ALREADY.
ALREADY. BUT THIS YEAR, WE GET4@ AN EXTRA DAY OF IT. RYAN BRETON IS HERE TO EXPLAIN
4@
4@ WHY
4@ WHY WE
4@ WHY WE HAVE A LEAP DAY TO BEGIN WITH. GOOD MORNING RYAN!
4@4@
4@4@
4@4@ WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE
MUCH
FOR SO EARLY IN THE MORNING, BUT
LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
ONE YEAR IS ONE TRIP -- OR
REVOLUTION -- AROUND THE SUN.
365 DAYS, RIGHT?
WRONG. TECHNICALLY IT'S 365 DAYS
PLUS ONE QUARTER DAY. 4@
4@
4@ WHICH
4@ WHICH MEANS WE MISS ABOUT 6 HOURS EACH YEAR.
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LEAP DAYS@
IN 100 YEARS, OUR CALENDAR WOULD
4@
4@ BE
4@ BE 24
4@ BE 24 DAYS OFF... THE SOLUTION? ADD ONE DAY TO THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY EVERY 4@4@
FOUR
FOUR YEARS. BUT EVEN THAT ISN'T PERFECT, WE'D BE MAKING UP A LITTLE TOO
MUCH
TIME. 4@
IN 100 YEARS, OUR CALENDAR WOULD
BE 18 HOURS 4@OFF.
SO, WE ACTUALLY SKIP SOME LEAP
YEARS --- IF IT FALLS ON THE4@
START OF A CENTURY, UNLESS THAT
YEAR IS DIVISIBLE BY 400. 4@
WE SKIPP4@ED 1900, 1800, DIDN'T
SKIP THE YEAR 2000, AND WILL
SKIP 2100.4@
SKIP 2100.4@
THAT
THAT ALMOST MAKES UP THE DIFFERENCE -- AT THIS RATE, IT W4@OULD TAKE OR
3,000 YEARS FOR OUR 4@CALENDAR @
BE
BE 1
BE 1 DAY
BE 1 DAY OFF -- JUST ABOUT4@ PERFECT FOR OUR LIFETIME.
THERE
THERE ARE
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS YOU CA4@N COUNT ON IN MAINE .. THE4@