Howard
Well, the one I would pity would be the person, most likely a truck driver,
who travelled the Karakoram Highway from, say, Kashgar to, say, Rawalpindi.
In spite of this being a North-South journey, he (most unlikely to be
female) would suffer a 3 hour discontinuity at the summit of the Khunerjab
Pass. Then again, if you travel for getting on for 1,500 km, you can expect
some discomfort!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakoram_Highway
Chris Mason
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From: "Howard Brazee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Time Zones (Was: IBMLink is UP - just kidding)
On 5 Oct 2007 15:33:52 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shane) wrote:
China has one time zone.
Which (of course) is set for the convenience of Beijing. Pity the poor
souls in (far) western regions.
The difference is noticeable just trying to arrange photos at dawn each
day as you putter up (what is known as) the Yangtze.
Why pity them? The sun still gets up in the morning, only their
clocks are different than when the sun get up in the east. And when
someone in the East asks for a teleconference, they know exactly what
time it will be on their clocks. Or if they have to travel, they
don't get confused about what clock time the meeting will be at.
Even *with* time zones, I notice that some times of the year, I go to
work in the dark, some times I go to work in the light. I could use
a sidereal clock or check the local paper if it mattered. Whether
my local clock said "6:00" or whether it said "10:00". What's the
difference?
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