Researching some history below to determine whom I should hate the most. Thankfully there isn't a button next to my alarm clock that says 'Destroy the World' or I'd press that thing tomorrow morning while getting up for work:
In 1895 British-born New Zealand entomologist George Hudson proposed changing clocks by two hours so that he could have more hours in the afternoon to collect insects. He presented his idea in a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society and while his suggestion was initially met with skepticism from his peers, it would eventually become modern-day DST.
Honorable mention should also go to British builder William Willett, who in 1907 proposed that clocks should be moved forward by 20 minutes every Sunday in April to increase recreation time and save lighting costs. The process would be reversed in September. His idea failed to make it into law despite several years of campaigning.
Port Arthur and Fort William (now Thunder Bay) in Ontario, Canada, were the first regions in the world to implement DST in 1908. This was followed in 1916 by Germany and Austria-Hungary during WWI as a way to conserve fuel. Many European countries followed suit.
DST was introduced in the U.S. with the Standard Time Act of 1918 as a measure to save resources needed for the war and to extend the working day. It was repealed and reinstated several times, leading to some becoming accustomed to the practice. In the following years, local jurisdictions were given the option to decide whether and when they would observe DST.
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 established a set DST date across the U.S. in order to simplify the process and gave states the option to exempt themselves. Only two states, Hawaii and Arizona, are currently exempt from observing DST.
9 comments:
And in regard to George Hudson... He wanted more time after work hours to collect bugs. So naturally he wanted to ALTER TIME for every man, woman, child, and animal - rather than getting a new job or asking his boss to work different hours.
The very definition of Entitlement.
What an Egg Head.
In that case- I need more time afterwork to make Halloween stuff. Seems fair.
Totally fair.
Like the guy was collecting bugs... Didn't even lie and say he was researching cures to illnesses and needed more light.
The one thing we all need more time. A freind of mine has a huge hourglass tattoo with the words "never enough time"
I absolutely positively do not want more time!!
Daylight Savings Time is a giant pain-in-the-arse, and needs to go away! I did some research a few years ago, and there is little-to-no positives of observing it at all, while there are dozens of negatives.
Don’t I get a say of you decide to destroy the world since, ya know, I’M IN IT?!?!?!?
Lol. Ya grump. ;)
haha
well, i'd fake-press it.
Hahahaha. Fake press it. Nice.
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