Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still — at least when it comes to the yearly calendar.
Using computer programs and mathematical formulas, Richard Conn Henry, an astrophysicist in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and Steve H. Hanke, an applied economist in the Whiting School of Engineering, have created a new calendar in which each new 12-month period is identical to the one which came before, and remains that way from one year to the next in perpetuity.
Under the Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar, for instance, if Christmas fell on a Sunday in 2012 (and it would), it will also fall on a Sunday in 2013, 2014 and beyond. In addition, under the new calendar, the rhyme “30 days hath September, April, June and November,” would no longer apply, because September would have 31 days, as would June, March and December. All the rest have 30 (Try creating a rhyme using that.)
» via Johns Hopkins University
This is kind of an interesting idea. I’m not thrilled about it, but not for any particular reason, at least none which seems compelling. But it might make sense, like using the metric system. (Seriously, the US should just switch over already. It makes more sense, the rest of the world is using it, and it might even help our population’s science skills.) On the other hand, there is something charming about the days moving around each year, but maybe that’s just me.
