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The continental US is actually wide enough across to necessitate five time zones. The four we have now aren't good enough. Cutting down to three as you suggest
by CydeWeys 8y ago
The continental US is actually wide enough across to necessitate five time zones. The four we have now aren't good enough. Cutting down to three as you suggest would exacerbate the problem.
- souterrain 8y agoWell, barely though. Only a tiny fragment of Maine would be in AST using standard 15° wide time zones, the boundary being 67.5° W.
- CydeWeys 8y agoThe overall point is that if 4 isn't quite enough, then 3 is definitely way too few.