the Daily Whale - 3 February 1992

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Time zones were invented to allow signalling over large distances. Chile stands away from Argentina by putting up a time zone barrier. Alaska and Hawaii draw near the contiguous U.S. by wrapping closer time zones around themselves. China tries to stay monolithic; it’s one time zone.

You don’t need to watch television any more. Just watch the time zones.

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