911 Days Later
On March 9, Florida Gulf Coast University opened an art exhibit called “911 Days: A Dialogue with Words and Images” that it hopes will prompt attendees to more thoroughly reflect on the events that have transpired since September 11, 2001. Yesterday, on March 11, at least one source covering the horrific train station bombings in Madrid reported that the attacks occurred exactly 911 days after 9/11.
So which date actually follows 911 days after 9/11? Python says neither:
>>> import datetime
>>> d1 = datetime.date(2001, 9, 11)
>>> d2 = datetime.date(2004, 3, 9)
>>> d3 = datetime.date(2004, 3, 11)
>>> print (d2 - d1).days
910
>>> print (d3 - d1).days
912
>>> d1 = datetime.date(2001, 9, 11)
>>> d2 = datetime.date(2004, 3, 9)
>>> d3 = datetime.date(2004, 3, 11)
>>> print (d2 - d1).days
910
>>> print (d3 - d1).days
912
I wonder who goofed. Did a journalist or administrator, all too eager to connect the dots, simply overlook the error? Was there a scheduling conflict? Did somebody forget to carry the one?
