At 2:00 AM this Sunday morning people in most of the United States will set their clocks ahead one hour as we begin began Daylight Saving Time. Many households will also change the batteries in their smoke detectors. In Arizona, where they don’t believe in Daylight Saving Time, people mark the day by putting fresh ammunition in their handguns.
If you were late to church or soccer practice today, you had a good excuse. Thanks to Daylight Saving Time, you lost an hour as clocks were moved ahead. You’ll need a new excuse next Sunday.
More:
“Daylight Saving Time 2012: Why and When Does It Begin?” Brian Handwerk, National Geographic News
“Daylight saving time: Frequently asked questions,” Maura Judkis, Washington Post blog
___________________
Short Link: http://wp.me/p6sb6-cJA
Image by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Add to: Facebook | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumbleupon | Reddit | Blinklist | Twitter | Technorati | Yahoo Buzz | Newsvine
Samoans are taking a day off before the New Year weekend. In fact, they’re taking Friday, December 30th right off the calendar.
The island nation of Samoa is on the East side of the International Date Line but key trading partners Australia and New Zealand are on the West side, so Samoa is moving to the other side of the date line. That change of time zone means resetting the clock so hard that it shakes a whole day out of the calendar. Samoa has picked December 30, 2011 as that day.
So if you have a Friday appointment in Apia you’re going to miss it. Everyone in Samoa will move straight from Thursday to Saturday.
Relax; you’ve still got the weekend.
___________________
Short Link: http://wp.me/p6sb6-c0O
Image by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Add to: Facebook | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumbleupon | Reddit | Blinklist | Twitter | Technorati | Yahoo Buzz | Newsvine
This Sunday morning, most Americans enjoyed big savings — an extra hour of sleep. By 2:00AM, people in most of the United States set their clocks ahead one hour. Many households also changed the batteries in their smoke detectors. In Arizona, where they don’t believe in Daylight Saving Time, people mark the day by putting fresh ammunition in their handguns.
