Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: PatrickHenry
I didn't check the dates. (Not geeky enough.)

This one's pretty geeky. I had thought that the year 3000 would be a leap year, but it's not. I know that years ending in 00 are not leap years, but 2000 was a leap year, so I assumed that 3000 would be a leap year also. Not so. 2000 is divisible by 400, but 3000 is not, hence the year 2000 is a leap year, but the year 3000 is not.

486 posted on 07/25/2002 7:57:47 AM PDT by Physicist
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 469 | View Replies ]


To: Physicist
This one's pretty geeky. I had thought that the year 3000 would be a leap year, but it's not.

Yes, that one really is geeky. You are the thread's geek of the week. My own concern is whether the universe will end during a leap year. Data keeps shifting on me, so it's still an open question.

487 posted on 07/25/2002 9:55:16 AM PDT by PatrickHenry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 486 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson