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Let's imagine we have no time zones and the article is trying to make fun of introducing them.

Before introducing time zones

I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. When does the evening start there? Google tells me it's 8:00. Better not call right now.

After introducing time zones

I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. When does the evening start there?

It's 20:00, same as it is here, of course! Same as it is in New York, Bangalore and Hawaii, at the South Pole and on the Moon. Well, hold on a second. First of all, we need to straighten out some terminology. What does 20:00 mean exactly? It's strongly deprecated now, because now it refers to the position of the Sun, not of the clock.

And then it goes on like this for 5 pages...

Imagine we had universal time across the globe and someone tried to introduce time zones. It would seem like a batshit crazy idea to everyone.



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