would time screw up if we got rid of daylight savings time?

Question

for example, would the clocks eventually tell us it's 11pm when it's broad daylight?

Answer 1

DST was invented by Congress to allow more leisure time later in the evening during the non-winter months. I say that DST is unnecessary and superfluous in that the general population goes about activities whether the sun is still up or not. Also, as a minor point, DST throws our perception off a little. The sun is highest in the sky at 12noon. With DST in effect this happens at 1pm.

To answer your specific question, time would not screw up. We'd be better off without DST.

Answer 2

No it would not affect time.



DST is something we have invented to give more daylight in winter and has no bearing on the real passing of time. It would simply mean we don't have to bother putting our clocks forward/back and we would have slightly less light in winter and more in summer.



Plenty of countries don't use DST at all and their time is fine.

Answer 3

I thought we only use daylight savings because it was better for the farms and agriculture. I do not think time would screw up.

Answer 4

No, because the time springs up one hour in the summer, but falls back again in the winter, so in reality, they just balance each other out :)

Answer 5

Yes, I would think so, because as winter comes around the sun sets earlier even with standard time!

Answer 6

No time would not screw up.