Today is November 2, 2011 which can also be written as 11022011. If that string of numbers is a little confusing, add punctuation and the date is a more recognizable 11/02/2011. Either way, it's a very rare eight-digit palindrome date, meaning that it can be read the same way both forward and backward. According to
Life's Little Mysteries there are 12 eight-digit palindrome dates in the 21st Century. The last one was on January 2, 2010 (01022010), and the next one won't be until February 2, 2020 (02022020).
However, a friend brought to my attention that if you write the date without any leading zeros,
every day until next Wednesday is a Palindrome Day:
- Wednesday 11/2/11
- Thursday 11/3/11
- Friday 11/4/11
- Saturday 11/5/11
- Sunday 11/6/11
- Monday 11/7/11
- Tuesday 11/8/11
- Wednesday 11/9/11
The palindromes skip a day on Thursday the 10th, then culminate with a same-number date on Friday, November 11 (11/11/11).
A friend is having all her girlfriends over for dinner on 11/11/11....I am lucky enough to be an invite....what a wonderful way to celebrate...smiles.
ReplyDeleteThe interest I have in palindrones are at most marginal ('Rain Man' likes them, however).
ReplyDeleteMy dad showed me a penny when I was 6, in 1961. He told me to turn it upside down, and asked me what the numbers were: I marveled at this, as the date was the same up or down. Ooooh.
Then I think I lost interest about four seconds later.
Happy palindrome day!
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking that 11-11-11 was coming up. I wonder what it was like when it was 11-11-1111.
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