Doesn't it just blow your mind?

[johnjohn320]

I was just talking on the phone to a friend of mine who lives in Tokyo. She was calling in between classes, explaining she was about to go to lunch. I asked what time it was, she's like "11:40 AM". Heh, it's 9:40 PM here, and it's lunchtime tomorrow there. lol

 

[dighn]

no

used to it

 

[GoingUp]

its always tomorrow in some other part of the world

 

[brunswickite]

different time zones tend to work like that

1111...... posts cool

 

[johnjohn320]

Well thanks for the obvious, guys. It's not like I didn't expect it, but it's just really weird when you sit down and think about it.

 

[tweakmm]

It's always 5 O'clock or 4:20 somewhere in the world too, depending on your preference. Well, maybe not, but I have to tell myself something eh?

 

[KingNothing]

And, AND, if you have a broken analog clock, it's right twice a day!

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Um... not really. I got over timezones about 30 seconds after I popped out of my mom.

 

[johnjohn320]

Ah, forget it. You guys suck.

Way to piss on my parade, assholes.

 

[Dragoon42]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Ah, forget it. You guys suck.

Way to piss on my parade, assholes.

just think man, if you could instantly appear in japan you'd be time traveling

.........

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: Dragoon42

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Ah, forget it. You guys suck.

Way to piss on my parade, assholes.

just think man, if you could instantly appear in japan you'd be time traveling

.........

Exactly. See, someone gets it. Just imagine the possibilities!

 

[Yossarian]

sometimes it's kinda cool, we have a development office in Hong Kong so we can work on something during the day in the U.S., then they work on it during our night. The communication lag is a PITA though.

 

[Electric Amish]

Uh, no. My mind is fully capable of understanding timezones; therefore, there's no "mind blowing" involved.

amish

 

[Ranger X]

It's because of this reason that people work odd hours to accommodate others in different timezones. To your question, no it doesn't blow my mind.

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

i feel bad for your parents

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Uh, no. My mind is fully capable of understanding timezones; therefore, there's no "mind blowing" involved.

amish

Well, of course understanding something means it can no longer be neat.

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
i feel bad for your parents

LOL

 

[igowerf]

I'm used to the idea since I have relatives that live in Taiwan.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: Dragoon42

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Ah, forget it. You guys suck.

Way to piss on my parade, assholes.

just think man, if you could instantly appear in japan you'd be time traveling

.........

Exactly. See, someone gets it. Just imagine the possibilities!

um, no. you would not be time traveling. you would be teleporting. and it's not really "tomorrow" in another part of the world on a universal time scale. it's not like she's eating lunch "in the future". she's eating lunch right now. "right now" just happens to be called 9pm in your city and 12pm in hers. it just so happens that mankind, in an attempt to standardize markets, trade, agriculture, etc. decided to develop time zones.

not mind blowing.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
I was just talking on the phone to a friend of mine who lives in Tokyo. She was calling in between classes, explaining she was about to go to lunch. I asked what time it was, she's like "11:40 AM". Heh, it's 9:40 PM here, and it's lunchtime tomorrow there. lol

Your mind is blown because there are different time zones?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: Dragoon42

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Ah, forget it. You guys suck.

Way to piss on my parade, assholes.

just think man, if you could instantly appear in japan you'd be time traveling

.........

Exactly. See, someone gets it. Just imagine the possibilities!

um, no. you would not be time traveling. you would be teleporting. and it's not really "tomorrow" in another part of the world on a universal time scale. it's not like she's eating lunch "in the future". she's eating lunch right now. "right now" just happens to be called 9pm in your city and 12pm in hers. it just so happens that mankind, in an attempt to standardize markets, trade, agriculture, etc. decided to develop time zones.

not mind blowing.

you took them seriously?

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: Dragoon42
just think man, if you could instantly appear in japan you'd be time traveling .........

Exactly. See, someone gets it. Just imagine the possibilities!

um, no. you would not be time traveling. you would be teleporting. and it's not really "tomorrow" in another part of the world on a universal time scale. it's not like she's eating lunch "in the future". she's eating lunch right now. "right now" just happens to be called 9pm in your city and 12pm in hers. it just so happens that mankind, in an attempt to standardize markets, trade, agriculture, etc. decided to develop time zones.

not mind blowing.

you took them seriously?

hmmm, they seemed to be serious.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
I was just talking on the phone to a friend of mine who lives in Tokyo. She was calling in between classes, explaining she was about to go to lunch. I asked what time it was, she's like "11:40 AM". Heh, it's 9:40 PM here, and it's lunchtime tomorrow there. lol

I wouldn't call it mind blowing but I still find it "neat" on occasion. I play DAoC for an hour or two after I get home at night (usually around 4am CST) and most of the guys I talk to are Australian. To move to the other side of the world, the majority of my relatives outside my immediate family are in England so to talk to them we have to plan around timezones. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't think it's mind blowing but I occasionally find it interesting.

 

[hdeck]

i wish i had friends in japan

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: Dragoon42
just think man, if you could instantly appear in japan you'd be time traveling .........

Exactly. See, someone gets it. Just imagine the possibilities!

um, no. you would not be time traveling. you would be teleporting. and it's not really "tomorrow" in another part of the world on a universal time scale. it's not like she's eating lunch "in the future". she's eating lunch right now. "right now" just happens to be called 9pm in your city and 12pm in hers. it just so happens that mankind, in an attempt to standardize markets, trade, agriculture, etc. decided to develop time zones.

not mind blowing.

you took them seriously?

hmmm, they seemed to be serious.

hmmm, we weren't.

Jesus Christ guys, lighten up. I mention that I was talking to a friend in Tokyo and when I was reminded of the huge time difference it was really neat. You all come in here like "what, you're amazed that there are different time zones?"

Fvcking Christ...