Timezones

Sailor Steve · 12-29-16, 10:47 AM

"...and suddenly you have sixty-one seconds in a minute!"

You could have millions of "Time Zones" if you wanted, because when the center of the sun is directly above your exact line of latitude it's only a second away from not being there. Time Zones were created by the railroads to make it easier to say exactly when a train would be arriving. Arbitrary changes such as Daylight Savings Time change the time within the zone, but the zone itself does not change. Even going from before the IDL to behind it, while it may change the day, does not change the zone itself.

Sorry, for all the hilarity in that video, and seeing how whacky some of the lines can be, there are still only 24 time zones.

12-29-16, 10:47 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	"...and suddenly you have sixty-one seconds in a minute!" You could have millions of "Time Zones" if you wanted, because when the center of the sun is directly above your exact line of latitude it's only a second away from not being there. Time Zones were created by the railroads to make it easier to say exactly when a train would be arriving. Arbitrary changes such as Daylight Savings Time change the time within the zone, but the zone itself does not change. Even going from before the IDL to behind it, while it may change the day, does not change the zone itself. Sorry, for all the hilarity in that video, and seeing how whacky some of the lines can be, there are still only 24 time zones. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo