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[kjpepper]

While poking around on the internet yesterday I ran into some information on Internet time. You probably haven't heard of it, cause it's pretty useless, all things considered, especially since UTC already exists. But it's kind of a fun thing to think about, I think, having completely different ways of measuring time.

It sorta got me thinking about what would happen to people/society in different parts of the world if there was a global agreement to simply abolish DST and time zones altogether. What if it were 0900 everywhere in the world all at once? how would that affect business, life, agriculture, life as we know it? Would jet lag completely disappear? Would Japan no longer exist practically a whole day in the future like it does now? I don't know... I'm just kinda playing with the idea in my brain.

It's 1:15am. I'm a day behind on getting Thursday night dishes done, and I'm still not quite done. Still, I'm not in a big rush. I had a nice long nap when I got home so I'm not really all that tired yet... plus, I'm enjoying the quiet of a sleeping house and the rare thrill of having the living room, and thus the TV to myself. Entertaining myself with Engineering Disasters #21 on Modern Marvels. I really don't know why watching man made machines and structures fall down, blow up and otherwise become full of the fail is so fascinating but it is.

Somewhere, it's already 5:15ish in the afternoon. I'm too lazy to look up where.

I should stop babbling, post this, put my laundry in the dryer and finish the dishes...

Comments

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I've been playing with the idea in my science fiction stories, too. But do you mean we'd al get UP at the same time, or that some people would be asleep at 0500 while others would be having lunch and others would be having breakfast? I'd assume the latter, since we're so used to Day = Active; Night = Passive. But I'm curious.

[jaicat.livejournal.com]

Time Cube!

http://www.timecube.com/

[kjpepper.livejournal.com]

NO. That's a VERY BAD KITTY.

*does not click*