By Duncan on September 10, 2009 | Posted in Fun, Kids, Maths, News & Research, Press & Feedback | Tagged number |
Today is the 10th of September 2009. 10/09/09 (or 09/10/09 if you’re American). Today is a very special day. But that doesn’t mean that other days might not be special, too…
Here’s a 9-point mathematical, scientific, and cultural guide to make any day special:
Find an historic event that occurred on the date, and commemorate it
Make the day a special day for marketing purposes, such as International Satsuma Day, or National Mail Marketeers Day
Identify a religious figure or saint associated with the day
Scour historical texts for catastrophic predictions associated with the date
If no such predictions exist, run a series of programs that will turn words and letters from your chosen historic text into a sequence of numbers, ideally ones that match your date.
Look for spiritual or cultural significance of any of the numbers in your date. Good numbers to start with are 9, 7, 8, or 3, any multiples thereof. If any number has a definition in that culture’s language that sounds like ‘death’, ‘life’, or ‘wealth’, even better. If you can’t find any significant cultural, linguistic or historical links, invent one.
If the above isn’t possible, devise a cunning mathematical algorithm which turns the otherwise dull sequence of numbers in the date into a genuinely interesting one
Are the numbers in the date symmetrical, or palindromic? If they aren’t, try re-ordering the format of the date. For instance, 30th November 2003 is not palindromic in America (11/30/03) but it is palindromic in the UK (30/11/03)!
Is it the day before (or the day after) a special day?
And whilst you’re celebrating the importance of this, or any other, day, sign up to Maths-Whizz, our powerful online maths tutor. With Maths-Whizz, you can cultivate a brain well-prepared for future life and education, and maybe you’ll even be able to predict the next truly special day!
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