this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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[–] hakase@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun fact: while a much more often occurrence than once in a lifetime, "Thursday the 20th" is tied with "Saturday the 20th" as the least-likely combination of days of the week with the 20th day of the month, even though you'd think the chances would be exactly 1/7.

Here's the math about the Gregorian calendar that explains why. (Even though the post is about Friday the 13th, it straightforwardly can be applied to any other day/date combination as well.)

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

The next Thursday 4/20s will be in these years:

  • 2028
  • 2034
  • 2045
  • 2051
  • 2056
[–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Interesting. But the difference is 4 days over a 400-year cycle, i.e., in a typical human lifespan you'll maybe experience one more Thursday the 20th than Friday the 20th.

[–] Little8Lost@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

another prophecy of the simpsons that came true. and dont correct me if i got the name wrong, it looks funny to me so i think it is good enough. Or do it, will not edit it anyway