Last Sunday, March 10th, at 2am, we all moved our clocks forward one hour, resulting in more daylight. On October 27, at 2am, the clocks will be moved back, resulting in less daylight. Iowa changes their clocks twice a year, however not all states in the US do.
Currently, the United States has 48 states that participate in Daylight Savings. The 2 states that don’t participate are Arizona and Hawaii. Hawaii doesn’t do Daylight Savings because they are closer to the equator, so their sunrises and sunsets don’t change much. So they wouldn’t get as much use out of Daylight savings. Also, Hawaii is so far away, that they don’t have to deal with neighboring states and their time changes. Arizona doesn’t participate because they are so hot. They get up around 110 degrees in the summer, so the last thing they want is more daylight.
The concept of daylight savings time was created by 3 people. The first one was Benjamin Franklin during the 18th century. His logic was that waking up closer to the sunrise made it so his house could be light for a longer period of time. Having more daylight hours made it so he didn’t have to use as many smoky, messy, and expensive candles. The second person was George Bernard Hudson, in the late 19th century, in New Zealand. He was an entomologist (study of zoology) and an astronomer (study of space). He suggested the idea of moving the clocks to the Wellington Philosophical Society. The third person was William Willet, in the early 20th century, in the United Kingdom. He was a builder for the Royal Astronomical Society. He introduced a bill to the British Parliament to officially accept the time change. All 3 of these men invented something that some like and some don’t, however, none of them expected daylight savings to be used for war.
During world war 1, the Germans decided to change their clocks to conserve energy. Right away, the British did the same thing, even after rejecting it for so many years. Changing the clocks allowed for more sunshine, and less electricity. Electricity was taking so much fuel, so changing the clocks allowed for less fuel, and more money to spend on food and supplies. Even though this worked out great for war, people back in the US were not sure about this new concept.
The liking of daylight savings was very spotty throughout the US. Neighboring states couldn’t agree, along with neighboring towns. For example, someone could have rode a bus 35 miles from Ohio to West Virginia, and they would cross between 7 different time zones. Finally, in 1966, the government passed the Uniform Time Act and standardized the time throughout the country. The law said that a state doesn’t have to have daylight savings if they don’t want to, but if they do, it needs to be statewide.
I think we should keep daylight savings, because I like to have more of the day and less of the night. Even though I get less sleep, I love waking up to a bright sun, and going to bed when the sun is setting.
Sources:
https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time
Questions:
Do you like daylight savings time?
Do you think the whole country should have to change their clocks?
Do you think there is a better/easier way to save energy and daylight, other than changing the clocks?
Replies
I don't really care about daylights saving as it never really affects me when it happens. Im not sure if the whole country should do it but i feel like they should just so then everyones the same. I can't think of an easier way i think changing the clocks might be the best way.
I don't want any daylight savings it kinda waste yout time. The whole doesn't need to change their clocks because of daylight savings. There's isn't really any other way to have daylight and changing clocks.
I don't really think much of it. I think that wouyld make sense for them to do because it would be different. I am not sure that it is necessary to find another solution because this works just fine.
I agree with you, daylight savings is pretty good most of the time, so we probably don't need to change it.
No, I personaly dont like daylight savings time. I dont think the whole country should have to change their clocks. I think we should just stay on eone time sceducal an stop changing the clocks. I dont know if their is a better way to save energy or daylight.
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