Guest guest Posted February 17, 2002 Report Share Posted February 17, 2002 Believe it or not but 8.02pm on February 20, 2002 will be an historic>moment in time.>>It will not be marked by the chiming of any clocks>or the ringing of bells, but at that precise time, on that specific>date,>something will happen which has not occurred for 1,001 years>and will never happen again.>>As the clock ticks over from 8.01pm on Wednesday, February 20,>time will, for sixty seconds only, read in perfect symmetry>2002, 2002, 2002, or to be more precise - 20:02, 20/02, 2002.>>This historic event will never have the same poignancy>as the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month which>marks Armistice Day, but it is an event which has only>ever happened once before, and is something which>will never be repeated.>>The last occasion that time read in such a symmetrical>pattern was long before the days of the digital watch and>the 24-hour clock - at 10.01am on January 10, 1001.>>And because the clock only goes up to 23.59, it is>something that will never happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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