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Quote, originally posted by Jaw &raquo; I think it would, because the math works out. =(2555 dog days = 365 human days) * 3600 minutes per day. Um, there are 1440 minutes in a day. 60 min in an hour * 24 hours in a day = 1440 minutes in a day. You are confusing 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour so therefore 3600 seconds in an hour (that's where 3600 comes in).
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, the unofficial authority on all things folklore and weather-related, the phrase dog days refers to the hottest time of the year, which is the 40 days that span from July 3 through August 11. The Almanac explains: August 11 coincides with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.