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Title: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Mr. Analog on March 09, 2015, 08:31:03 AM
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a14457/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-daylight-saving-time/
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Lazybones on March 09, 2015, 09:04:02 AM
Exactly!
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Mr. Analog on March 09, 2015, 09:24:17 AM
:)
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Thorin on March 09, 2015, 11:18:09 AM
I had to laugh at the example they gave of people still using electricity in the middle of the night...
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Melbosa on March 09, 2015, 11:20:51 AM
Stupid Cows...
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Darren Dirt on March 09, 2015, 01:22:26 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 09, 2015, 08:31:03 AM
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a14457/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-daylight-saving-time/

official YT channel @ https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight/videos

I was completely caught up a month ago. Was now getting the twitching for more brilliant comedic content... welcome back Oliver & Co.!

Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time -- Why is this still a thing? (John Oliver)
Post by: Darren Dirt on December 07, 2015, 05:33:07 PM
DAYUM, John Oliver needs to do a follow-up with the "shocking truth" revealed by these maps of sunrise/sunset with vs. without DST...

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/11/the-maps-that-prove-daylight-saving-is-ruining-our-lives/417600/



CURRENT:
(https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/posts/2015/11/DST/4fba0b03b.png)


vs.


GET RID OF THIS BULL@%&#:
(https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/posts/2015/11/noDST/f8fad6f8f.png)


...sure it's just 'Merica, but it's still pretty damn revealing. And upsetting. (who benefits from the status quo anyway? Especially nowadays.)


^ the SOURCE for these maps is actually this INTERACTIVE site, quite cool (but again, only YOU! ESS! AY!)
http://andywoodruff.com/blog/where-to-hate-daylight-saving-time-and-where-to-love-it/