hey math nerds, today is a special day!

[Amby 490]

LONDON (AFP) – Notice anything exceptional about today's date? It's July 5, 2009 (05/07/09) -- and three consecutive odd numbers make up the date only five times in a century.

This nugget is pointed out by Californian high school maths teacher Ron Gordon, a self-confessed "mathemagician".

"That's what my kids call me, because I make something out of nothing from maths," the 64-year-old told AFP in a phone interview from his home in Redwood City.

"This really is a day to celebrate. OK, it's true there will be another one in two years' time on September 7, 2011 (07/09/11), and one on November 9, 2013 (09/11/13) but then it won't happen again for 92 years. And I sure won't be around to see it."

So what does Gordon suggest you do on "Odd Day"? It's a great day to do your odds 'n ends, give a friend a high-five or root for the odds-on-favourite, he says.

And fittingly, if Roger Federer wins the Wimbledon men's title today it will be his 15th Grand Slam title.

If these numerical oddities grab you, take a look at http://www.oddday.net/ and plunge into Ron Gordon's world.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britainoffbeat

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Note: that works in British/European/Sub-continental date-usage of dd/mm/yy

In Americanese convention of mm/dd/yy, we have three in past:

• Jan 3, 2005 (01/03/05)
• March 5, 2007 (03/05/07)
• May 7, 2009 (05/07/09)

and three in future

• July 9, 2011 (07/09/11)
• Sept 11, 2013 (09/11/13)
• Nov 13, 2015 (11/13/15)

with only 90 years (well, it is less than 92) gap. Edited July 6, 2009 by Saddle Bronc

[jundp 191]

This is cooler than Mole Day.

[Jenn! 918]

Considering there are only 12 months, is it really supposed to be surprising that this happens a small number of times in a century?

There are also only a handful of "even days" in a century.

[Fandango 1,440]

this was yesterday anyways....fffs!

[natty bumppo 297]

amber ... math question ...

10 toes up + 10 toes down = ???

[Amby 490]

20 toes

[natty bumppo 297]

20 toes

is there more?

Edited July 7, 2009 by Natty Bumppo

[Amby 490]

20 toes

is there more?

I hope not

Maybe there's 10 to the right, 10 to the left, and 10 in the middle

[Jenn! 918]

69?

[natty bumppo 297]

69?

96?

[Ban Hammer 14,677]

69?

96?

99?

[natty bumppo 297]

69?

96?

99?

she was a cute agent

[Scott & Lai 12]

This nugget is pointed out by Californian high school maths teacher Ron Gordon, a self-confessed "mathemagician".

"That's what my kids call me, because I make something out of nothing from maths," the 64-year-old told AFP in a phone interview from his home in Redwood City.

When did "math" get a plural?

[natty bumppo 297]

This nugget is pointed out by Californian high school maths teacher Ron Gordon, a self-confessed "mathemagician".

"That's what my kids call me, because I make something out of nothing from maths," the 64-year-old told AFP in a phone interview from his home in Redwood City.

When did "math" get a plural?

aren't math problems multiple guess?