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Wouldn’t that move the international date line?

• wmf 7y ago
  I guess so, but I don't know why that matters.
  • beojan 7y ago
    The international date line isn't straight in order to avoid land. Moving it would be problematic.
    • killjoywashere 7y ago
      think of it as ordinal: you're shifting left 1 unit, not moving the line, per se.
      • thefringthing 7y ago
        Still matters because some places want to make sure it's the same day (according to their local reckoning) as it is somewhere else in particular (usually a major trading partner).
        • beojan 7y ago
          Or the next town over.
      • beojan 7y ago
        The other boundaries are a lot straighter. Imagine what would happen when the International Date Line ends up in the middle of the US.