Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIf the Olympics and presidential elections only happen once every 4 years, why the hell are we not doing them on February 29th????message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf the Olympics and presidential elections only happen once every 4 years, why the hell are we not doing them on February 29th????Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago And February 29 doesn’t happen on years ending in 00 unless the year ends in 000. That’s not correct. Centuries are not leap years, unless they’re divisible by 400 (not 1000). So, 2400 will be a leap year, but 3000 will not.
That’s not correct. Centuries are not leap years, unless they’re divisible by 400 (not 1000). So, 2400 will be a leap year, but 3000 will not.