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[Verdauga]

Of course not! It's impossible, silly!

[Booklover]

So, what do you say about what will happen at 02:00am GMT on Sunday?

[Russa Nodrey]

The question is, can time jump forward or back one or more hours instantaneously?

Yes. O_O

[Verdauga]

If time really is jumping forward or back an hour then, how do you know it's at 2:00, hmm?

[Booklover]

Because it's at 2:00am when it goes forward one hour to 3:00am.

[Verdauga]

But when it's 3:00 AM, does jump an hour back? Do you have some delayed daylight saving time thing going on there?

[Booklover]

At 2:00am GMT on the last Sunday in March, all across Britain, clocks go forward one hour, making it BST (British Summer Time). At 3:00am BST on the last Sunday in October, clocks go back one hour, making it GMT again.

[Verdauga]

Of course, that's purely a traditional construct. We've already had our time change over here, and it isn't really necessary. Furthermore, the time itself isn't changing. The displayed numbers on our clocks are.

[Booklover]

Time is an abstract concept.

[Verdauga]

Units of time are. Time itself is very definite.

[Booklover]

Have you heard of Lobsang (preferably the Discworld character and not the Long Earth one)?

[Cornflower MM]

Time itself trucks on at the same speed it always has (Or does it?) but the way we look at it changes when we set our clocks forward or back (which is an entirely stupid concept and the sooner it's gotten rid of the better)

And also no, I have not.

[lass of something much]

*thinks*

You're an apprentice. You're not ready to think.

oh, sorry...*stops thinking. falls* This is your falt Booooooooookloveeeeerrrrrrrr!!!!! *splats*

[Booklover]

If you can't think, you can't blame me.

[Kade Rivok]

I can.