Why does Leap Day exist? Leap Day exists to correct for the difference between the calendar year and the astronomical year. The 365 days of the calendar year represent Earth’s movement around the sun every 365 days. But Earth just ate a pizza and is actually moving a bit slower than that: it takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds for Earth to revolve around the sun. And so, the calendar is adjusted to compensate for that extra time, by adding an extra day to the year about every four years (but not every four years). If we didn’t correct for the difference between the two calendars, the northern hemisphere would eventually end up celebrating New Year’s Eve during summer. In the southern Hemisphere, more cities might see a snowy Christmas. By the year 2736, the US would celebrate the 4th of July in deep winter.
LEAP YEAR IS FINALLY HERE!
Have you been waiting since 2012 to fill in that pesky little hole in your My Finds Each Day of the Year grid? If so, then this event is for you! Now you can finally qualify for all those Calendar Challenge caches which require finds on all 366 days! (Who knows, there may even be one nearby…) And as an added bonus, Groundspeak have just announced two new Leap Day Souvenirs: one for attending an event on the 29th, and another for finding a geocache on the 27th, 28th, or 29th.
Please log a will-attend so I can give them a proper reservation. There is plenty of food and coffee for purchase, although it's certainly not required. This is a kid-friendly place and they have bins of toys hiding around & a coloring area, so don't let that stop you! I will be doing trackable giveaways, have random prizes, and maybe I'll come up with a game if I'm feeling creative.
WHEN?
Monday, 29 February 2016
5-7:30pm
WHERE?
The Living Room Coffee House
WHO?
Anyone who wants to fill the calendar grid
and earn a souvenir in the process!
WHY?
Because.
There will be an area to swap trackables, and there will be a few new trackables and goodies being raffled off. **NOTE 2/27/16 - This will be extended until 7:30, so if you have work you can still try to make it!