Why do we change time twice a year?
By kingparker
@kingparker (9673)
United States
March 16, 2010 3:29pm CST
Is that only happen in the United States, or it also happen to somewhere else? Because we have to adjust our hours twice a year. One at the early Spring time, and another one would be at the winter time. Our daylight time would be definitely one is shorter, and one is longer. But why can't we just like the rest of the world, let it be? What is the purpose of changing the hours to accommodate this seasonally change?
5 responses
@freeboy90 (456)
• Italy
16 Mar 10
I think that happens pretty much all over the world, at least in Europe we do that too but in different days. The reason I know is to save energy, so we will wake up earlier and there will be solar light for an extra hour and that will save energy costs. That's the explanation I have alway known.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
16 Mar 10
Not in Asia I think, but definitely not in our country. I've heard of it but have no real idea what it's for or maybe just forgot. I'm sure my teacher once explained it to us, just wasn't interested to keep the information in my mind by that time because it didn't matter to me. Now I wish I did.
@aeroomkar (191)
• India
16 Mar 10
DST is observed in USA, Russia and European countries. I dont know why it is so.
@Beautyfactor (1512)
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16 Mar 10
Everybody does is, and do you know I'm not exactly sure why but there must be some scientific reasoning behind it.
@Janey21 (12)
• United States
16 Mar 10
The reason for daylight savings is so that there is an extra hour of daylight in the fall and spring. This started when people worked in the factories and their employers wanted to get more work out of them. They would also conserve on energy costs. I don't see what the point of it is anymore since we have electricity. Also, studies have shown that the loss of an hour of sleep negatively affects many people.
