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We used to have that, and it was dreadful. Every municipality had its own local time. Railroads made that untenable, and led to the creation of timezones.
by outtatime 6y ago
We used to have that, and it was dreadful. Every municipality had its own local time. Railroads made that untenable, and led to the creation of timezones.
- baddox 6y agoIs it possible that such a system would be more tenable now with cheaper and more ubiquitous devices that can measure or calculate local solar time?
- pseudalopex 6y agohttps://qntm.org/continuous https://qntm.org/continuous
- amptorn 6y agoWell, railroads still exist.