Happy Square Root Day!

[ 3/3/09: Math fans to celebrate Square Root Day

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ? Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.

The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, falls on Tuesday ? 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine).

"These days are like calendar comets, you wait and wait and wait for them, then they brighten up your day ? and poof ? they're gone," said Ron Gordon, a Redwood City teacher who started a contest meant to get people excited about the event.

The winner gets, of course, $339 for having the biggest Square Root Day event.

Gordon's daughter even set up a Facebook page ? one of a half-dozen or so dedicated to the holiday ? and hundreds of people had signed up with plans to celebrate in some way. Celebrations are as varied: Some cut root vegetables into squares, others make food in the shape of a square root symbol.

The last such day was five years ago, Feb. 2, 2004, which coincided with Groundhog Day. The next is seven years away, on April 4, 2016. ]

Reply to
Cliff
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I think March 9, 2027, will be more interesting. The most recent one of those (Square-Cube Day, I suppose) was February 4, 2008. If you want a real Cube day, you'll have to wait until February 8, 2512. That happens every 1,000 years; but only if you ignore the first digit of the year. Otherwise, February 8, 512 is about all you get, if they even had a February back then.

KG

Reply to
Kirk Gordon

And 19 January 2038 .... (03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January)

Reply to
Cliff

My root is long and tapered. Would you like to see a picture of it?

Reply to
Archie Leach

On Mar 3, 8:43=A0pm, Kirk Gordon wrote: Otherwise, February 8, 512 is about all you get, if they even had

We use basically Caesar's calendar, July was named for him and August for the emperor Augustus who followed him.

If the Church hadn't reset it, this year would be ~=3D 2760.

Reply to
Jim Wilkins

At five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of

=A0July this year, the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09. This will

=A0never happen again

Reply to
milgil

Sure it will..in 1000 yrs

Gunner

Reply to
Gunner Asch

Not this century, anyway.

Reply to
Joe Pfeiffer

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