Post ATCtG7CchDbXyBZIG0 by niplav@schelling.pt
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 (DIR) Post #ATBrbkUmtMDjkkEfrM by dneary@mathstodon.xyz
       2023-03-01T22:35:13Z
       
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       Do you know how many minutes there are in February?Believe or not, the answer is 8!
       
 (DIR) Post #ATBrffYPCsV7aKnUjg by niplav@schelling.pt
       2023-03-02T01:56:55Z
       
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       @dneary I suppress my desire to nitpick 😌
       
 (DIR) Post #ATCZVujldYfnWHUfhI by Arpie4Math@mathstodon.xyz
       2023-03-02T10:07:49Z
       
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       @niplav @dneary 1) The exclamation mark is actually the mathematical factorial sign, which is ambiguous at the end of a sentence.2) https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=8%21+minutes+%3D+28+days3) The answer is about 70% correct. 99/400 years have an intercalary day of February 29 under the modern Gregorian calendar. This Feb (2023) does not.4) Every 21 months or so, modern time standards see fit to add an extra second to the day. This has about a 16/365 chance of marring a Feb with 28 days, So 28! is approx. 71.95% correct
       
 (DIR) Post #ATCtG7CchDbXyBZIG0 by niplav@schelling.pt
       2023-03-02T13:49:24Z
       
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       @Arpie4Math @dneary Point 3) would've been my nitpick.Thanks for point 4), didn't consider leap seconds.