Yearround Daylight Saving Time: Unless things change, the United States will be switching to Daylight Saving Time permanently. What do you think of this? Scientists don't like it...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Unless things change, the United States will be switching to Daylight Saving Time permanently. What do you think of this? Scientists don't like it because it goes against the body's natural clock. How about the rest of the world? It won't be as easy to figure time differences by simply counting time zones, depending on what time other countries use. Some countries change the time, and some used to change. Maybe I'll decide for myself and use that time as my own standard.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/should-we-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-lets-sleep-on-it/
https://www.statista.com/chart/24473/countries-changing-clock-daylight-savings/#:~:text=Outside%20of%20Europe%20and%20North,Zealand%20and%20parts%20of%20Australia.

Bison Bud

I'm all for not changing the clocks! However, it would make more sense to me to stay on standard time rather than move our clocks up permanently.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I’m with Bud--stay on Standard Time year-round!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jerryc41 wrote:

... Scientists don't like it because it goes against the body's natural clock.
....

I suppose the people who live on the east or west end of ANY time zone are really screwed, off by an hour compared to the other end.
Or transverse adjacent time zones daily.
People should only live in the center of a time zone to protect their natural clock.... Or in the area of the time zone that matches their body's clock.

So the body's clock is incapable of any adjustment?

Really......

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Bison Bud wrote:

I'm all for not changing the clocks! However, it would make more sense to me to stay on standard time rather than move our clocks up permanently.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jaymatt wrote:

I’m with Bud--stay on Standard Time year-round!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Longshadow wrote:

I suppose the people who live on the east or west end of ANY time zone are really screwed, off by an hour compared to the other end.
Or transverse adjacent time zones daily.
People should only live in the center of a time zone to protect their natural clock.... Or in the area of the time zone that matches their body's clock.

So the body's clock is incapable of any adjustment?

Really......

I foresee real estate agents catering to people who want to live in the best "Sunlight Zone."

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Okay, everybody shift left one hour.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Has anyone looked into splitting the difference and adjusting a half hour permanently?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

NMGal wrote:

Has anyone looked into splitting the difference and adjusting a half hour permanently?

There was a suggestion for something like that about thirty years ago. Combine Eastern with Central - half an hour difference. Combine Mountain with Pacific - half an hour difference. Combine those two - half an hour difference. It might sound reasonable to compromise by half an hour, but would you want 6:00 AM in CA to be the same time as 6:00 AM in NY?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jerryc41 wrote:

I foresee real estate agents catering to people who want to live in the best "Sunlight Zone."

Wouldn't that be North vs. South due to the declination change?
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Longshadow wrote:

Wouldn't that be North vs. South due to the declination change?
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html

Not my decision.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I chuckled at these sentences in the article:

"Bill co-sponsor Ed Markey, senator from Massachusetts, claims the act would “add an extra hour of sunshine for the full 365 days a year.” Sadly, the actions of the sun are well outside the scope of congressional authority."

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Linda From Maine wrote:

I chuckled at these sentences in the article:

"Bill co-sponsor Ed Markey, senator from Massachusetts, claims the act would “add an extra hour of sunshine for the full 365 days a year.” Sadly, the actions of the sun are well outside the scope of congressional authority."

Did he allow for cloudy days? Politicians and science - like oil and water.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Linda From Maine wrote:

I chuckled at these sentences in the article:

"Bill co-sponsor Ed Markey, senator from Massachusetts, claims the act would “add an extra hour of sunshine for the full 365 days a year.” Sadly, the actions of the sun are well outside the scope of congressional authority."