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“A few dozen seconds” is more like 120 or even 180 per day at more distant latitudes. And then there’s the whole “the sun doesn’t rise for a long time” at extr
by Waterluvian 3y ago
“A few dozen seconds” is more like 120 or even 180 per day at more distant latitudes. And then there’s the whole “the sun doesn’t rise for a long time” at extreme latitudes. So that would be pretty comical when 7:00 just doesn’t happen. Do we stop the clocks?
- 7e 3y agoTo be frank, I don’t see your point. A few minutes per day is well within the natural variance of human sleep. Proper circadian functioning is even more important in extreme or alien environments. Solar time won’t work on the dark side of the moon, either. Likely the solution here is a completely artificial cycle based on indoor lighting, as exists on submarines. There will be some kind of time zone divorced from the sun in any scheme chosen here. Solar time works best where when the sun works.