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Remember that 7am in one place is not the same as 7am in another place. Time zones, latitude, seasons combine to cause big differences in what a time "means".
by mantap 7y ago
Remember that 7am in one place is not the same as 7am in another place. Time zones, latitude, seasons combine to cause big differences in what a time "means".
For instance on the equator sunrise and sunset is very consistent and so people tend to wake up earlier so that they can maximise daylight. Closer to the poles, it makes
sense for school days (which tend to be shorter than work days) to start around the time that the sun rises in the winter so that they are in daylight all year. This is all relative what error your time zone has, as shown in this famous map:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--pY-JErG4--/pudlqxmpencwr5zajzbz.png http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--pY-JErG4...
- chupasaurus 7y agoThere are two distinct equators which are not equal: celestial (perpendicular towards the axis of planet's spin) and ecliptic (a circle from planet's sphere on a same plane with orbit from a celestial body). On Earth they differ for 23°44' now (it's changing over time) which is why we have distinct seasons. As default we talk about celestial poles and equator which isn't right for theme of sunlight. Also the "famous" map is outdated at least by 5 years, Russia has switched from permanent summer time to permanent standard time in 2014. Wikimedia has an version[0] which is somewhat maintained. [0] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_Time_Zones_Map.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_Time_Zones_Map...