I was just watching a video of Neil deGrasse Tyson give a talk, he mentioned that people live their 1 billionth second when they're 31.
I stopped being 31 last year, so this interested me - was I, perhaps, under anesthesia in surgery? That would make a cool anecdote. "Yeah, I turned a billion seconds old, but I was passed out on drugs while getting stabbed, so I didn't notice. I decided to check, and google is quicker than a spreadsheet.
http://www.brainbashers.com/billion.asp
August 25th, 2012, sometime between 2pm and 3pm local. Or maybe an hour earlier, I don't know whether this respects DST. 33 days late. I was in the rehab place then. Darn.
But knowing when one will/has turned a billion seconds old, that strikes me as something other geeks might enjoy knowing. But a) I'm posting up too many threads in cyber terror recently and b)I'm sure some of those who're scared shitless of how they themselves might judge themselves, were they to even to near cyber terror, might enjoy knowing this, also.
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How old are you? Why, a billion seconds!
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DerGolgo
- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
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How old are you? Why, a billion seconds!
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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motorpsycho67
- Double-dip Diogenes
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Re: How old are you? Why, a billion seconds!
I am 1,461,085,673.8 seconds old and counting...
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DerGolgo
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Re: How old are you? Why, a billion seconds!
... 46 years, three months ... and .8 of a second??
And I got teachers and profs telling me I was using way too many decimals.
And just where were you born that the time was recorded with such precision? NASA mission control??
And I got teachers and profs telling me I was using way too many decimals.
And just where were you born that the time was recorded with such precision? NASA mission control??
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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motorpsycho67
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Re: How old are you? Why, a billion seconds!
DerGolgo wrote:... 46 years, three months ... and .8 of a second??
And just where were you born that the time was recorded with such precision? NASA mission control??
Muahahahahahahaha!
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Rench
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Re: How old are you? Why, a billion seconds!
I've always been curious about that one. Not enough to actually do anything mind you, but curious. Looks like I missed it by about 4 years
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