It's 12-12-12: The Last Sequential Day, Month, Year in Our Lifetime
Math professionals are excited about the superstitious day said to spur weddings, lottery play and mass meditations.
It's Dec. 12, 2012 also know as 12/12/12, or 12-12-12 depending on whether you prefer backslashes or dashes. It's the last time we will experience a sequential day, month, and year combination in our lifetimes. The next time will be 10/10/10 in 2110. Mathematics and superstition The number 12-12 is one of the combinations that can bring good luck and fortune in China, according to the Bangkok Post. Dec. 12 stands for love so there will be a lot of weddings and scheduled births. A greater urgency to have children was felt on 11-11-11 (eternal love) and 10-10-10 (perfection). Fans of the number 12, also known as "dozenalists," say the real time to celebrate is 2016 because they are counting in base 12, also known as the duodecimal, …
Geoff Hoffman
10:20 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I believe the statement "The next time will be 10/10/10 in 2110." is incorrect. The next sequential day, month and year will be January 1, 2101 as that would be 01/01/01 or 01-01-01. more ›