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Timezones were introduced as a generalization of country wide time references. And those were introduced because trains became so fast that calculating train t
by bhaak 6y ago
Timezones were introduced as a generalization of country wide time references. And those were introduced because trains became so fast that calculating train tables with local time was very confusing.
That issue wouldn’t be solved with GPS.
- rwmj 6y agoOf course it would! You know the location of each station and your watch would automatically adjust depending on your location as you travel (using GPS or whatever). People with mechanical wristwatches might find it tedious :-)