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I repeat (on this topic, different thread)... While it is (daylight saving) truly one of the most antiquated, and somewhat cuter of humankind's activities, why

• cmurf 5y ago
  No chance. I know two people who want to be 30 minutes offset from UTC and they could give zero shits about UTC. As a pilot, I'm attached to UTC and really don't want to deal with any non-zero minutes offset. Everything in aviation is UTC based - you make a position or pilot report, you use UTC. Weather, NOTAMs, flight plans, clearances, all UTC. I'd be irritated as hell to have a 30 minute offset from local. I think most of the (aero)nautical industry would be against it.
  • nybble41 5y ago
    There are already some places with 30 or even 45 minute offsets from UTC; they seem to manage alright. Though I generally agree that it isn't necessary to divide the time zones that finely. Local noon should always be within about 45 minutes of solar noon, but you can do that just fine while rounding to the nearest hour. (Thirty minutes would be enough if we ignored political boundaries, but a 15-minute margin allows you to avoid splitting cities into multiple zones.)
    • kylehotchkiss 5y ago
      45 minutes is Nepal right? India wanted to be unique with their 30 minute offset, but Nepal has to one-up them with the 45 minute offset.
      • nybble41 5y ago
        Nepal is one at UTC+05:45, but there are also Eucla in West Australia at UTC+08:45 and the Chatham Islands at UTC+12:45.