How the Time of Sunrise and Sunset Varies Around the Wrold

How the Time of Sunrise and Sunset Varies Around the Wrold

Time zones are strange old things , especially the way they prescribe one time to thousands of miles of land mass—so this visualization shows which parts of the world experience unusually early and late hours of daylight as a result.

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Spain Might Jump Time Zones To Stimulate Its Economy

Spain Might Jump Time Zones To Stimulate Its Economy

If your economy isn’t doing so well, just jump into another time zone. This is the strategy pursued by Samoa, for example, which rather dramatically leapt across the International Date Line back in 2011 in order to align its work-week more closely with its Pacific neighbors; and a more local version of this might be the next step for Spain, according to a proposal being kicked around since September.

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This Analog Clock Has the Correct Time for 24 Different Time Zones Around the World [Design]

Over at Instructables, SelkeyMoonbeam has figured out a clever way to make one analog clock tell the time of 24 different time zones. All you have to do is turn the clock’s base to the city (or time zone) you’re in, and the clock will show the right time. More »