Great insights and informative. Here's some complementary insight on time keeping, time zones, navigation via time, and the horrors of daylight savings.
Ex-mil here and well versed in 24-hr time as well as zulu - almost to the point of automatically calculating zulu in my head when someone asks me what time it is. Sigh.
The beef I have with any sort of timekeeping is that...because it was the egyptians, etc that started all this, it is based on where they are in the world. Close to the equator in any quadrant of the earth where the sun rises at 0600-ish and sets at 1800-ish, 1200 is actually mid-day and 2400 is actually mid-night. So the sun is highest and the temps hottest at noon, the opposite at night.
Up here in the northern latitudes, that ain't so. We SAY midday or midnight but it isn't either. The hottest temps are at suppertime and the "overnight lows" are right about when we get up in the early morning. So nothing corresponds with anything reasonably. And yet, we don't seem to notice. Hmmm.
I spent six months in the Caribbean, same-ish latitude as egypt. Awakened by the sun at 0530, got dark by 1800. What a weird feeling! Still warm out, feeling like bedtime and it was only 1930.
Then I came home, back to the brrr. And it got me to thinking....
Research may turn up something completely different. Mine is just observation.
"Ancient Egyptians used 24-hour day based on 24 stars with 12 stars marking night hours." And - once again - the old ways prove out to be the best ways... well, at least from my perspective, anyhow ;-)
A wonderful piece, Cori, and a perfect addition to your military series. I also appreciate the shout-out to my latest work - as you know, 'time' is something about which I am fairly passionate LOL
Thank you. I was pondering a military history lesson, which might have been a snooze fest, when I read your post and a lightbulb went off. I love a good Sunday synergy! Lol
Canada adopted it because we wanted our railroads to run on time. That's less of a necessity now....
Yes I saw that and should have pointed out that several of the influencers were with railroads. Thank you for the reminder. 😊
Great insights and informative. Here's some complementary insight on time keeping, time zones, navigation via time, and the horrors of daylight savings.
https://www.polymathicbeing.com/p/a-waste-of-time
Excellent piece! Thank you for the link. I had trouble stopping myself from going down a rabbit hole about time while researching for my article.
We use the 24 hour clock at chemical and oilfield plants that run 24-7 too. AM and PM is just a distraction we don’t need for arranging things.
Thank you for this! I never stopped to think how many industries use the 24 hour clock. Thanks for participating in this series.😊
Ex-mil here and well versed in 24-hr time as well as zulu - almost to the point of automatically calculating zulu in my head when someone asks me what time it is. Sigh.
The beef I have with any sort of timekeeping is that...because it was the egyptians, etc that started all this, it is based on where they are in the world. Close to the equator in any quadrant of the earth where the sun rises at 0600-ish and sets at 1800-ish, 1200 is actually mid-day and 2400 is actually mid-night. So the sun is highest and the temps hottest at noon, the opposite at night.
Up here in the northern latitudes, that ain't so. We SAY midday or midnight but it isn't either. The hottest temps are at suppertime and the "overnight lows" are right about when we get up in the early morning. So nothing corresponds with anything reasonably. And yet, we don't seem to notice. Hmmm.
What excellent points! The Britannica article I used for the research was fascinating. I’m going to do more digging there.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/24-hour-clock
I spent six months in the Caribbean, same-ish latitude as egypt. Awakened by the sun at 0530, got dark by 1800. What a weird feeling! Still warm out, feeling like bedtime and it was only 1930.
Then I came home, back to the brrr. And it got me to thinking....
Research may turn up something completely different. Mine is just observation.
Looks like I have an excuse to go to the Caribbean - it’s research for a post. Lol
Tax deduction! :D
I’ve learned so much here, Cori! Thank you ☺️
Thank you. I’m glad to spread some knowledge. The Britannica article had so much info I’ve got to go back and read the rest.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/24-hour-clock
"Ancient Egyptians used 24-hour day based on 24 stars with 12 stars marking night hours." And - once again - the old ways prove out to be the best ways... well, at least from my perspective, anyhow ;-)
A wonderful piece, Cori, and a perfect addition to your military series. I also appreciate the shout-out to my latest work - as you know, 'time' is something about which I am fairly passionate LOL
Great work - love it!
Thank you. I was pondering a military history lesson, which might have been a snooze fest, when I read your post and a lightbulb went off. I love a good Sunday synergy! Lol