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Jim__

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6. I can't read the article at WP, so my question is ...

Reply to Newest Reality (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 04:23 PM

Feb 2020

... does the calendar handle the excess time at the end of the year? At the end of 364 days, the earth has not returned to the position it was at on day 1 of the previous year. So, unless they handle that in some way, January 1 gets earlier each year, and so, some years have winter in July. Are they changing the length of a day?

A consistent calendar is convenient, but seasons that rotate across the calendar are somewhat of a problem.

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This leap day and year would be the last ever if two scholars have their way [View all] Newest Reality Feb 2020 OP

Yeah, but: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #1

Geeze TwistedTinkerbelle Feb 2020 #2

Streamlining things is the last thing El Capon cares about. Buns_of_Fire Feb 2020 #3

I don't think Trump would buy it Chainfire Feb 2020 #4

I have a friend who was born on Feb 29th lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #5

I can't read the article at WP, so my question is ... Jim__ Feb 2020 #6

Computers... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #7

Sounds neat except every computer system in the world would need changing mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #8

Yup! Newest Reality Feb 2020 #15

This is nuts! jimfields33 Feb 2020 #9

I don't want my birthday to be on the same day every year MagickMuffin Feb 2020 #10

What a bad idea. Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #11

Do these twits think ... GeorgeGist Feb 2020 #12

I really don't have a preference. I don't have the kind of mentality or training to tell the abqtommy Feb 2020 #13

I'd prefer a lunisolar calendar. hunter Feb 2020 #14

With my new calendar, every day would be Saturday starting at 5:00 AM. BluesRunTheGame Feb 2020 #16

For many, every night is Friday night yonder Feb 2020 #17

Eh ... that's not THAT bad ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #18

Ouch. I remember those too. Hair of the dog. yonder Feb 2020 #19

I can't get behind the paywall, but how do they deal with the eventual seasonal drift? roamer65 Feb 2020 #20

Really bad idea.... Xolodno Feb 2020 #21

I'm disturbed by the attachment to calendars expressed in this thread. hunter Feb 2020 #22