Time zones

Discussion in 'Pure Bull' started by War John, Sep 5, 2012.

  1. War John

    War John Member

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    Why don't humans have one time zone apply to the entire globe?

    Isn't it pure bull that earth has all these different time zones?
     
  2. FlyingFly

    FlyingFly Dickens

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    I am not sure how to properly answer to this, but I will try with something like that:

    Oh my god, how one could be possibly so stupid?
     
  3. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    It would be really weird to have the sun coming up at 10:30 at night, wouldn't it?
     
  4. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Hey if they can do it at the arctic circle, than we can do it here [​IMG]




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  5. Meliai

    Meliai Members

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    Standard time zones were put into place when trains became the main mode of travel. Before that, noon was simply when the sky was directly overhead at any given place. It was too confusing for the train schedules so they adopted standard time zones based on a 24 hour day.

    Uncle John's bathroom reader sure comes in handy sometimes :D
     
  6. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    or better yet, let's go back to using the old reliable sundial :2thumbsup:



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  7. scratcho

    scratcho Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    One time zone? So when it's 12 midnight where I am,it should be 12 midnight on the other side of the globe at the same time? WTF?
     
  8. weeattoes

    weeattoes what will be, will be

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    and like when its morning here on the west...its just turning nighttime in australia...
    would be kind of wild.

    great answer maliai :D
     
  9. Ely North

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    When we eventually destroy the Earth and have to live on giant space stations somewhere out in the vacuum of space, will we still live by the same 24-hour time schedule? Maybe then War John's dream will come true, and all space stations will live with the exact same time zone.
     
  10. lovelyxmalia

    lovelyxmalia Banana Hammock Lifetime Supporter

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    Along these same lines...

    Originally, the Americas and Europe had like a zillion time zones (no, seriously, I think America had 15 or something like that), so there were many train crashes because no one had their times right :D
     
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  12. sammiewammie

    sammiewammie Member

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    time zones are made so that no matter where you are on the globe, at 12 o clock the sun willl be directly over head.. each time zone is 15 degrees across the globe from the last however many areas change the time zone border to make it easier on them
     
  13. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    i suppose it wouldn't be if that's how it had always been.

    probably would just call it 10:30 pm rather than 10:30 at night in that case.
     

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