The art of timing
Why are the dates when we switch between summer and winter times (for example, swapping between Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time in the UK) placed so asymmetrically around the solstices?
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Why are the dates when we switch between summer and winter times (for example, swapping between Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time in the UK) placed so asymmetrically around the solstices?
Would a very, very, very long piece of string reaching from Earth's surface deep into space remain suspended?