----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Brazee" <howard at brazee.net> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Time and longitude > On 02/15/2005 7:15:21 AM, Chris Turkel (zizban at adelphia.net) wrote: > > On Feb 15, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Jeff G. wrote: > > > > > > > Well, > > it's an assumption, but here goes. Drageareans are aware of the > > > difference in "time zones", I believe Lady Teldra mentions formula > > > developed > > > to ascertain the time in different local > > > China has one time zone. Saudi Arabia isn't under any time zone. > "official" clocks are set according to sunrise. > > > The USAF does quite a bit using Zulu time. This is very useful for an > organization that moves fast across time zones. Which leads me to > conclude: > > An "official" time would be useful in determining when to teleport over to > Castle Black for a party from the other side of the Empire. Let > everybody adjust to "Empire Standard Time". > > > > > > Ha, I like that. "Orb Control, this is Jehreg 17, can I get a time hack?" "Jehreg 17, this is Orb Control. Time is 1448 EST, 2348 local in 3, 2, 1, Hack." "Copy that Orb Control, Jehreg 17 is clear." Jeff