When the sun is in the middle of the sky, its noon.
That should apply to the entire planet.
Whats up with these ridiculous time zones.
Whats up with these ridiculous time zones.
31-35, M
HumanEarth · F
Imagine the Earth is like a big spinning ball, and the sun only shines on one side at a time. So when it's noon where you are, it's still morning somewhere else. We can't all just use the sun to tell time because the sun is high in the sky at different moments in different places.
So we made time zones like big slices of the Earth where everyone agrees to use the same clock. It's like splitting a pizza into slices so everyone can share. The problem is that the slices don't always match up perfectly with where the sun actually is, so in some places "noon" on the clock isn't exactly when the sun is highest. That's why time zones can feel weird - they're just a compromise to make life easier for everyone.
So we made time zones like big slices of the Earth where everyone agrees to use the same clock. It's like splitting a pizza into slices so everyone can share. The problem is that the slices don't always match up perfectly with where the sun actually is, so in some places "noon" on the clock isn't exactly when the sun is highest. That's why time zones can feel weird - they're just a compromise to make life easier for everyone.
GuyWithOpinions · 31-35, M
@HumanEarth what i mean is, time zones should be split along the lines of latitude on the map because we are on a rotating sphere.
I see they have made some recent changes to get rid of daylight saving time by spliting some regions by longitude wich makes no sense.
Why would north and south regions have different time zones.
I see they have made some recent changes to get rid of daylight saving time by spliting some regions by longitude wich makes no sense.
Why would north and south regions have different time zones.
BlueSkyKing · M