Dear Time Dwellers,

Today the calendar will be full of twelves. At 12:12, both clock and calendar will show only twelves–the twelfth minute of the twelfth hour of the twelfth day of the twelfth month of the twelfth year of the second millenium. That’s a lot of twelves, and it naturally gets us wondering: when was the last time the clock and calendar were full of twelves? When was the last time they were full of any number? When will it happen again?

The answers to these questions don’t really matter (unless you’re a doomsday-er), but by going through the process of figuring them out (and then coming up with more questions), we might just learn something fundamental about the clock, the calendar, and maybe even about time itself.

Also, the number twelve is awesome. Check out twelfths on your fraction-stick chart and revel in all of its equivalent fractions!

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck