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lambchopafterhours t1_iye3x7t wrote

Reply to comment by stairway2evan in ELI5 What is a leap year and why does it occur? by Own_Grapefruit8750

So how was skipping leap years every century work in practice? Like when was the last time that happened and when will it happen next? I’m trying to work it out in my head but I havent had enough coffee yet 😂

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stairway2evan t1_iye9aen wrote

You skip every century (cause all century years like 1700, 1800 are also leap years), except for the multiples of 400. So in 2000 (which is a multiple of 400) we didn’t skip the leap year, we had it as expected. In 2100, there will be no Feb 29th, because it’ll skip.

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