clocks go back?

Question

why do we put clocks on and back an hour through the year

Answer 1

Because as the sun progresses through the year it rises earlier in summer and later in winter. Clocks being set back an hour in the fall is to accommodate for kids walking to school so they don't have to walk in the dark. In the spring we set them ahead so the farmers get an earlier start on the day.
A couple years ago congress decided to change the dates that daylight savings will occur in the name of saving energy.... wonder if my senator will come over and readjust the electronics I have that were programmed to the original date? NOT!!!! (those jerks!) lol
Have a great day!!!

Answer 2

It is basically designed so that we can better enjoy the longer daylight hours in the summer. Without daylight savings; much of the morning sun would be 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. In reality the changing of the seasons and longer times of sunlight equally stretch earlier into the morning and later into the evening. Using a sundial would prove that. It is a missconception that it precipated out of the energy crises of the 70's as most of the US states had adopted it by the mid 60's. It does though save energy as stores do not have to spend so much on indoor & outdoor lighting during their operating hours as most stores don't open until 9 or 10 but do stay open fairly late into the evening. Additional daylight in the morning is useless in the commercial markets. It was orginally conceived by Benjamin Franklin in the US but is a global phenonan. It is used in most of Europe but as you get closer to the equater the seasonal effects of sunlight are diminished and thus no equatorial countries have day-light savings.

Answer 3

It shifts the typical working hours for Americans (9-9) further back into the daylight period of the day. By doing so, it theoretically reduces the amount of heating fuel needed since buildings and whatnot don't have to be heated at night. It's an energy-saving technique.

Note, that Congress extended DST - so next year we Spring Forward the second Sunday in March, and Fall Back the first Sunday in November.

Answer 4

To do with the daylight so it becomes lighter in the morning and gets dark earlier. I wish we didn't do it because you have to change probably 20 watches, clocks and timers twice a year which is a pain in the 'arris.

Answer 5

It was introduced, in the UK certainly, during the war to maximise the amount of daylight hours worked in factories, so reducing the need for lights, and we've just stuck with it.

The main argument now is that children don't have to go to school in the dark in winter.

Answer 6

via our self is the greater useful thank you to vulnerable up, yet be attentive to the condition is that we consistently working for earning for our very own livelihood, with the intention to com-petite our self with time. In such condition our organic and organic clock would be dislocate. So we would desire to count on the Alarm Clock.

Answer 7

2006 April 2 October 29 at 2 in the morning

Answer 8

I asked the same question some time ago and was told it was done a long time ago to give farmers more sunlight....sounded good to me...except when it makes it dark in the morning when I get up!!!!

Answer 9

I wondered about this too, so I had a look and was astonished at the number of countries that observe daylight saving ( I thought we were more or less out on our own )

Go Here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

Answer 10

daylight savings......don't really know the history, but only some parts of the world observe daylight savings.

joke:

When the clock is still hungry, it goes back four seconds.