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[edit] Daylight savings
Why was DST used during the 1962 and 1971 wars ? Both were fought in winter (Nov and Dec respectively) and I am under the impression that DST is used only for summer. Tintin (talk) 14:34, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- Isn't it the other way round? Daylight savings is used to fully utilise the daylight by shifting the time ahead by an hour so that the effects of an early sunset could be nullified. - Aksi_great (talk) 14:38, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- In England, the GMT and British times are same now, but during the summer the GMT lags behind BST by one hour (IST then leads BST by 4:30). So I think it is in summer that they change the clocks. See also Daylight_saving_time#Rationales_for_DST (but it is also true that nothing prevents a country from using it in the other way during winter). Tintin (talk) 14:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- I think editors should provide the reasons for using DST during the wars instead of relying on conjectures or assumptions. It actually leaves one hungry for more information on this specific aspect. Many seem to have raised this point. tx Idleguy 14:55, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
