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Well, it's a joke in the sense that I did it for fun and not because I think people will actually start using it. :) You're right about the sunrise, though. To
by beala 14y ago
Well, it's a joke in the sense that I did it for fun and not because I think people will actually start using it. :)
You're right about the sunrise, though. To solve this, I say that, by convention, 6AM is sunrise no matter your location. The idea is that the day should start a little before people wake up, rather than at midnight. I think this lines up more with people's intuitive understanding of "a day."
- lutusp 14y agoI know this is all in fun, but sunrise is way more complicated than that. Even the noontime position of the sun varies during the year, by a substantial amount. More here: http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/sunrise/ http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/sunrise/ Just for fun. :)