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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby adyniz » December 2nd, 2009, 11:33 pm

Is there any advantage of doing this daylight time saving thing?
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby DP-NiSh » December 3rd, 2009, 4:00 am

It is to save power, energy. In simple words, the Sun rises almost an hour earlier in Summer, and sets one hour early too. Due to this, that extra hour is wasted if we don't utilize it. That extra hour is daylight, natural sunlight, which in turn we consume the extra hour in the evening as the Sun sets early so 1 extra hour of electricity. That is why countries that follow DST forward their clocks an hour ahead in Summer, to synchronize with the Sun or the daylight, so that we wake up early, sleep early, and less electricity is consumed, and extra daylight for the evenings (when there is more activity compared to early mornings).

Just like in India, because of the vast area and only 1 timezone, the sun rises as early as 4am in Assam and other Eastern states, whereas as late as 6 or 6.30 in Mumbai. Those extra 2 hours are wasted in the Eastern states because they follow the standard IST time to start work. In this manner, daylight is wasted and there is need of either DST or multiple timezones.
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby adyniz » December 3rd, 2009, 9:34 am

DP-NiSh wrote:It is to save power, energy. In simple words, the Sun rises almost an hour earlier in Summer, and sets one hour early too. Due to this, that extra hour is wasted if we don't utilize it. That extra hour is daylight, natural sunlight, which in turn we consume the extra hour in the evening as the Sun sets early so 1 extra hour of electricity. That is why countries that follow DST forward their clocks an hour ahead in Summer, to synchronize with the Sun or the daylight, so that we wake up early, sleep early, and less electricity is consumed, and extra daylight for the evenings (when there is more activity compared to early mornings).

Just like in India, because of the vast area and only 1 timezone, the sun rises as early as 4am in Assam and other Eastern states, whereas as late as 6 or 6.30 in Mumbai. Those extra 2 hours are wasted in the Eastern states because they follow the standard IST time to start work. In this manner, daylight is wasted and there is need of either DST or multiple timezones.

Oh, thanks a lot for the details but its too hard to wake up early in the morning in summer season (for college).
Well, how many countries follow this DST system?
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby Maxedge » December 3rd, 2009, 10:33 am

Almost all I guess.....Though a question

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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby DP-NiSh » December 3rd, 2009, 11:39 am

LOL, you need DST on PC for the system time.. And adyniz, the countries that never followed, had followed and are following DST are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_s ... _the_world
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby adyniz » December 3rd, 2009, 12:03 pm

Thanks again for this.
India had DST once?
When?
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby Maxedge » December 4th, 2009, 11:36 am

lol DST was on so I wasconfused if my system time is wrong or its time to use specs :shock:

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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby adyniz » December 4th, 2009, 12:37 pm

I always get confused when this happens.
The half clocks of my house are on new time and half on old time.
Too lazy to change them LOL. :mrgreen:
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby Maxedge » December 5th, 2009, 11:07 am

lol add both times and divide by two.... Sine both are in same amount :|

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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby Prongs » December 10th, 2009, 5:27 pm

adyniz wrote:I always get confused when this happens.
The half clocks of my house are on new time and half on old time.
Too lazy to change them LOL. :mrgreen:

Same here.
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby adyniz » December 17th, 2009, 8:24 pm

Exactly.
It is so frustrating, who have time to reset the clocks.
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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby Maxedge » June 6th, 2011, 4:25 pm

Time has the time..... :|

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Re: OffTopic split | Of Geography & Timezones -via Intro Lord Pr

Postby Victini223 » November 19th, 2013, 3:54 pm

Lol is this SST period? :P
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