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		blacksmith_tb on Sept 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Samoa Scraps Daylight Saving Time Sort of - I have always called it "daylight shifting time" since nothing is saved, just shuffled around. Unfortunately the switching itself causes enough extra casulties[1] that I can't say it's worth it. 1: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-accidents-daylight...

Kliment on Sept 23, 2021 [–]

I call it "daylight shaving time" because it's like shaving bits off a bar of soap to then glob them onto the other side of the same bar.

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