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How is it possible that a child turns eight years old on his or her first birthday?
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No disease is involved.
Born on a leap year just prior to one that gets skipped due to one of the leap year rules?
Years that are evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, unless they are also evenly divisible by 400, in which case they are leap years.
Years that are evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, unless they are also evenly divisible by 400, in which case they are leap years.
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Aye. One out of every four century years is a leap year. Someone who was born on February 29th, 1896 celebrated his first birthday in 1904. 1900 was not a leap year, because 1900 was not evenly divisible by 400.
I think the parents of the poor kid had to be really cheap if they didn't celebrate their kid's birthday every year anyway.
I think the parents of the poor kid had to be really cheap if they didn't celebrate their kid's birthday every year anyway.
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IIRC, it's the leap year issue. There are NOT leap year events in years that are evenly divisible by 100, UNLESS also divisible by 400.
Example: The child is born Feb 29th, 1896. Year 1900 is not a leap year, (as it's divisble by 100, but not 400) so Feb 29th does not come around. So the next occurence of Feb 29th would be 1904; hence he/she has marched 8 years towards the grave, with one birthday.
That would NOT apply to a kid born on Feb 29th, 1996, because the next leap year is not only divisible by 100, but ALSO 400, so it IS a leap year.
Example: The child is born Feb 29th, 1896. Year 1900 is not a leap year, (as it's divisble by 100, but not 400) so Feb 29th does not come around. So the next occurence of Feb 29th would be 1904; hence he/she has marched 8 years towards the grave, with one birthday.
That would NOT apply to a kid born on Feb 29th, 1996, because the next leap year is not only divisible by 100, but ALSO 400, so it IS a leap year.
I'm 64. I would have been 65 but I was sick for a year.
Originally Posted By: tpitcher
With that accelerated aging disease.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVL-b_6vFE
This might be what you were thinking of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeria
With that accelerated aging disease.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVL-b_6vFE
This might be what you were thinking of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeria
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Being a Leap Year baby ..I just got to Mori's quiz a bit late.
I'm 13 birthdays old due to 2000 being divisible by 400. Now I'm anxiously awaiting skipping one in 2100.
The suspense is killing me! I hope it lasts! - Willie Wonka
Julian - you really have a yen for these dark comedy morphs of children theme shows. I can see that you were raised on The Brady Bunch ..but identified more with The Brady Movie(s)
"Marcia, do you have your cover in case it rains?"
"Why yes, mother".
"What about you, Bobby? Do you have protection?"
"Yes..in several textures and colors".
"That's good."
It's a rocket ship!!
I'm 13 birthdays old due to 2000 being divisible by 400. Now I'm anxiously awaiting skipping one in 2100.
The suspense is killing me! I hope it lasts! - Willie Wonka
Julian - you really have a yen for these dark comedy morphs of children theme shows. I can see that you were raised on The Brady Bunch ..but identified more with The Brady Movie(s)
"Marcia, do you have your cover in case it rains?"
"Why yes, mother".
"What about you, Bobby? Do you have protection?"
"Yes..in several textures and colors".
"That's good."
It's a rocket ship!!
Originally Posted By: Julian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVL-b_6vFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVL-b_6vFE
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Julian - you really have a yen for these dark comedy morphs of children theme shows.
Yeah, it's just one of those things.
I generally leave Jim Henson's stuff alone though.
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The suspense is killing me! I hope it lasts! - Willie Wonka
I went on a tirade for weeks when they released the new one with Johnny Depp. I finally caught bits and pieces of it on TV after all this time, and it was actually somehow worse than I expected. Liccy Dahl was even one of the executive producers to boot. That would be a good example of something where it kind of works in reverse with me.
*resumes composure*
Julian - you really have a yen for these dark comedy morphs of children theme shows.
Yeah, it's just one of those things.
Quote:
The suspense is killing me! I hope it lasts! - Willie Wonka
I went on a tirade for weeks when they released the new one with Johnny Depp. I finally caught bits and pieces of it on TV after all this time, and it was actually somehow worse than I expected. Liccy Dahl was even one of the executive producers to boot. That would be a good example of something where it kind of works in reverse with me.
*resumes composure*
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