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World timezones proposal (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Honestly, we should just do it like the original model of zones worked: 1 time zone per zone of latitude, i.e. each time zone aligned with each 15-degree-apart meridian.

None of this "Oh we used to be part of [Input Empire Name Here] so let's keep our time zones the same as them." Damned colonial bullshit...

 

Edit: Longitude, not latitude. Lol. Was thinking it but wrote the opposite. Haha.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Longitude, not Latitude.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sorry, that's what I meant. I was thinking of lines of longitude but said the opposite. Lol. My brain does that sometimes.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not all like that. Some just change to be able to do more business with their neighbours.

    I particularly like China's model where they just say fuck timezones and put the whole country on one single zone. Everyone is just aware that the sun rises at different times in different parts of the country.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    See, I get why they did that, and I'm sure I could get used to that, but... I don't know. It just seems weird to me, and I'm second shift. Lol.

    Hell, it's probably just because I'm not used to it, frankly. Familiarity Bias is fun, you know? Hehe.

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