Imagine the world as one big clock, everyone follows the same time. But when people started traveling far and wide, it became confusing. A man named Sir Sandford Fleming had a brilliant idea: divide the world into slices called time zones, so each place has its own time. It made life easier for travelers and even helped make train schedules work better.
Examples
- You leave your house at 8 a. m., and when you arrive in another city, it's still 7 a. m. without any changes.
- A train leaves New York at noon, but by the time it arrives in Chicago, it’s only 11 a. m. because of local time differences.
- Your friend lives 2 hours away from you, but their clock shows a different hour than yours, like they're on a different planet.
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See also
- Why Do We Have ‘Time Zones’ and How Did They Start?
- What Causes ‘Daylight Saving Time’ and Why Do We Bother?
- What Causes ‘Daylight Saving Time’ and Why Do We Use It?
- How Does the Earth's Rotation Affect Time Zones?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count the Stars?
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