TreborIs the relevant birthday his?
no Is it the actual day of birth for someone
yes, as opposed to the anniversary thereof? If so, the man's offspring?
and yesIs the group the man belongs to his family?
no Is the group linked by: religion? Profession? Race? Gender?
yes Sexuality? Hobby?
no to rest Presence at someone's birth?
not necessarily, but this is a likely common thread Is the group comprised of him and other people who have had this distinction?
yes Have other people this year become entitled to be celebrated in the same way he has?
yes Have people in previous years?
yesEarlier this year = relevant precisely when? yes (although this will depend on the context) - Can this only happen at a certain time of year?
yes At a certain time of day?
no In a specific month?
yesEarnestHey! Yes I took a little vacation and had a lot to do for the PhD. I guess I will slow down a bit with the forum but never abandon my beloved lateral friends
Good to see you're still kicking. I did worry, given that you live in Italy, but things seem to be slowing down a bit in terms of COVID.Assuming that the birthday we are talking about is his birthday
it isn't, as established via Trebor's questions, but I will answer your following questions at face value if I think the information will be useful, relevant his precise age?
no More than 100?
no, he would not be this old Does it happen at every birthday of him?
FA At every birthday of people belonging to such a group?
FA Were people celebrating his birthday for a second?
no Something happening in conjunction with his birthday?
no Are stars relevant? Space? Moon?
no to these Do people expect to celebrate the man for one second?
no Did they know that he would have been celebrated for one second?
yes Did the man say something in that second?
irrel Can we assume that he was silent and not making any relevant action?
yes Were the man and/or the people aware of when that second would have occurred?
yes E.g. the man was able to suddenly do something lasting a second that changed his life (e.g. he remembered something? He remembered to be someone very important so that formally he was celebrated as such for the second in which he remembered it?)?
no to theseIs the amount of time of one second prefixed? agreed with someone? Chosen by the man?
no to all Dependent on something out of the man's control
yes, for multiple factors (e.g. weather? something concerning his health status?)?
no to theseIs anything connected with birthday celebration relevant here?
no E.g. blowing out the candles? Eating cake? Singing "Happy birthday"?
no to these Was he the last man or the first man belonging to a group? Reaching a certain age?
no to bothDid something happen after the second passed?
yope Is the second in between midnight and the day after?
yes, very good The day after his birthday?
no Between the day before and the day of the birthday?
noPeterWas he born on 29th February?
Not this timeGalFiskLeap seconds relevant?
no Was it known before the second arrived that he'd have reason to celebrate during that second?
not with certainty, no Did something happen after one second
yope that invalidated
'invalidated' isn't quite right the reason? Can this reason reoccur for this man?
no, good question For someone else?
yes Did anyone else have reason to celebrate during the same second?
yes Immediately before?
yes After?
not for some time afterwards Can the same thing happen for other short timespans?
yes Such as two seconds? Ten?
Yes to both LemonCurrySo, leap years are not relevant, but maybe the date line, then?
no Was he travelling?
no On a ship? Plane? ISS?
n/a to allLynneHi Wiz!
Hi, Lynne! I always feel like such a Johnny-come-lately when I see your name on this forum. Great to still see you around.Is this something that everybody can celebrate for one second in their life?
no If they only thought about it?
noIs it something like being exactly at the same amount of time between your moment of being born and the moment you'll die. Except that we don't celebrate that moment because we don't know when we'll die. But something along those lines?
It is not along these lines - he had a lot more certainty in this case.