Re: OT but interesting; a new calendar proposal Message #8 Posted by Dave Shaffer (Arizona) on 2 Jan 2012, 1:44 p.m., in response to message #7 by Don Shepherd
Quote: The author also proposes everyone on earth use the same time (Greenwich time, UTC, or whatever it's called these days).
I've had a similar (even less likley to be adopted by anybody!) idea, but (as an astronomer) suggest that we all use Greenwich Sidereal Time (GST in astronomy parlance), which is the time kept by the stars.
Everybody could still have a "9 to 5" job (or whatever other hours you choose), but those hours would rotate throughout the year with respect to day and night. At times, you would go to work in the daytime, 6 months later you would go to work in the dark - so nobody would have a permanent "night shift"! Also, your day would be 3m 57s shorter, and you would gain an extra day each year, which should be a holiday!
For an even more radical alternative view, check out the Jan 1, 2012 Foxtrot cartoon.
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