S.m.i.t. (significant Moments In Time) Thread

[ssar]

A Thread for Significant Moment In Time (S.M.I.T.) events.

The definition of a S.M.I.T. is when the figures in the time & date at a certain instant in time form a significant and/or interesting pattern.

For example, a little after 7am on Friday the 7th of September 2007, using a standard common Australian format (at precisely 9 mins & 7 secs after 7am) the date & time could be written thus:

07/09/07 07:09:07

Another example: During Tuesday morning the 6th of June 2006, using a standard common format used in many parts of the world, at 6 mins & 6 secs past 6am the date & time was:

06/06/06 06:06:06

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Note 1) The official modern International Standard of Date & Time notation, ISO 8601 specifies a format other than the above, which results in much rarer S.M.I.T. events when adhered to.

That is, the instant in time mentioned would at least be expanded to:

2007-09-07 07:09:07

But even then that is still ammended from the full ISO 8601 format, which at Greenwich, England, is shown thus:

2007-09-07T07:09:07Z, or even: 20070907T070907

The inclusion of letters in the official format somewhat detracts from a S.M.I.T. event, but it is not unreasonable to remove these & use a combination of casual & official formats, resulting in:

070907070907

Note 2) At 9 mins & 7 secs after 7pm on the same day (Friday the 7th of September 2007), the popular 24 hour time quoting convention again detracts from the S.M.I.T. claim as it would be shown thus:

07/09/07 19:09:07

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Some interesting possibilities arise when you start to use Roman Numerals to represent numbers, as well as applying varying degrees of time & date format conventions from around the world.

SO, tomorrow morning (when posting this) at a little past 8am on Saturday the 8th of March 2008, the time & date will be: 08:03:08 08/03/08.

And during the morning of the 8th of August this year of course, coinciding with the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, it will be: 08:08:08 08/08/08.

Brace yourselves for this upcoming, and all future S.M.I.T. events - I hope we survive those which we can reasonably expect to experience within our lifetimes.

[momaw]

RE Olympic time/date.

This time and date was specifically chosen as 888 is considered the luckiest of numbers in Chinese culture. If you visit China you will find references to it everywhere. Most Chinese base significant (and sometimes not so significant) events (Weddings, which day they will buy their car) around numerology and the significance of the number in the date.

[Mining Man]

29/02/08 07:04:00 PDST

Well, it has been about the most significant moment in time for me, barring another about 33 1/2 years ago...

[stahc]

29/02/08 07:04:00 PDST

Well, it has been about the most significant moment in time for me, barring another about 33 1/2 years ago...

got no problems with that....................mine was 17/03/97

[Mining Man]

got no problems with that....................mine was 17/03/97

Big week, next week.

[stahc]

Big week, next week.

to be sure

[ssar]

OMG it's almost 08/08/08 08:08:08.

[mello yello]

OMG it's almost 08/08/08 08:08:08.

depending where you are in the Timeline thats going to be happening ALL DAY

[Mr.Bitey]

:is this the new off-licence'd OT ? :-)

I like it in here... its dark... there are many anchient tales (with all the good ones locked!).... :stumbles over troll bones: - ohhh archeology event noted... theres a little something for everyone!

And from what I can see, ive been getting threads locked since back in '06 - you'd have thaught id' learn by now

8/8/8/8 heh.... sounds familiar.......

Cheers,

Barkeep

[Deaf Bhoy]

And from what I can see, ive been getting threads locked since back in '06 - you'd have thaught id' learn by now

Cheers,

Barkeep

or become a locksmith.

Sir Bitey yer been around this place a long time if thay ever ave elections here for new forum mods yer got my vote!

[ssar]

Heads up.

In a bit over 2 hours from the time of posting this, the time & date here will be:

09/03/09 09:03:09

Hmmm.

[mcduck]

let's see if i can remember to do this

9 minutues i got to wait

good thing about this post is that if i forget, no-one's going to know

so here in QLD time, i post this at 9.03 on the 9th day of the 3rd month in the year of the duck 2009

[ssar]

We are on the eve of another S.M.I.T (Significant Moment In Time (S.M.I.T.) event - when the figures in the time & date at a certain instant in time form a significant and/or interesting pattern)....

On Friday 7th August 2009, at 5 minutes & 6 seconds after 4:00am, the time & date (in the common Euro / Oceania format) will be: 04:05:06 07/08/09

This exact S.M.I.T. abbreviation will not happen again for another 1000 years.

[radioholic]

We are on the eve of another S.M.I.T (Significant Moment In Time (S.M.I.T.) event - when the figures in the time & date at a certain instant in time form a significant and/or interesting pattern)....

On Friday 7th August 2009, at 5 minutes & 6 seconds after 4:00am, the time & date (in the common Euro / Oceania format) will be: 04:05:06 07/08/09

This exact S.M.I.T. abbreviation will not happen again for another 1000 years.

i justed reliezed that is morning and afternoon............cool!

[DrP]

1000 years. bah! It happened again in 12 hours time!

[radioholic]

I am not sure if this one has been done...... 9/9/09: 9:09:09

my nephews birthday is on the 11/11/09 and he turns 11.

so in the year 2011 his birthday will be 11/11/11..........

[mcduck]

it's almost time

[mcduck]

it's time

[DrP]

Bing!

[radioholic]

and the world didnt end............wow..

[DrP]

Are you sure?

[radioholic]

yes i'm sure just a gush of strong wind

and that it..............

[ols]

it's time

[mello yello]

HERES A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN TIME

..IM BACK

.....at 42 minutes past the hour

....The Eagle has landed

[radioholic]

HERES A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN TIME

..IM BACK

.....at 42 minutes past the hour

....The Eagle has landed

lol: quick someone put a pin in his head.................. there it blows!