Vacations are a funny thing, and well, quite difficult to plan. Not because choosing activities and places to visit are hard. No, once you actually have a destination in mind the rest comes easy. It’s actually choosing a single destination that’s the real problem.
If you don’t travel often, you wan...
read moreYou may have heard over the years that the Daylight Saving time change is good for everyone, namely because it conserves daylight and also conserves energy (the idea is we use more energy at night when it’s dark).
There have even been a few studies that claim otherwise. But a recent study may pr...
read moreIt’s that time of year, where we all need to start planning to move our clocks either forward or backward an hour to account for Daylight Saving.
Abbreviated as DST - and often called “Daylight Savings” or simply “summer time - is so named because it was created to allow for more usable hours of...
read moreIf you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of nowhere without a watch, smartphone or convenient way to tell time, you can simply look to the stars.
Of course, due to the nature of the tutorial - which calls for observing the Big Dipper - this is not relevant outside of the Northern Hemisphere...
read moreTime management is tough, whether you’re good at it or not. Because it’s not just about managing time wisely, it’s about being productive with the time you invest.
It’s possible to waste hours – even when you are working – if you're unorganized or have not chosen a proper goal. You might find ...
read moreYou’ve heard the phrase ‘once in a blue moon’ before, right? It’s a phrase that is used to describe something that rarely happens, or doesn’t happen often. One could even go so far to say it describes something rare or unheard of.
A lot of people sure use the term, but what does it mean? What is...
read moreAn atomic clock is a device that measures time using the microwave signal emitted by atoms – or the electrons in atoms – when they change energy levels.
Did you know atomic clocks only have an error of 1 second in a span of about one-hundred million years? This makes them one of the most accurat...
read moreDid you know that by using Local Mean Time (LMT) you can calculate the time of day in relation to the current solar time?
Have trouble understanding that? Don’t worry, we’ll break it down into simpler terms.
What Is Local Mean Time (LMT)?
Local mean time is a timekeeping method that fact...
read moreDid you know that the Revised Julian calendar is more accurate than the Gregorian calendar we use today?
It's true, and it actually happens to be one of the most accurate calendar systems ever created.
How Does the Revised Julian Calendar Work?
Like the Gregorian calendar, the Revised Ju...
read moreDid you know that a year is never actually 365 days long?
A tropical year - also called many other things - is approximately 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds long. This equates to 365.242189 days.
Tropical years are measured from either an equinox or solstice to the next. You ca...
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