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{{w|Daylight saving time}} (DTS), or '''summer time''', is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. There have been lots of {{w|Daylight_saving_time#Dispute_over_benefits_and_drawbacks|dispute over benefits and drawbacks}} and [[Randall]] seems to be one of those against it as seen in his comics about DTS.
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{{w|Daylight saving time}} (DTS), or '''summer time''', is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times.  
  
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*There have been lots of {{w|Daylight_saving_time#Dispute_over_benefits_and_drawbacks|dispute over benefits and drawbacks}} and [[Randall]] seems to be one of those against it as seen in his comics about DTS.
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Since Randall first used DTS as part of a joke in panel five of [[68: Five Thirty]], where two [[Cueball|Cueballs]] is more worried about DTS than one of them having three arms, Randall has made it more and more clear that he is not a fan of DTS which he in several comics directly mocks!  
 
Since Randall first used DTS as part of a joke in panel five of [[68: Five Thirty]], where two [[Cueball|Cueballs]] is more worried about DTS than one of them having three arms, Randall has made it more and more clear that he is not a fan of DTS which he in several comics directly mocks!  
  
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Note that DTS in other countries (above equator) does not follow the same pattern as in the states, and it is also not called DTS in all other regions if they even apply DTS. There are even two states that do not observe this {{w|Hawaii}} and {{w|Arizona}}. In {{w|Europe}} it is for instance called {{w|Summer Time in Europe|summer time}} and here it begins on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October each year. Below the equator they have summer when the America has winter, and thus of course Australia  {{w|Daylight_saving_time_in_Oceania#Australia|apply DST}} each year, from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. This all explain why xkcd fans from other countries can be perplexed by comics about DTS that are released in relation to DTS in the US.
 
Note that DTS in other countries (above equator) does not follow the same pattern as in the states, and it is also not called DTS in all other regions if they even apply DTS. There are even two states that do not observe this {{w|Hawaii}} and {{w|Arizona}}. In {{w|Europe}} it is for instance called {{w|Summer Time in Europe|summer time}} and here it begins on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October each year. Below the equator they have summer when the America has winter, and thus of course Australia  {{w|Daylight_saving_time_in_Oceania#Australia|apply DST}} each year, from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. This all explain why xkcd fans from other countries can be perplexed by comics about DTS that are released in relation to DTS in the US.
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==Explanation==
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*[[68: Five Thirty]] was the first to mention DTS. It was released more than a month before DTS i 2006. It is a very sural comic, and it is not clear what this fifth panel mentioning DTS means. But the words "daylight savings" is surrounded by 10 times the word "shit". Given that one Cueball has three arms it seems weird that it is DTS they worry about.
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*[[673: The Sun]] was released in December 2009, almost halfway between the last end and the next start of DTS. But it was released close to the winter solstice where the daylight fails (or falls) to the lowest possible amount. This could be more relevant for this comic. In this comic it is implied that DTS should not happen on Randall's {{w|watch}} and that he will never fall back i.e. correct his watch back for DTS.
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*[[1061: EST]] was was released in May 2012, two month after DTS. This new standard time does allow DTS but no time may pass in countries that enter DST.
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*[[1268: Alternate Universe]] was was released in September 2013, more than a month before DTS. It is only mentioned in the title text, but is compared to how strange it would be to eat spiders (or lobsters).
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*[[1412: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'s only relation to DTS is that is mentioned {{w|Daylight_saving_time_in_Asia#China.2C_People.27s_Republic_of|Daylight saving time in China}}.
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*[[1655: Doomsday Clock]] was released on March 14th 2016 the day after DTS began that year, making it the first comic about DTS to be released in conjunction with the beginning of DTS. Again showing what Randall thinks about it very clear...
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Revision as of 14:30, 24 July 2016

Daylight saving time (DTS), or summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times.


Since Randall first used DTS as part of a joke in panel five of 68: Five Thirty, where two Cueballs is more worried about DTS than one of them having three arms, Randall has made it more and more clear that he is not a fan of DTS which he in several comics directly mocks!

Since this first DTS comic from 2006, where DTS began on April 2nd (first weekend of April), the DTS was moved three weeks earlier in the USA to the second weekend of March. At that time also the end of DTS was moved to the first weekend of November from the last in October. This was determined in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which took effect from 2007. See also Daylight saving time in the United States and the historical dates for DTS in the USA to compare with the release of DTS related comics.

Note that DTS in other countries (above equator) does not follow the same pattern as in the states, and it is also not called DTS in all other regions if they even apply DTS. There are even two states that do not observe this Hawaii and Arizona. In Europe it is for instance called summer time and here it begins on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October each year. Below the equator they have summer when the America has winter, and thus of course Australia apply DST each year, from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. This all explain why xkcd fans from other countries can be perplexed by comics about DTS that are released in relation to DTS in the US.

Explanation

  • 68: Five Thirty was the first to mention DTS. It was released more than a month before DTS i 2006. It is a very sural comic, and it is not clear what this fifth panel mentioning DTS means. But the words "daylight savings" is surrounded by 10 times the word "shit". Given that one Cueball has three arms it seems weird that it is DTS they worry about.
  • 673: The Sun was released in December 2009, almost halfway between the last end and the next start of DTS. But it was released close to the winter solstice where the daylight fails (or falls) to the lowest possible amount. This could be more relevant for this comic. In this comic it is implied that DTS should not happen on Randall's watch and that he will never fall back i.e. correct his watch back for DTS.
  • 1061: EST was was released in May 2012, two month after DTS. This new standard time does allow DTS but no time may pass in countries that enter DST.
  • 1268: Alternate Universe was was released in September 2013, more than a month before DTS. It is only mentioned in the title text, but is compared to how strange it would be to eat spiders (or lobsters).
  • 1412: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles's only relation to DTS is that is mentioned Daylight saving time in China.
  • 1655: Doomsday Clock was released on March 14th 2016 the day after DTS began that year, making it the first comic about DTS to be released in conjunction with the beginning of DTS. Again showing what Randall thinks about it very clear...
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