Fun --- someone thinks there're only 24 timezones
LIVINGSTON Alex
lial at mac.com
Fri Dec 22 02:48:53 UTC 2006
And what will they do if one is built somewhere where daylight saving
is observed (or clocks are altered for any other reason)? Stop the
tower for an hour or 23 (precisely)?
On 2006 Dec 20, at 03:13, Bennett Todd wrote:
> <URL:http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/11/30/10086170.html>
> (which I found via slashdot -> wired) describes a building, and
> mentions:
>
> [...] the company plans to build 23 more rotating towers in each
> of the world's time zones with finance provided by investors
> linked to the company.
>
> Maybe we should give 'em the bad news, they're gonna need a lot more
> than 23 more towers. One for that research station in the boonies of
> Australia?
>
> :-)
>
> -Bennett
>
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