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Ok, this kinda tickles but here it is. In 1984, Feb 1st was a Wednesday and so was the 29th of Febuary that same year. The next time this will happen is in Year 2012. What is the mathematical or logical explanation behind this?
ﻡﺟﻧ_Najm wrote: In 1984, Feb 1st was a Wednesday and so was the 29th of Febuary that same year. Really? But how is that possible? :omg: [EDIT]<<-- Doh! I'm one hell of a dumb guy. X| [/EDIT] I don't know the reason, but does it have something to do with the number of years between 2012 and 1984 being 28? 7 leap years, or 4 (the number of years after which a leap year comes) times the number of days in a week.
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Well, Feb 1 and Feb 29 are always on the same day of the week, since they're 28 days apart and 28 is a multiple of 7. Or is that not what you were asking... :confused: --Mike-- The Internet is a place where absolutely nothing happens. -- Strong Bad 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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Ok, this kinda tickles but here it is. In 1984, Feb 1st was a Wednesday and so was the 29th of Febuary that same year. The next time this will happen is in Year 2012. What is the mathematical or logical explanation behind this?
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You've got a few posts I see. Are you taking a test by any chance, or home work even? Quote from a clever bloke : "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein
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You've got a few posts I see. Are you taking a test by any chance, or home work even? Quote from a clever bloke : "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein
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Ok, this kinda tickles but here it is. In 1984, Feb 1st was a Wednesday and so was the 29th of Febuary that same year. The next time this will happen is in Year 2012. What is the mathematical or logical explanation behind this?
There are 7 days in a week and consecutive leap years are on different days of the week. For instance in 1984 leap year was on a Wednesday, in 1988 it was on Monday, and in 1992 it is on Saturday. So every 4 years we would subtract 2 days from the day of the week. 7 is not divisible by 2 so we would have to go through the week sequence twice to make leap year land on Wednesday again, being 7 leap years. Since leap year only happens every 4 years 7*4=28 years which is equal to 2012-1984. "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
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There are 7 days in a week and consecutive leap years are on different days of the week. For instance in 1984 leap year was on a Wednesday, in 1988 it was on Monday, and in 1992 it is on Saturday. So every 4 years we would subtract 2 days from the day of the week. 7 is not divisible by 2 so we would have to go through the week sequence twice to make leap year land on Wednesday again, being 7 leap years. Since leap year only happens every 4 years 7*4=28 years which is equal to 2012-1984. "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
Yeah, All perpetual calanders work on a 28Yr repetitive rotation of 14 possible year day combinations. Regardz Colin J Davies
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I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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Ok, this kinda tickles but here it is. In 1984, Feb 1st was a Wednesday and so was the 29th of Febuary that same year. The next time this will happen is in Year 2012. What is the mathematical or logical explanation behind this?
Try tackling it the other way and create a convergence algorithm to explain it. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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Nevermind, I figured it out. Leap year occurs every 4 years and Wednesday comes after 7 days of the week. So 7x4=28. 28+1984=2012 But Thanks Anyways.:)
Actually, a leap year comes 4 years, except at the century (every 100 years) except when the century is divisible by 400 (like 2000 was). Therefore, 2000 was a leap year even though it was a century year. 1900 and 2100 will not be leap years. Therefore, you got lucky with your math because it spans a century. :-D Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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