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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | The Unix timestamp is a standard method of | + | The Unix timestamp is a standard method of describing the absolute number of seconds that have elapsed since "epoch", defined as midnight on January 1, 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Epoch, in {{w|ISO-8601}} format, is "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", where Z indicates UTC. |
− | The timestamp in this comic's title text (1420001642) is 1,420,001,642 seconds since epoch. | + | The timestamp in this comic's title text (1420001642) is 1,420,001,642 seconds since epoch. To convert that into a human-readable time: |
*Years since 1970 = 1,420,001,642 seconds / 60 seconds per minute / 60 minutes per hour / 24 hours per day / 365.25 days per year | *Years since 1970 = 1,420,001,642 seconds / 60 seconds per minute / 60 minutes per hour / 24 hours per day / 365.25 days per year | ||
**This yields 44 years plus 31,467,242 seconds. | **This yields 44 years plus 31,467,242 seconds. | ||
**The year for the timestamp is 1970 + 44 years = '''2014'''. | **The year for the timestamp is 1970 + 44 years = '''2014'''. | ||
− | ***Note: The year calculation specifies 365.25 days per year to account for {{w|leap year|leap years}} (every fourth year adds an extra day) | + | ***Note: The year calculation specifies 365.25 days per year to account for {{w|leap year|leap years}} (every fourth year adds an extra day). |
*Days since start of year = 31,467,242 seconds / 60 seconds per minute / 60 minutes per hour / 24 hours per day | *Days since start of year = 31,467,242 seconds / 60 seconds per minute / 60 minutes per hour / 24 hours per day | ||
− | **This yields 364 days plus 17,642 seconds | + | **This yields 364 days plus 17,642 seconds. |
**The 365th day of a non-leap year is '''December 31'''. December is the '''12th month''' in the Gregorian calendar. | **The 365th day of a non-leap year is '''December 31'''. December is the '''12th month''' in the Gregorian calendar. | ||
*The remaining seconds can be converted into a time: | *The remaining seconds can be converted into a time: |