Re: Unix Time and Leap Seconds and daylight savings time

Robert Newson wrote:
> David T. Ashley wrote:
....
>
> Daylight saving (though how calling one time another saves daylight -
> there will be exactly the same amount of daylight in the day regardless
> of what you call the hours - I'm still trying to work out)
....

When a sample of Iowa farmers were asked about the effect of
increasing the amount of daylight savings time this year, a fair
number said that it would make the summer hotter because there
would be more sunlight to warm the earth. They were evenly
divided if this was a good thing or not.

bill

bill wrote:
> Robert Newson wrote:
>> David T. Ashley wrote:
> ...
>>
>> Daylight saving (though how calling one time another saves daylight -
>> there will be exactly the same amount of daylight in the day
>> regardless of what you call the hours - I'm still trying to work out)
> ...
>
> When a sample of Iowa farmers were asked about the effect of increasing
> the amount of daylight savings time this year, a fair number said that
> it would make the summer hotter because there would be more sunlight to
> warm the earth. They were evenly divided if this was a good thing or not.
>
> bill

Another urban legend.

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On 27.06.2007 15:33 Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> bill wrote:
>> Robert Newson wrote:
>>> David T. Ashley wrote:
>> ...
>>>
>>> Daylight saving (though how calling one time another saves daylight -
>>> there will be exactly the same amount of daylight in the day
>>> regardless of what you call the hours - I'm still trying to work out)
>> ...
>>
>> When a sample of Iowa farmers were asked about the effect of
>> increasing the amount of daylight savings time this year, a fair
>> number said that it would make the summer hotter because there would
>> be more sunlight to warm the earth. They were evenly divided if this
>> was a good thing or not.
>>
>> bill
>
> Another urban legend.
>

That was an example of so-called "joke", Jerry. ;))


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gosha bine wrote:
> On 27.06.2007 15:33 Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> bill wrote:
>>> Robert Newson wrote:
>>>> David T. Ashley wrote:
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Daylight saving (though how calling one time another saves daylight
>>>> - there will be exactly the same amount of daylight in the day
>>>> regardless of what you call the hours - I'm still trying to work out)
>>> ...
>>>
>>> When a sample of Iowa farmers were asked about the effect of
>>> increasing the amount of daylight savings time this year, a fair
>>> number said that it would make the summer hotter because there would
>>> be more sunlight to warm the earth. They were evenly divided if this
>>> was a good thing or not.
>>>
>>> bill
>>
>> Another urban legend.
>>
>
> That was an example of so-called "joke", Jerry. ;))
>
>

Sorry, but that can be pretty sensitive to those of us who grew up in
Iowa - and have had people believe it as a fact, not a joke.

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Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> gosha bine wrote:
>> On 27.06.2007 15:33 Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>> bill wrote:
>>>> Robert Newson wrote:
>>>>> David T. Ashley wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Daylight saving (though how calling one time another saves daylight
>>>>> - there will be exactly the same amount of daylight in the day
>>>>> regardless of what you call the hours - I'm still trying to work out)
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> When a sample of Iowa farmers were asked about the effect of
>>>> increasing the amount of daylight savings time this year, a fair
>>>> number said that it would make the summer hotter because there would
>>>> be more sunlight to warm the earth. They were evenly divided if
>>>> this was a good thing or not.
>>>>
>>>> bill
>>>
>>> Another urban legend.
>>>
>>
>> That was an example of so-called "joke", Jerry. ;))
>>
>>
>
> Sorry, but that can be pretty sensitive to those of us who grew up in
> Iowa - and have had people believe it as a fact, not a joke.
>
Apologies to all who grew up in Iowa, it was really about
Illinois farmers.

bill