Clocks Go Back Tonight

BeepBeep67

don't forget an extra hours sleep and 1 more hours recovery before Monday!

Cicero

Excellent ....downside of course is that Winter has officially arrived and we are plunged into total darkness for the next number of months. While we're on the subject, can anyone remind me of the history of this phenomenon of putting the clocks back, and more importantly, what, if any barriers are there, for doing away with it all- is it/was it to mirror UK time or are there other knock-on effects? What if the UK decided to do away with this also, or is there a bigger issue here that I'm missing?

TheCandystripes

i presume all clocks co back, its the same time in dublin, lisbon and casablanca as it is in london

Man_bear_pig

Cicero wrote: »

Excellent ....downside of course is that Winter has officially arrived and we are plunged into total darkness for the next number of months. While we're on the subject, can anyone remind me of the history of this phenomenon of putting the clocks back, and more importantly, what, if any barriers are there, for doing away with it all- is it to mirror UK time or are there other knock-on effects? What if the UK decided to do away with this also, or is there a bigger issue here that I'm missing?

It's designed so we can enjoy the longer daylight hours in the summer. Without daylight savings the sun in the morning is wasted as most people are still asleep. So the clocks are adjusted one hour to shift the naturally longer days to appear that they only make the evenings seem longer and brighter. I'm pretty sure that's the only reason unless others have better reasons

TestTransmission

http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2005/03/21/why_change_clocks_feature.shtml

It's all to do with saving the hours of daylight, and was started by a chap called William Willett, a London builder, who lived in Petts Wood in Kent.

Basically, he reckoned that you could improve the population's health and happiness by putting forward the clocks by twenty minutes every Sunday in April and do the opposite in September.
Economies

His idea was not taken up, even though a 'Daylight Saving Bill' was introduced some five years before the outbreak of World War One. But once the war started, it was considered prudent to economise, to promote greater efficiency in using daylight hours, and in the use of artificial lighting. And so in 1916, 'Daylight Saving Time' was introduced.

Even though most countries abandoned this after that war, some eventually decided that it was a good idea, and most of these nations began to keep it throughout the year.
Experiment

Since 1972, Britain has decided to go with Greenwich Mean Time in winter, and British Summer Time in Summer. But back in 1968, Britain tried a four-year experiment by advancing time one hour ahead of GMT throughout the year.

But those living further north, particularly in Scotland, found it most unsatisfactory, with dark mornings for much of the year, and the experiment was dropped.

But the arguments rage on....and on.

sharky86

isnt this tomorrow night???? not tonight? or am wrong

BeepBeep67

technically 2am tomorrow (Sunday) morning

Cicero

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

technically 2am tomorrow (Sunday) morning

I'm nearly sure I looked at this an hour ago:eek: