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Millennium Countdown

Time remaining until January 1, 2000 · 00:00:00

48days

07hrs

22min

16sec

Clock synchronised to Orbitron™ Atomic Time Server. Party like it's 1999.

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Bottled water & batteries
Print out bank statements
Silver party outfit
Burn a “2000” mix CD

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<nav class="ob-nav" aria-label="Orbitron Labs" data-trait="blobs"> <a href="#ob-products" class="ob-blob ob-blob--1"><span>Products</span></a> <a href="#ob-check" class="ob-blob ob-blob--2"><span>Y2K Check</span></a> <a href="#ob-countdown" class="ob-blob ob-blob--3"><span>Countdown</span></a> <a href="#ob-candy" class="ob-blob ob-blob--4"><span>e-Store</span></a> </nav>

--candy: #0095b6; --candy-lite: #7fdcef; --candy-deep: #005a75; &:has(input[value='tangerine']:checked) { --candy: #ff8a00; --candy-lite: #ffd08a; --candy-deep: #b34d00; } &:has(input[value='grape']:checked) { --candy: #8a3fbf; --candy-lite: #d9b3ff; --candy-deep: #4b1a73; } &:has(input[value='lime']:checked) { --candy: #5fc21a; --candy-lite: #c9f59a; --candy-deep: #2e6b05; } &:has(input[value='strawberry']:checked) { --candy: #e0306a; --candy-lite: #ffb3cb; --candy-deep: #8a0f38; }

// The room pretends it is 1999: count down from a fixed point in November 1999, // advancing with the real clock while the page is open. const pretendStart = Date.UTC(1999, 10, 14, 16, 37, 44) const opened = Date.now() const target = Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0) const lcd = root.querySelector<HTMLElement>('.ob-lcd')! const cells = ['d', 'h', 'm', 's'].map((k) => lcd.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`.ob-lcd__${k}`)!) function tick() { const left = Math.max(0, target - (pretendStart + (Date.now() - opened))) const s = Math.floor(left / 1000) const parts = [Math.floor(s / 86400), Math.floor(s / 3600) % 24, Math.floor(s / 60) % 60, s % 60] parts.forEach((n, i) => (cells[i].textContent = String(n).padStart(2, '0'))) lcd.classList.toggle('is-done', left === 0) }