For your amusement

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Manavendra Thakur said:
> I find it amazing that Cameron's Corner in Australia straddles three
> timezones.  (But probably this isn't news to anyone on this mailing list!)

It's news to me. I thought the zones formed three vertical stripes; I
didn't realize they touched.

> This means it will witness the end of the old and the start of the new
> millennium not once, not twice, but three times in the space of just one
> hour and one minute.

And I thought they were +0800, +0930, and +1000, so a total of two hours
apart.

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