The changing of the clocks
Discussion
I wonder do people in other countries have this discussion twice a year.
Many countries are in exactly the same boat as we are (any country +/- 1 Hours and +/- 15 degrees longitude).
The real issue here is that our modern lives have not been built around the available daylight.
For example - my normal day starts around 7am and ends around midnight (with work 9-5ish). That means a normal day is around 16-17 hours - yet midday (the point at which the sun crosses the zenith) occurs 5 hours into my normal day. Only around 30% of my normal day occurs before midday, the remaining 70% afterwards.
If midday where to truly be the middle of the day - then I should be getting up around 4am and going to bed at around 8-9pm. The standard working day should be 6-2.
Many countries are in exactly the same boat as we are (any country +/- 1 Hours and +/- 15 degrees longitude).
The real issue here is that our modern lives have not been built around the available daylight.
For example - my normal day starts around 7am and ends around midnight (with work 9-5ish). That means a normal day is around 16-17 hours - yet midday (the point at which the sun crosses the zenith) occurs 5 hours into my normal day. Only around 30% of my normal day occurs before midday, the remaining 70% afterwards.
If midday where to truly be the middle of the day - then I should be getting up around 4am and going to bed at around 8-9pm. The standard working day should be 6-2.
Moonhawk said:
I should be getting up around 4am and going to bed at around 8-9pm. The standard working day should be 6-2.
I actually do this each summer. I'm often up before 5:00am. I get on with things in the quiet morning hours then go to work. I get home by 5:00pm. Often in bed by 9:00pm.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff