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Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by sgdpk on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:55PM (#24312979)
My thoughts exactly. Keep 12pm at the time the sun is in its maximum and just do things earlier/later.
Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by outtatime on Saturday August 29, 2020 @12:19AM (#24313479)
We used to have that, and it was dreadful. Every municipality had its own local time. Railroads made that untenable, and led to the creation of timezones.
Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by baddox on Saturday August 29, 2020 @03:10AM (#24314296)
Is it possible that such a system would be more tenable now with cheaper and more ubiquitous devices that can measure or calculate local solar time?
Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by pseudalopex on Saturday August 29, 2020 @04:02AM (#24314512)
Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by amptorn on Saturday August 29, 2020 @07:50AM (#24315439)
Well, railroads still exist.
Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by cgriswald on Saturday August 29, 2020 @12:31AM (#24313544)
Two people viewing the sun at its zenith at the same time can disagree as to what time that occurred by hours using standard time. You’re advocating the abolition of time zones...
Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by Dylan16807 on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:34AM (#24313868)
They didn't say not to round it!

For non-distorted time zones, when the clock strikes 12 everyone can look up and say that the sun is roughly closest to 12.

Re:American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination ... by sgdpk on Saturday August 29, 2020 @06:06AM (#24315034)
Yes, that's the point. Of course it should be sensible and rounded.

If we were too literal with this definition, 12 would even change everyday because of the analemma [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analemma