Official Explaination Of Why We Put The Clocks Back

renegadefm | 05:43 Sun 20th Oct 2024 | ChatterBank

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Here is an official explanation of why we adopted the reason behind putting the clocks back in October :

Why do we change the clocks?

We change the clocks to get the most out of the daylight.

The first clock change was introduced by the German government in 1916 during the First World War as a means of saving electricity with more daylight hours.

Many European governments followed suit, including Britain, and British Summer Time was born, with the current system in place since 1971.

Explanation over, but am I missing something here, we gain more light in the morning, but lose it in the evening, so it doesn't save energy because lights and everything will be turned on sooner at the end of the day compared to the start.

Or am I just missing something here?

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Old_Geezer

Even if true, that seems to be the German excuse for doing so, not necessarily of any nation following suit. Although I'm inclined to suspect the reason given was either badly worded or else was just an answer that got irritating questioners off someone's back.