Can someone please explain this to me?
When you cross the international Date Line you add 24 hours crossing west and subtract 24 hours going East.
I was under the deluded impression that GMT determined time across the globe?
When you cross the international Date Line you add 24 hours crossing west and subtract 24 hours going East.
I was under the deluded impression that GMT determined time across the globe?
Originally posted by DAG
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My answer is correct, but we can put is this way.
GMT is the time at the Greenwich Meridian. If it is 10am GMT in Greenwich, it is also 10am GMT on the same fuc3ing day in New York, Japan or on the dateline. It does not matter. It is the standard time throughout the world and even in outer space. The day only changes if you use local time when crossing the dateline.
If you are flying in an aircraft across the dateline you will be told to change the date and time of your Mickey Mouse watch. The flight crew will still be using GMT (UTC) and they will ignore the time zones for their calculations.
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