It's Free On Tuesdays!

Just checked to see if Dec 31st, 2999 would really qualify. Apparently it does, at least by several perpetual calendars. But if Fry was frozen at the stroke of midnight in 1999, wouldn't he have awoken on Jan 1st, 3000? Leela *did* say it was New Year's Eve. I suppose a few hours out of a millennium isn't much to bitch at, but I'm starting to feel withdrawal symptoms.

LooseChanj wrote:

I had those like the last weak of June. Im way past withdraw.

"Mike Zaite" wrote in message news:[email]...

Still, it doesn't explain how all that attention to detail could have Fry frozen for even a few hours less than a 1,000 years.

LooseChanj wrote:

Eh the machine didn't take into account some goofy leap day or sum such nonsence that's why its a day behind.

"Mike Zaite" wrote in message news:[email]...

It's not a *day* behind. More like half a day. And if the machine didn't take it into account neither did Futurama's creators, because all the calendars I've checked agree with them. I'll settle for an adjustment of 6 hours or so back when Earth went on a standard time for the whole planet. That would make sense.

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:13:23 -0400, "LooseChanj" wrote:

As the Earth rotates, the tidal swell stops at the eastern shore of whatever continent gets in its way. This swell creates a slightly (very very slightly) higher gravity than the rest of the Earth. Each time this happens, a small (very very small) amount of the Earth's rotational momentum is transferred to the Moon. As time progresses, the Earth rotates more slowly and the Moon mover further away. This effect caused the moons rotation to slow down until only one side ever faces the Earth.

In 1000 years, this could add up to a few hours, but I haven't checked the math.

--Larry

Larry F wrote:

That and the fact that humanity was blasted back into the dark ages twice by alien spaceships. I'd say them just being off half a day is pretty good.

"Mike Zaite" wrote in message news:[email]...

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My main point was, that if the producers went to the lengths of making sure Dec 31st 2999 was a Tuesday, why have a few hours difference?

LooseChanj wrote:

Dramatic necesity. They wanted The show to end with the begining of the Year 3000.

[email],Ny-Internet writes:

Heh, perhaps it wasn't Y2K compilant :-)

/Ricco