It’s time again to spring forward… or is it fall back. As half the world gets ready to set our clocks forward by an hour for daylight saving time, have you ever wondered how this twice-a-year practice got its start? Let’s take a look at where it all began and why it might not be so advantageous anymore.
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Fixing Daylight Saving Time Is THIS Easy | It’s Okay to Be Smart
Grades 9-12
Daylight saving time is a perfect example of how a few people with the best of intentions can end up annoying millions of the rest of us for the better part of a century. And it’s time we take an honest look at how we got to this place where half the world comes unstuck in time twice a year, and ask if the supposed advantages for springing forward and falling back still hold up!
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