligned in this way was on the morning of November 11, in the year 1111.
He said that the time, date and year would be palindromic again in 110 years, at 12 minutes past nine in the evening of December 21, 2112 -- or 21:12, 21/12/2112.
London School of Economics mathematics professor Bernhard von Stengel said there would be many date-year palindromes in the 21st century, but only in the month of February, the second month "02", which flips into the year prefix "20".
Von Stengel said Wednesday's triple palindrome showed how stimulating maths can be.
"I think it's a lot of fun. It's great, because it encourages people to play with numbers," he said.
Israeli psychic Uri Geller planned to lead a day of spiritual meditation on Wednesday to mark the occasion.
"The date 20/02/2002 is very, very rare. Palindromic dates have always had very supernatural auras about them," he told Reuters.
He urged his followers to think positively at four points on Wednesday -- at 11:11 a.m., 13:11 p.m., 20:02 p.m. and 11:11 p.m. -- to encourage peace-building and personal growth.
"For two to three minutes there will be a massive surge of positive consciousness. It will be a moment to bring healing, a moment to bring peace," he said.
Asked how he would co-ordinate the meditations of his followers around the world, Geller said:
"I would appreciate everyone concentrating in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), but if you can't do that, take a moment when you can... The message is be positive, be optimistic and believe in yourself."
Courtesy of Reuters News service.
LONDON (Reuters) -
Two minutes past eight on Wednesday night marks a millennial mathematical curiosity with time and date forming a rare triple palindrome -- 20:02, 20/02/2002 -- reading the same backwards and forwards.
John Cremona, pure mathematics professor at Britain's Nottingham University, said the last time that date and time were aligned in this way was on the morning of November 11, in the year 1111.
He said that the time, date and year would be palindromic again in 110 years, at 12 minutes past nine in the evening of December 21, 2112 -- or 21:12, 21/12/2112.
London School of Economics mathematics professor Bernhard von Stengel said there would be many date-year palindromes in the 21st century, but only in the month of February, the second month "02", which flips into the year prefix "20".
Von Stengel said Wednesday's triple palindrome showed how stimulating maths can be.
"I think it's a lot of fun. It's great, because it encourages people to play with numbers," he said.
Israeli psychic Uri Geller planned to lead a day of spiritual meditation on Wednesday to mark the occasion.
"The date 20/02/2002 is very, very rare. Palindromic dates have always had very supernatural auras about them," he told Reuters.
He urged his followers to think positively at four points on Wednesday -- at 11:11 a.m., 13:11 p.m., 20:02 p.m. and 11:11 p.m. -- to encourage peace-building and personal growth.
"For two to three minutes there will be a massive surge of positive consciousness. It will be a moment to bring healing, a moment to bring peace," he said.
Asked how he would co-ordinate the meditations of his followers around the world, Geller said:
"I would appreciate everyone concentrating in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), but if you can't do that, take a moment when you can... The message is be positive, be optimistic and believe in yourself."
Courtesy of Reuters News service.
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Boblin Brown wrote:
> Um... yeah... sure pb. :=))
If you are on about PB's post, he is telling the truth; I saw it in this mornings Daily Mirror.
Of, course, if you're not, then don't listen to that :)
> Um... yeah... sure pb. :=))
If you are on about PB's post, he is telling the truth; I saw it in this mornings Daily Mirror.
Of, course, if you're not, then don't listen to that :)
errrrm wow i think so people really need to get out more.
but hey i aint one to talk lol
but hey i aint one to talk lol
Yeah, I heard about it this morning.
A similar thing was the 19 of November 1999. All the numbers in the date were odd, that won't happen again until 11th November 3111.
A similar thing was the 19 of November 1999. All the numbers in the date were odd, that won't happen again until 11th November 3111.
Another once in a lifetime thing. should be interesting.
Cool, I read this post and then went to make a cup of coffee, and would you believe it? All the teaspoons in the cutlery drawer were bent in half!!111222
Did anyone point out to Uri Geller or John Cremona that in the year 1111 watches hadn't been invented and that the time of 11:11 was unheard of? The nearest to it was probably 'time to kill boar then eat'.
Did anyone point out to Uri Geller or John Cremona that in the year 1111 watches hadn't been invented and that the time of 11:11 was unheard of? The nearest to it was probably 'time to kill boar then eat'.
Scientists and psychics hail rare time symmetry
LONDON (Reuters) -
Two minutes past eight on Wednesday night marks a millennial mathematical curiosity with time and date forming a rare triple palindrome -- 20:02, 20/02/2002 -- reading the same backwards and forwards.
John Cremona, pure mathematics professor at Britain's Nottingham University, said the last time that date and time were aligned in this way was on the morning of November 11, in the year 1111.
He said that the time, date and year would be palindromic again in 110 years, at 12 minutes past nine in the evening of December 21, 2112 -- or 21:12, 21/12/2112.
London School of Economics mathematics professor Bernhard von Stengel said there would be many date-year palindromes in the 21st century, but only in the month of February, the second month "02", which flips into the year prefix "20".
Von Stengel said Wednesday's triple palindrome showed how stimulating maths can be.
"I think it's a lot of fun. It's great, because it encourages people to play with numbers," he said.
Israeli psychic Uri Geller planned to lead a day of spiritual meditation on Wednesday to mark the occasion.
"The date 20/02/2002 is very, very rare. Palindromic dates have always had very supernatural auras about them," he told Reuters.
He urged his followers to think positively at four points on Wednesday -- at 11:11 a.m., 13:11 p.m., 20:02 p.m. and 11:11 p.m. -- to encourage peace-building and personal growth.
"For two to three minutes there will be a massive surge of positive consciousness. It will be a moment to bring healing, a moment to bring peace," he said.
Asked how he would co-ordinate the meditations of his followers around the world, Geller said:
"I would appreciate everyone concentrating in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), but if you can't do that, take a moment when you can... The message is be positive, be optimistic and believe in yourself."
Courtesy of Reuters News service.
LONDON (Reuters) -
Two minutes past eight on Wednesday night marks a millennial mathematical curiosity with time and date forming a rare triple palindrome -- 20:02, 20/02/2002 -- reading the same backwards and forwards.
John Cremona, pure mathematics professor at Britain's Nottingham University, said the last time that date and time were aligned in this way was on the morning of November 11, in the year 1111.
He said that the time, date and year would be palindromic again in 110 years, at 12 minutes past nine in the evening of December 21, 2112 -- or 21:12, 21/12/2112.
London School of Economics mathematics professor Bernhard von Stengel said there would be many date-year palindromes in the 21st century, but only in the month of February, the second month "02", which flips into the year prefix "20".
Von Stengel said Wednesday's triple palindrome showed how stimulating maths can be.
"I think it's a lot of fun. It's great, because it encourages people to play with numbers," he said.
Israeli psychic Uri Geller planned to lead a day of spiritual meditation on Wednesday to mark the occasion.
"The date 20/02/2002 is very, very rare. Palindromic dates have always had very supernatural auras about them," he told Reuters.
He urged his followers to think positively at four points on Wednesday -- at 11:11 a.m., 13:11 p.m., 20:02 p.m. and 11:11 p.m. -- to encourage peace-building and personal growth.
"For two to three minutes there will be a massive surge of positive consciousness. It will be a moment to bring healing, a moment to bring peace," he said.
Asked how he would co-ordinate the meditations of his followers around the world, Geller said:
"I would appreciate everyone concentrating in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), but if you can't do that, take a moment when you can... The message is be positive, be optimistic and believe in yourself."
Courtesy of Reuters News service.
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