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The Earth doesn’t need them? But wasn’t the concept of a time zone invented because someone was always late to the train station and it was leaving him behind?
by layman51 4y ago
The Earth doesn’t need them? But wasn’t the concept of a time zone invented because someone was always late to the train station and it was leaving him behind? We would at least need one giant time zone with an international date line.
- njarboe 4y agoIt was needed for running railroads but the issue was a bit more important than being late for your train and missing it. When you are running trains in opposite directions on the same track it is pretty important to have your clocks well synced so you don't have head-on collisions.
- downvotetruth 4y agoHaving your clocks well synced is not enough to stop collisions.