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If you're not supposed to feed gremlins after midnight, does it matter what time zone and is daylight savings figured into it?

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AndysAttic · 56-60, M
Indeed, a question I ponder on a daily basis. I think it is OK if you feed them McDonalds which is not really food so it would have a limited effect.
SW-User
Asking all the right questions!
Straylight · 31-35, F
And how long after midnight? You could argue that it’s always after midnight.
vetguy1991 · 51-55, M
Elessar · 31-35, M
Biology doesn't typically care about timezones but local time only. So, technically, you shouldn't feed them when it's night according to the local time where the gremlin is at 😜
mindstruggle · 31-35, F
@Elessar
Okay

SW-User
And at what point does "after midnight" stop and "next day" start!
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@SW-User That's a good question. I never thought about that. If you feed a gremlin at 6:00 a.m., is that still technically "after midnight"?
@LordShadowfire I suppose It depends if it's still dark at 6 am or light. If it's light, it would count as breakfast. Imagine if you lived in a place that has continuous daylight for months and continuous darkness fir months. The poor thing would get bloated or starved, depending which it is and I can't believe I've spent time pondering this! Unhelpful as always, J.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@jackieash I know, right? This is one of the silliest problems I've ever considered, but it's fun.
SW-User
All of the above. Be careful.
SW-User
Excellent questions 🤔
Bang5luts · M
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
People started asking about this in the second movie, but they never settled on a satisfactory answer. Like, what if the gremlin is on a plane flying east across the United States at 11:00 p.m., and he's eating a chicken leg, but then he passes from Pacific time into Central Time, so now it's midnight and he's still eating? Is the change instantaneous, or does it account for jet lag?

Better yet, what if a gremlin is traveling west on an airplane, and it's midnight where he's coming from, but then the plane crosses over a time zone and it's 11:00? Can the gremlin safely eat now?
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
Your time zone 🥹
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@iamonfire696 By the way, did you ever read the novelization of the movie? It's wild. If you can find it, I highly recommend it.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@LordShadowfire No I haven’t, I will look for it.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@iamonfire696 It's great. The author decided to delve into Gizmo's backstory, and I don't want to give anything away, but it's nuts.

 
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