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[โ€“] MxRemy@lemmy.one 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Remember how many days are in each month. I mean, I guess maybe I could if I tried harder, but I refuse.

EDIT: ok I'm seeing everyone's tips here, and thank you, but I gotta say... None of these heuristics seem any amount easier to remember. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Whats the point? When do I need this information?

Bring on the 13x28 calender and end the madness.

[โ€“] MxRemy@lemmy.one 2 points 5 months ago

YES THANK YOU!!! The only sane person right here! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] Turun@feddit.de 7 points 5 months ago

Make both hands into a fist and hold them out in front of you so that the knuckles are visible. Now start on a pinky and count the knuckles and valleys between them. Knuckles are 31 days, valleys are 30 (and February). When you switch between hands it doesn't count as a valley.

Left Pinky knucke: January, 31 days
Left Pinky/ring finger valley: February
Left Ring finger knuckle: march, 31
Left Ring/middle: April, 30
Left Middle: may, 31
Left Middle/index: June, 30
Left Index: July, 31
Right Index: August, 31
Right Index/middle: September, 30
Right middle: Oktober, 31
Right middle/ring: November, 30
Right ring finger knuckle: December, 31

[โ€“] miracleorange 3 points 5 months ago

30 days hath September,
April, June, and November.

[โ€“] xilliah 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

31 29 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31

It alternates between 31 and 30. The exception being that February got shortchanged and had to give a day to August, and it keeps alternating after that.

Due to leap year magic February has to give up yet another day, so it's either 28 or 29.