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February 8, 2011

How Many Days Was Bill Murray Stuck In “Groundhog Day”?

You may have heard of Groundhog Day and if you saw my article last week then you will also know that because Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow this year, Spring will come early to the US. But Groundhog day is also a movie where Bill Murray finds himself perpetually waking up on the same Groundhog Day morning, over and over again.

You may have heard of Groundhog Day and if you saw my article last week then you will also know that because Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow this year, Spring will come early to the US.

But Groundhog day is also a movie where Bill Murray finds himself perpetually waking up on the same Groundhog Day morning, over and over again.

In the movie Bill gets really bored and acquires some truly amazing skills. But how long would he actually have to have been stuck in the Groundhog Day time-trap for to allow him to say, master the piano?

Well one man, Simon Gallagher, set out to calculate it. The answer: 12,403 days.

Here’s how he worked it out.

[Thanks Laurence]

[Source: Obsessed With Film]