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DAVEYEFF · 07-07-09, 10:37 PM

On 7th august 2009 at precisely 12hrs:34mins and 56 seconds, the time and date will 12:34:56 7/8/9......123456789. apparently this will never EVER happen again in the history of the world!! stephen hawking eat your heart out. useless info, or what??

PerryCox · 07-07-09, 10:55 PM

Well, you could argue that using that date format, on the 7th of August 2109, at 12:34:56 it will happen again, as it happened in 1909 also.

Now that's pedantic.

wasp11 · 07-07-09, 10:57 PM

Davey, you overwhelm me with your brilliance

charlie1966 · 08-07-09, 12:14 AM

Dam! I just fell asleep.

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DAVEYEFF Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 475 Thanks: 53 Thanked 108 Times in 74 Posts	is this pedantic or what On 7th august 2009 at precisely 12hrs:34mins and 56 seconds, the time and date will 12:34:56 7/8/9......123456789. apparently this will never EVER happen again in the history of the world!! stephen hawking eat your heart out. useless info, or what?? __________________ daveyeff

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PerryCox 28:2e:29:28:2e:29 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 502 Thanks: 111 Thanked 202 Times in 139 Posts	Re: is this pedantic or what Well, you could argue that using that date format, on the 7th of August 2109, at 12:34:56 it will happen again, as it happened in 1909 also. Now that's pedantic.

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wasp11 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: belfast Posts: 2,348 Thanks: 931 Thanked 887 Times in 654 Posts	Re: is this pedantic or what Davey, you overwhelm me with your brilliance __________________ TEA VICAR?

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charlie1966 GT user and abuser! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Co. Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 498 Thanks: 49 Thanked 108 Times in 89 Posts	Re: is this pedantic or what Dam! I just fell asleep. __________________ If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.