-----Original Message----- From: Louis JOURDAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: February 20, 2002 06:50 Subject: [USMA:18304] 200220022002
>To night we will get, for a minute, a rare "palindrome" : we will >write time and date as 20 02 20 02 2002 (i.e. 20H 02, 20 February >2002) or 200220022002, which can be read in both directions. Not a real palindrome either. 1. It is based on an ad hoc date form 2. It relies on an illogical combination of the date and time. For a REAL palindrome, why not consider: 2002-02-20 02:20:20.02 It is based on International Standards viz. ISO 8601 It was brought to my attention by an Arnold Clifton, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada. Duncan > >Not a real argument for SI nor ISO, but maybe a reason to adopt the >"European" style for date and time ? Anyway some fun... > >Cheers > >Louis >
