Y2K Clock

The Y2K Clock is a formerly temporary nine-digit countdown (later "countup"), launched in the eastern town of Cauzon on 28th December 1999, in anticipation of the new millennium. It counted the number of seconds to January 1st 2000.
When the Y2K Clock reached 0, it started counting upwards due to the programming language interpreting this as the best course of action after going to 0. The clock was set to be removed by 5th January 2000 but bureaucratic issues prevented this, making it stay for months on end. Its removal was mostly forgotten about by the authorities of Cauzon.
Ever since, it has served as somewhat of a tourist attraction within the town and people have come to camp out for special times. There was a big party for its hitting 100,000,000 seconds in March 2003, enough that one of the earliest ever livestreams was made for the occasion. Other large gatherings have occurred for multiples of 100 million seconds; the last such was the 600M party in January 2019.
As the Y2K Clock has a 9-digit display, it is expected to flow back to 0 in September 2031, exactly one billion seconds from the date that was meant to be commemorated. Due to the fame of the Clock in Cauzon and nearby regions it is expected that a new digit will be affixed to the front so that the initial digit of 1 billion is visible.
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