Daylight Savings Time Worldwide

Post by **xer0s** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:54 pm

I don't understand how this works. If some countries change our time, and some of us don't, wouldn't this screw up the time zones? I don't think Japan recognizes Daylight Savings. So if they don't switch their clocks, wouldn't that time zone be off from everyone elses? Can anyone explain how this works on a large scale? Cause I just can't grasp it.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:55 pm

don't worry about it...

Post by **xer0s** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:57 pm

I don't think Arizona does Daylight Savings either. So if I drive from New Mexico into Arizona (which are in the same Time Zone) it would be different times. Correct? Thats fuct up.

Post by **sirstrongbad** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:04 pm

no change in the majority of Indiana either. and we plan on keeping it that way. they've tried to push for DST for many years here, but it keeps getting overruled.

Post by **saturn** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:05 pm

it's nice to have longer light in the evening. It's crazy if you have normal time that the sun's rising at 4 am.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:15 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_s ... _the_world

Post by **Fender** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:39 pm

In related news...
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/07/ ... index.html

Congress may extend daylight-saving time

Thursday, April 7, 2005 Posted: 10:16 AM EDT (1416 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If Congress passes an energy bill, Americans may see more daylight-saving time.

Lawmakers crafting energy legislation approved an amendment Wednesday to extend daylight-saving time by two months, having it start on the first Sunday in March and end on the last Sunday in November.

"Extending daylight-saving time makes sense, especially with skyrocketing energy costs," said Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, who along with Rep. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, co-sponsored the measure.

The amendment was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee that is putting together major parts of energy legislation likely to come up for a vote in the full House in the coming weeks.

"The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use," said Markey, who cited Transportation Department estimates that showed the two-month extension would save the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil a day.

The country uses about 20 million barrels of oil a day.

:lol: Congrats on saving 0.05% of our oil a day.