Posted by J.O. Aho on 03/22/07 14:35

Steve wrote:

> btw, i never got why we continue to need/use dst. wasn't it originally an
> agrarian function?

No, it had to do with the industrial revolution, as factories in general was
quite dark places, they wanted to maximize the usage of the free light from
the sun. In the same spirit, they think you use less power as you don't have
to keep lights lit in the evening (of course you will need to use the lights
in the morning as it's darker).

In an agrarian society time is quite important, you get up early anyway to
milk cows, no matter if it was light or dark.

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//Aho

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