Time zone stats

I was just looking at the time zone stats, and was suprised to see how many people there are in the -12 GMT group. Is this maybe people who didn't bother to specify a time zone? I thought -12 was somewhere in the western pacific ocean.

Most peple have no idea in wat zone they live I think, so if they have to be somewhere at 2.00 PM they will go there at 2.00 AM

I think it was because the timezone dropdown on the register page was b0rked and people are actually in the -7 region :/

ah, that makes sense. I thought it seemed like there were too few of us from the americas (-5-8).

My timezone doesn't exist (GMT+5:30)

Nor does the current UK time lol, GMT Daylight Savings. Or does it....

most of us are in the -7 range.. mine is US central time..

if you tell me which one is actually Eastern time I'll set it. I don't know/care what that is in GMT, so I didn't bother :razz:

US East Coast is -5 GMT

Jinx said:
if you tell me which one is actually Eastern time I'll set it. I don't know/care what that is in GMT, so I didn't bother :razz:

-6

germany is 7 hours in front of us in central time..

 

[edit] BUT as ccs just reminded me.. i dont remember if thats during DST or not :sad:

I think the board autocompensates for Daylight Savings Time, at least I don't remember having to fiddle with it.

I'm not sure why you are mentioning Germany since the G stands for Greenwich, a city in England from whence the standardization comes (prime meridian and whatnot). And East Coast is definatley five hours behind Greenwich.

Besides, since we have daylight savings time, and GMT doesn't actually have it, we would be one hour up and so it would be -4 instead of -5, not the other direction (-6)

i know its greenwich silly, but isn't it the same time zone?

 

anyways.. i was thinkin of some friends i have in germany, and a conversation we had once about this topic..

i could be wrong, but i was sure it was the same time zone..

/me apologizes if i err :sad:

I'm fairly sure Germany is +1

Cash Car Star said:
I'm fairly sure Germany is +1

which, would account for my 6 in the first post..

 

/me appologizes.. my bad :sad:

the time zone (+ or - GMT) has nothing to do with DLST. you use the non daylight time to determain the zone.

I think

Oh, and if you want to know what time zone you are in, just double click your clock in windows and hit the time zone tab.

Tracer Bullet said:
Oh, and if you want to know what time zone you are in, just double click your clock in windows and hit the time zone tab.

assuming, the dumb son-ova-biach who set it up originally, knew what zone was which too

funny thing, today in geography we learned that even though many European countries lie within the same timezone technically as Great Britian/UK they operate together in the +1 timezone. Something like Portugal to around the Slovak countries.

Timezones are all crazy bent to group countries together for easiest synchronization. Lines of longitude are just a guide, not a rule. India and Newfoundland actually have their own timezones that are half an hour off elsewhere. http://www.convertit.com/Global/World_Time/Time_Zones_of_the_World_Large.JPG

someone needs to enlighten them as to more colors :smile:

nice pic tho CCS :smile:

 

that pic would look cool on a map wall someplace :smile:

heh I beta test for the Action mods, and much of that team is from Germany, England, and Europe. Figuring out when testing really is hurts my brain!

Orpheus said:
assuming, the dumb son-ova-biach who set it up originally, knew what zone was which too

Thats not what I meant. there is a drop down list with all the common TZ's and their names. I think most prople know the name of their TZ they just don't know how that relates to GMT.

Tracer Bullet said:

Orpheus said:
assuming, the dumb son-ova-biach who set it up originally, knew what zone was which too

Thats not what I meant. there is a drop down list with all the common TZ's and their names. I think most prople know the name of their TZ they just don't know how that relates to GMT.

somehow, it takes all the humor out of it when you say it :razz:

you might leave the jokes to us slightly more gifted at it TB :biggrin:

/runs

Hmm.... I wasnt trying to make a joke.

Tracer Bullet said:
Hmm.... I wasnt trying to make a joke.

slaps TB around, but stops just short cause he seems to enjoy it to much

no??? but i was :heee:

how can you make a joke if you don't let me help you to :razz:

me subtly reminds TB that i have a very shallow humor level, that few others appreciate

kinda dry and Brit-like, wouldnt you say? /runs like hell again....

Doc B... :dodgy:

Dr Brasso said:
kinda dry and Brit-like, wouldnt you say? /runs like hell again....

Doc B... :dodgy:

kinda scary isn't it, if i recall TB resides in oregon.. thwacks begin ohhhh you me my sense of humor :heee:

rubs bumps on noggin and chases doc for being..... doc*

only way to be bud....   ***/slows to jog, turns, and smiles...  :heee:

Doc B... :dodgy: