• lengau@midwest.social
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    8 days ago

    Yep, which leads us to the natural conclusion that noon on the clock should roughly equate to solar noon, year round.

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      8 days ago

      That would mean ~360 timezones globally. More if you didn’t simplify to a single degree.

      Coordinating is enough of a pain across timezones without having to worry (much) about minutes.

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      8 days ago

      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.