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Igel

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Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:18 PM

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https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/

Scan down and see the countries that are off from a UTC whole hour by 30 or 45 minutes.

Some are obscure. The Cocos Islands. Others just off to be not like others. Iran and Afghanistan.

Then there's India. Newfoundland Standard has a 1/2 offset included. And Australian Central time's 30 minutes out of alignment with UTC.

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What is 'half-daylight saving time'? See what this bill proposes. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP

So we'd be hour off the rest of the world? FoxNewsSucks Yesterday #1

I think we'd be a half hour off the rest of the world rurallib Yesterday #3

The "1/2" symbol showed on my screen, but apparently didn't make it into the post FoxNewsSucks Yesterday #7

Just deal. Blues Heron Yesterday #2

If people cross from one time zone to another to visit friends or family... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #4

No, you just deal with it. Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #5

Not sure this solves anything. In Indiana, we are at the western edge of eastern time so in the summer, it stays light LymphocyteLover Yesterday #6

Check out this site. Igel Yesterday #8