Title: 'Time has come': Vote to make daylight saving time permanent passes US Senate Source:
Sky News Australia URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kAJJL1K5LU&t=244s Published:Mar 16, 2022 Author:Sky News Australia Post Date:2022-03-16 08:33:15 by Esso Keywords:None Views:141 Comments:3
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Where I'm at, 85°08′21"W longitude, Eastern time zone, High Noon occurs at 12:45 during standard time. During daylight savings time, noon occurs at 13:45, meaning it stays dark really late in the morning and it stays light way too late. If I was in the central time zone, where it should be, this wouldn't be so bad but being on the Western edge of the wrong time zone sucks. It's like working 2nd shift.
The dividing line between Eastern time and central time should be near the Indiana/Ohio border, not the Illinois/Indiana border.
High noon, when the sun's at its highest point, should occur at 12:00 +/-30 minutes on your clock, not at 13:45.
I'm all for it, but I can see where being on the cusp would suck. The time zone map is rather jerrymandered looking.
“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken
Granted, they need to set it and leave it alone. It'd be nice if they set noon at High Noon +/-30 min though.
There is a few places where time zones have a 30 minute offset. I think parts of Australia and maybe some Pacific islands. I'm not much of a jetsetter anymore.
“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#3. To: Lod, history buffs, time travelers, 4um (#2)
A funny and interesting take on my morning rant today about DST, I guess Matt reads 4um or he thinks like me. His idea about the school children was one of my first thoughts, but that may be a moot point because I'm not sure if children walk anymore, let alone go to school. His take on sunrise and sunset is valid, but they are variable depending on what time of year it is, whereas High Noon is a constant, within the limits of orbital dynamics. The Earth follows an elliptical path, so there are slight variations depending on exactly where the earth is at. The distances are so vast that the effects are negligible.
#HighNoon
“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”