2007-03-11 12:20:37 · 7 answers · asked by scott yyyyyyyyyy 1 in Environment
Because we are idiots. In 1966 the U.S. Congress decided that we were too stupid to be trusted with deciding on our own if we wanted to take advantage of the extra hours of daylight during the summer months or not. So they passed a law to force us to change our clocks every spring and fall.
I think I'll write letters to my represenatives and complain about it every time they make the change from Standard time.
2007-03-11 15:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To save energy...longer days mean more light....less people using electricity to light up their houses.
2007-03-11 23:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly to save energy by utilizing the daylight.
2007-03-11 22:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was back in world war 2, It helped with the Farmers to get more sun and more field work time.
2007-03-11 19:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by camopaiser 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To give miners a little daylight after they worked under ground all day.
2007-03-11 19:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by Bernard W 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is suppose to help on saving energy.
2007-03-11 19:28:05 · answer #6 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To save daylight of course.But seriously I think it has something to do with the sun.
2007-03-11 19:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by Yung Naruto 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋