Why aren't we all on the same time zones?

Why aren't we all on the same time zones?

  Have you ever wondered why are different time zones existing? And why aren't we on the same time zone? Let's know...

  Our earth rotates on its own axis. Just like a ball does. Due to this rotation, different parts of the earth receive different amounts of sunlight, thus causing morning, noon, evening and night.

  Now, if we had one time zone, then 12 pm would be noon at some places, but it would be night or evening at other places which would be inconvenient. Hence, scientists made different time zones according to the earth's rotation with respect to the sun.

  The earth makes one full 360 degrees rotation in 24 hours. This means in one hour, the earth moves by 15 degrees. Using this information, scientists divided the planet into 24 sections or time zones. Each section or region was about 15 degrees wide and had a specific standard time. This helped us know the proper time of the day in that part of the earth.

  Over here, the GMT or Greenwhich mean time was considered as the start and all times are considered from the GMT only. Like here in India, it's GMT+5.30. 

  Similarly, there is a IDL or International Date Line. Now that's a topic for another day...

Posts before October 2021 have been marked as "Old Posts". Less likely, but they might have out dated or incorrect information, ugly looking bits of code, no labels, etc. Don't get me wrong, many of these posts are top-notch and interesting too.

I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!

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