It Just makes everything soo soo confusing.
2006-06-07 11:53:46 · 23 answers · asked by Daisy P 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Primarily to provide consistency in what a certain time means everywhere. Your day starts in the AM and ends in the PM. We're all on the same 60 minutes, so ultimately it's not that difficult.
2006-06-07 11:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by crutnacker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you agree that the earth is round and that it revolves around the sun, then the answer to your question becomes obvious. The times and seasons are determined by the revolution of the earth. Think of a small ball suspended in the air. Then think of it revolving around a larger ball. The larger ball the sun is a ball of exploding gases that flares its heat and light. As the smaller ball travels (at a safe distance from the light source) portion of its surface face the light and the other side is in the shadow of the light Daytime some where , nigh time some where else. The day is measure in seconds, minutes and hours. The time it takes for Tokyo to receive the light is different from the time it takes New York to receive the light. That discrepancy is what time tries to measure. Can you imagine the larger confusion that would accompany the lack of time zones.?
2006-06-07 12:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by wemimo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is constantly rotating, so time has to change. The sun shines on different parts of the world at different times. It used to be that all of the world was on the same time, but people kept getting confused, because noon was broad daylight in some places and pitch black in others. It is confusing--especially since there are some places that don't observe daylight savings time--but it really does work out best for everyone across the globe.
2006-06-07 12:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time is based on the position of the sun and the angle it has to the earth. Since the angle of the sun is different at different places on the planet, time corresponds to these measurements. After all, do not most of us want to eat around 12. Can't happen unless we have different time zones. With same timezones, some would sleep in sunlight.
2006-06-07 12:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by journey_tothe_center 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the sun, as it rises and set it hit different areas of the world at different time, and we have different time zone to get the most day light from the sun.
2006-06-07 11:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're all at different distances from the sun. So obviously there needs to be different time zones, or some countries would be trying to sleep while the sun was up.
2006-06-07 11:56:56 · answer #6 · answered by smurfette_au2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we did not adjust the time using zones some people would be going to bed at noon, etc. It has been tried and cause much confusion (Tried in remote area of Russia just after the revolution).
2006-06-07 11:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come to think of it, I would sleep at 6:00 am your time if there were no time zones. half the world would probably not see the sun during their "work day".... if they worked when the sun was up, they could not be 8 to 5...
2006-06-07 11:56:40 · answer #8 · answered by wineasy03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the rotation of the earth in proximity to the location of the sun. If it is 12:00 noon on one side of the earth that is facing the sun, the opposite side of the earth is in complete darkness, right?
2006-06-07 11:57:43 · answer #9 · answered by daca_moracca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's daylight at different times.
How confusing would it to have clocks say 11:00 PM when the sun is shining? (Of course, unless you're in Scandinavia.)
2006-06-07 11:56:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋