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Earth Standard Time
(EST)
A Universal Calendar for a Universal Planet
EST is. . .
Simple – Clearly Defined – Unambiguous – Free of Historical Baggage – Compatible with Old Units – Precisely Synced with the Solar Cycle – Free 0f Leap Years – Intermittently Amenable to Date Math
Panel:
Units
Second: 1 SI Second
Minute: 60 Seconds
Hour: 60 Minutes
Day: 1444 Minutes (24 hours 4 minutes
Month: 30 Days
Year: 12 Months
Rules
For 4 hours after every full moon, run clocks backward.
The non-prime-numbered minutes of the first full non-reversed hour after a solstice or Equinox happen twice.
| Epoch00:00:00 EST January 1, 1970 =00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970 (Julian Calendar) | Time ZonesThe two EST Time Zones are EST and EST (United Kingdom)These are the same except that the UK second is 0.9144 Standard Seconds |
Daylight Saving: Countries may enter DST, but no time may pass there.
Narnian Time: Synchronized (check)
Year Zero: EST does have a year 0 (However, there is no 1958.)
Hover text: The month names are the same, except that the fourth month only has the name “April” in even-numbered years, and is otherwise unnamed.
Warning: This comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
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