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happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #1 Posted by Allen on 8 May 2013, 6:51 p.m. Today on 5/8/13 at 21:34:55.89 the entire clock will be composed of Fibonacci numbers. Not as cool yet as PI day, which happens every year. I believe this may be the last time this century the d/m/y h/m/s.ss will all work without some kind of conversion. (adjusts pocket protector)

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #2 Posted by Marcel Samek on 8 May 2013, 7:36 p.m., in response to message #1 by Allen And not just any Fibonacci numbers. Consecutive ones. This will be the last time ever that that will happen.

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #3 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 8 May 2013, 7:45 p.m., in response to message #2 by Marcel Samek Quote: This will be the last time ever that that will happen. Nope! Next 05/Aug it will happen again down here, in many European countries and in a lot of other places elsewhere :-)

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #4 Posted by Walter B on 9 May 2013, 12:57 a.m., in response to message #3 by Gerson W. Barbosa Quote: Next 05/Aug it will happen again down here, in many European countries and in a lot of other places elsewhere :-) I concur. Actually, it will happen at 5.8.13 in all European countries (yes, even in the UK ;-) ), Russia, India, whole Latin America, etc. See p. 47. Just a few folks care about May 8th really ... d:-) Edited: 9 May 2013, 12:59 a.m.

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #5 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 9 May 2013, 1:24 a.m., in response to message #4 by Walter B The same applies to the real Pi Day, 22/07 :-)

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #6 Posted by Allen on 8 May 2013, 7:47 p.m., in response to message #2 by Marcel Samek In theory it will happen again on 1/1/02 at 03:05:08.13, but that's almost 89 years (another fibonacci number!) from now. Haley's comet will come before then!

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #7 Posted by Mike Morrow on 8 May 2013, 9:09 p.m., in response to message #1 by Allen Quote: Today on 5/8/13 at 21:34:55.89 the entire clock will be composed of Fibonacci numbers. Why stop there? One can go forever: 21:34:55.89144233347580927... It is sort of cheesy to mix the several radix systems on the front of this representation, plus ignore the 20 part of 2013. We'll all have to wait until 1.1.2358 13:21:34.5589144... ad infinitum to get the full year part right. I just marked it in my Android's calendar so I don't miss it. Quote: Not as cool yet as PI day, which happens every year. I don't think it's as much fun as International Talk Like A Pirate Day. (Pirate is not related to Pi.) Edited: 8 May 2013, 9:26 p.m.

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #8 Posted by Kiyoshi Akima on 8 May 2013, 9:33 p.m., in response to message #7 by Mike Morrow We don't have to wait that long if we just want the calendar portion. Maybe by 8/13/2134 we'll be on a decimal time system so the clock can say 5589...

Re: happy fibonacci day 5/8/13 Message #9 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 9 May 2013, 1:48 a.m., in response to message #7 by Mike Morrow Quote: One can go forever: 21:34:55.89144233347580927... Only if time is continuous. Is it? Otherwise one could've gone up to about the 40th decimal place. Either way that elusive moment is gone forever...

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