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Our internal "clocks" are calibrated to the rising and setting of the sun with respect to our present location. Unless the Earth were literally flat and did not
by jonnathanson 16y ago
Our internal "clocks" are calibrated to the rising and setting of the sun with respect to our present location. Unless the Earth were literally flat and did not rotate on an axis, "universal time" would not work.
- delinka 16y agoWhy not? You think 5pm local time is just before evening due to convention. Your "internal clock" doesn't care what the clock on wall says. Here, 17:00 would just become lunch hour.
- ars 16y agoSo you've traded timezones for lunchzones. Instead of calculating the timezone, you need to calculate when the local lunchtime is. There is no net benefit.
- delinka 16y agoYou're right that there is no net benefit. But, as there's also no net detriment, it's still far from "wouldn't work." I propose that we just drop DST, base local time on solar noon and calculate our associates' time based on their longitude.