ZX Pilot #36 11 марта 2000

Topic - When it comes XXI century (not January 1, 2000, and 366 th days later).

                T E M A I



(C) SERGIUS PUZZLER



         When will the XXI century.


   You did not think of a question when
beginning XXI century? No, not Jan. 1, 2000
year, and 366 th days later. Ie this grand event to happen in 
anything unremarkable day - January 1, 2001. But it is 
precisely this, and he is wonderful. 

   I got the cheers coming from
speaker radio and television, such as: to
the new millennium, the remaining 70 days
(Or how many are there today?)! With us in
New Century! The last time such a event
in this century (and that, in 2000
this event is canceled)!

   Horror! You would think that those people who are 
responsible for the content of these slogans and commercials, 
not in school, and home to parents once had to do with them 
arithmetic and physical training. 

   But in order to understand why
January 1, 2001, not 2000, we must remember
still a little school lessons on Ancient
History. After the I century BC, came immediately I century AD. 
No zero year was not. Yes, it was ridiculous be. Count Our Era 
began on 1 January 1 year. Everyone, I hope this very clearly.


   Let's go on. Now comes clean
arithmetic or mathematics, as someone more understandable and 
more enjoyable. In the century - 100 years. XXI Century come 
when the end XX, ie after 20 hundred years, or just -

2000 years. By 1 January 1 AD we add 2000 years, believe me, 
it's easy, and obtain the 1 January 2001 BC Prosekli?


   And in 2000 - just a round number and nothing else. It 
operates such a thing as magic round numbers. How does three 
zero, this is not 1900. But Imagine that on the eve of 1900

also existed Thuja problem that today. Ordinary people are 
reluctant to accept the point that the new century begins in 
1901 year, but not in 1900 as they are imagined. So just like 
that, my children, bugs the past are repeated.


   But now you have anyone who would dare argue that the new 
millennium (or century) begins with the arrival of 2000,

easily be able to plug in his belt.

   Ask where I dug it, but simply
remembered that this is already long enough, 15 years ago, 
wrote in a very remarkable and interesting magazine-cognitive 
all times and peoples "Science and Life." Many thanks to 
publishers for this valuable magazine, it is a pity that they 
do not read ZXPilot, though, who knows ... 


                                    SP.WH!


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