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What it is

CGP Grey explains the mess of Daylight Saving Time, including its dubious energy savings and the odd cases like Arizona that opt out. It is a short, simple explainer.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people link it as the simple go-to explanation of DST and of how irregular time zone rules complicate scheduling.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “This guy makes absolutely amazing videos on a number of subjects explaining things in really simple terms.”

    Simple explanation of Daylight Saving Time.

    TamDenholm, 2011-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Daylight Saving Time is a huge mess”

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Topics: time zones, dst, energy saving, scheduling, cgp grey

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