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12:00 PM is not solar noon for most people, regardless of DST. Even if time zones didn't follow political boundaries, it would still not align except for those
by teilo 7y ago
12:00 PM is not solar noon for most people, regardless of DST. Even if time zones didn't follow political boundaries, it would still not align except for those who are in the center of a given time zone.
So this part of your argument is meaningless.
- jml7c5 7y agoI noted this at the end of my comment, but I'll elaborate: Time zones do tend to be chosen such that inhabitants are within +/- 1 hour of solar time. If you look at the map at http://blog.poormansmath.net/images/SolarTimeVsStandardTimeV2.png http://blog.poormansmath.net/images/SolarTimeVsStandardTimeV... , a switch to permanent DST in North America would make the continent a very bright red.
- teilo 7y agoYeah, you added that endnote after I commented. Sheesh.
- jml7c5 7y agoMy mistake, I thought I'd put it in there originally! Usually I throw an "EDIT:" in, but it's possible I made the edit so quickly after posting that I didn't think anyone had started replying yet. No offence or subterfuge intended. :-)