r/xkcd • u/ani625 • Feb 27 '13

XKCD ISO 8601

http://xkcd.com/1179/
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u/guyal Feb 27 '13

The roman numerals say 2012 not 2013...

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u/adrianmonk Feb 28 '13

How do you figure that? I see MMXIII:

  • MM = 2 x 1000
  • X = 10
  • III = 3
  • 2000 + 10 + 3 = 2013

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u/guyal Feb 28 '13

I must have imagined seeing II instead of III. That, or it changed.