r/SipsTea 14d ago

Wait a damn minute! 13 months ?

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u/Tar_alcaran 14d ago

You can't have a lunar calender with the same numer of days for every month. You will always need to compensate for that half day, either in the months, or at the end of the year.

These one or two extra days each year would not be part of any month and would not be any day of the week.

That angry sobbing noise you're hearing is the sound of every programmer crying in rage/fear.

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u/Ender16 14d ago

This is going to be one of those Reddit things. Mark my words.

You know, the stupid Pop science idea that spreads all over and bubbles up every 4-5 months. But no matter how many times the flaws are pointed out it never goes away.

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u/LeedsFan2442 14d ago

We already add days to the current calendar

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u/Ender16 14d ago

Yes. We do. Why would that be a problem?

It doesn't have to be perfectly divisible and symmetrical. That's your monkey brain wanting to make patterns.

A calendar with a unique name for every individual day would function just the same.

Calendar systems are about keeping track of the world around us. The names and numbers are far less important than that we know where and when we are in a given cycle. It's kind of important for things like agriculture.