2006-10-22 01:14:45 · 17 answers · asked by radiantdeedee 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
the reason why the clocks go back next week is because in parts of Scotland and England it gets too dark and they turn it back so England and Scotland can have more light during the day, and it makes it more safer for the children go to school as well for farmers!!!
2006-10-22 02:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by !x! Sxc Lil.C !x! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rejoice! You will get an extra hour in bed whilst the farmers up north will be able to have a little more time to tend their animals in daylight.
The whole of Europe is moving back an hour. Since there still is an hour's difference with us, it does not make a lot of odds. Many people in the business world would actually like to see us adopting the same hours as Europe as it would help them but I am not sure it would be better for the rest of the population.
2006-10-22 08:57:46 · answer #2 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To suit the farmers, allegedly.
I remember one winter once, many years ago, they DIDN'T mess with the clocks -as an experiment. It was a nightmare. We were going to school in the pitch black.
It is all done to suit the farmers.
Incidentally here's an easy way to remember whether the clocks go forward or back. "SPRING FORWARD- FALL BACK"
2006-10-22 08:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
so we can stop this charade & start living on the correct time again, I hate DST, and it's dangerous for the kids in the morning, if the rich man wants to play golf get up early don't mess with the clock!
2006-10-22 08:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you also have to remember that the concept of time and days of the week is a completely man made thing, in nature there is no monday. tuesday or time. We made it up.
It changes for a number of reasons, one is to improve child safety, many moons ago children would walk home in total darkness but by changing the time as we do they get to walk home in the sunset and leaves them safer.
2006-10-22 08:24:35 · answer #5 · answered by Preacher 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It goes back to the second world war to make the best use of the day light
2006-10-22 08:17:38 · answer #6 · answered by Ben 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was done for farming to extract the most daylight from the day
2006-10-22 08:20:32 · answer #7 · answered by cereal killer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To give back the hour they stole from us at the beginning of summer.
2006-10-22 08:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by Sue 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
daylight savings?
it gets darker earlier because the earth shifts which as we know makes the season change and affects the sun light we receive
2006-10-22 08:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Esme 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To get more daylight - or (my favourite) cos there's a fault with them (& they "go back" to the shop where you bought them).
2006-10-22 08:31:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋