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 think that we need daylights saving but it dosn't realy bother me that much and I don't realy notice the hour difference in my sleep. I don't think that we should have to change our clocks anymore however I see why they would have done it.
I dont like daylight savings. It messes with my sleep schedule an dmakes me feel weird. I dont think the whole country should be required to change anythhing. I dont really know what we would do instead, but I dont like changing what time it is.
I don't really pay attention to it, but if I had to say something I would say I disliked it. I don't really care what everyone else does with the clocks during daylight savings. I don't think there is an easier way to save energy and daylight other than changing the clocks.
I don't "like" it per se I also don't pay much attention to it because I don't have to. Although the last time it happened I did notice I got less sleep and it was harder for me to sleep at night. I don't know if there would be an easier way.
I agree with this, usually Daylight Savings doesn't affect me, but this year I felt it a little bit more. As much as I want more sleep, I agree that changing the clocks is pretty much the only way to get more daylight.
Most of the time I don't even know that daylight savings time happened until someone tells me. I think that we should just leave things how they are, so therefore everyone will have to change their clocks. I don't know of a better, easier way to save energy and daylight.
I also usually don't know daylight savings time happened until my family tells me. I agree that it's not that big of a deal, and it gives us more daylight, so everyone could pretty easily change their clocks twice a year.
I do not like losing sleep but I like how the days get longer and it gets more sunny and warm out. I don't think the whole country should have to change their clocks. I don't think there is any easier or better way.
I also like the longer days, but I don't like losing sleep either. I agree that the whole country shouldn't have to change their clocks, because each state has different daylight hours.
I do not enjoy losing sleep but I do enjoy waking up near the sunrise and going to be near the sunset. I think that having more daylight during the day is better. I don't think that the whole country should have to change their clocks, I think that countries should be able to choose if they want to or not.
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