1/11/11: Significantly Insignificant?

Today is January 11, 2011 or 1/11/11.

So what's so special about today?

The date seems to hold no real significance, yet seems to have people enthralled. The binary date has virtually taken the internet by storm, trending on many major search sites, such as Google and Yahoo.

The mystical date does hold some significance for those who believe in the date's supernatural abilities. 11:11 holds a certain mystique, and kissing a clock at that time is said to bring good luck, especially on 1/11/11, according to the Washington Post.

The date also holds the honor of being one of just 12 binary (composed of only 1s or 0s) dates in 2011, one of the few years capable of producing such dates.

While today may not hold a historical or mystical significance, other consecutive dates have. Many believed 9/9/99 was the real Y2K, while 8/8/88 apparently inspired protests calling for democracy in Burma., according to AOL News. On 1/23/45 Hungary withdrew from WWII, signing a treaty with the allies.

Perhaps Verizon's 11 a.m. iPhone announcement will go down in history.

If 1/11/11 has captured this much attention, how significant will 11/11/11 be? According to many wedding planners the date, which falls on a Friday, is already booked.

Comments

[funny katy]

12:00 AM on 01/13/2011

It is really funny how this plays on our subconscious mind. It shows how strong the influence of the media and marketing specialists is on us... You might want to read the article I wrote on this very topic:
http://yourdailytipsandtrickswiki.blogspot.com/2011/01/magical-dates-and-numbers.html

[Surreal2me]

02:49 PM on 01/12/2011

1-11-11 is my birthday, I thought it was significant.

[Magda Rod]

02:47 AM on 01/12/2011

In the spirit of 1-11-11, try this on:"Take the last 2 numbers of your birth year, add it to your age + 1 = 111". I am embracing this day for the opportunity to embrace the concept of ONE-ness, a much needed focus in our world today. We are all interconnected, all waves of the same ocean. If more people would recognize and celebrate this, don't you think the world can only get better?One love, ONE mind, ONE heart, ONE world

[devans00]

09:42 PM on 01/11/2011

I like binary days. Even if I can't figure out the number.

[smpost]

05:50 PM on 01/11/2011

It's inspiration for a poem...
http://www.sampost.com/2011/3147/11111

[onlythetruthcounts]

05:35 PM on 01/11/2011

It means there is snow everywhere and people are bored and sitting at their computers.

[lisa heath]

09:39 AM on 02/01/2011

Now THAT is significant! HAha, lol funny(and true*-)

[speckurban]

04:45 PM on 01/11/2011

Guess what everyone.
It's going to happen again in 11 months, then everyone can be enthralled for no reason all over again.

[Jerome Morrow]

04:56 PM on 01/11/2011

Yeah, but there will be an extra 1 in that date. So even cooler!

[Lisa Spurgeon Bullock]

11:16 PM on 01/11/2011

And don't forget 11-1-11 not just 11-11-11.

[Kaylin MayhemSmith]

04:35 PM on 01/11/2011

11, this number signifies the end of WWI on the western front, the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.