Todays date is both a palindrome and ambigram: 12022021. L-R,R-L,and upside down

35 points by vinnyglennon ↗ HN

8 comments

[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 19.2 ms ] thread
If you make your 2's look like Z's, then sure.
Mate that looks like some grand theft auto cheat code you’re trying to type on the PlayStation to spawn a covid mask
The One True Date Format is YYYYMMDD, which has the bonus feature of sorting correctly -- I'll have to wait until December 2nd to get the palindrome 20211202.
Ah, but at 12.02 seconds after 8:21 pm it was:

2021-12-02 20:21:12.02

which is a palindrome if you ignore the punctuation.