Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 1 month agoHow the sunrise and sunset times would be affected by abolishing daylight saving time in the USA. Would you prefer to keep it or drop it?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down111
arrow-up1151arrow-down1imageHow the sunrise and sunset times would be affected by abolishing daylight saving time in the USA. Would you prefer to keep it or drop it?files.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareOpisek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe Romans’ did that as a naturally consequence of using sun dials for timekeeping. Hours were also shorter during winter. I think that would be a nice system to have.
minus-squarelengaulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoYou can get DST on a sundial. Just rotate it 15 degrees so sunrise is at 7
minus-squareOpisek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoBut that won’t make hours shorter
The Romans’ did that as a naturally consequence of using sun dials for timekeeping. Hours were also shorter during winter. I think that would be a nice system to have.
You can get DST on a sundial. Just rotate it 15 degrees so sunrise is at 7
But that won’t make hours shorter