"It's one of those things that you may not go bragging about as soon as you step off the boat, but it's definitely a story that will amaze your grandkids." - Sailor on duty at USS Topeka
Definitely a reminder that the world of time is human-centric. We obsess over arbitrary markers of time that don't mean anything at all, except to us. Well done!
Those who celebrated new millenium on January 1st, 2000 (twice!) were one year too early ;) Technically (and historically), all parts of USS Topeka were in the same century and the same millenium (different years though).
Yes, Krzysztof, you are right. This is because there was no year 0.
'Popular culture supported celebrating the arrival of the new millennium in the transition from 1999 to 2000' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium - Some people believed in that concept.
I wrote it this way to share the story of USS Topeka, as they followed this narrative (as stated in the press release). Millennium may be just a period of a thousand years, but the definition of century was too strict for me. That’s why I didn’t mention centuries in this post 🙂
Yeah, in the end it's just a number and a story we tell ourselves. If you pick a different calendar people use, year 2000 might be still ahead (e.g. for majority of Hindu population) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So if you change your perspective, you can still celebrate a new millenium in your lifetime! Maybe even twice if you happen to be in the right spot on the map ;)
Definitely a reminder that the world of time is human-centric. We obsess over arbitrary markers of time that don't mean anything at all, except to us. Well done!
Those who celebrated new millenium on January 1st, 2000 (twice!) were one year too early ;) Technically (and historically), all parts of USS Topeka were in the same century and the same millenium (different years though).
Yes, Krzysztof, you are right. This is because there was no year 0.
'Popular culture supported celebrating the arrival of the new millennium in the transition from 1999 to 2000' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium - Some people believed in that concept.
I wrote it this way to share the story of USS Topeka, as they followed this narrative (as stated in the press release). Millennium may be just a period of a thousand years, but the definition of century was too strict for me. That’s why I didn’t mention centuries in this post 🙂
Thank you for your comment!
Yeah, in the end it's just a number and a story we tell ourselves. If you pick a different calendar people use, year 2000 might be still ahead (e.g. for majority of Hindu population) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034385/current-year-various-calendars/
So if you change your perspective, you can still celebrate a new millenium in your lifetime! Maybe even twice if you happen to be in the right spot on the map ;)
Exactly, well said! The more perspectives we consider, the better we can understand the issue.