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A man, born just after 12:00 a.m. DST, was able to circumvent the Vietnam War draft by using a daylight saving time loophole. When drafted, he argued that standard time, not DST, was the official time for recording births in his state of Delaware in the year of his birth. Thus, under official standard time he was actually born on the previous day—and that day had a much higher draft lottery number, allowing him to avoid the draft.
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How does Daylight Saving Time save energy?
Having more hours of daylight is supposed to reduce the number of hours lights are turned on each evening, but that saves no energy. It only wastes energy because Daylight Saving Time does not bring more daylight. People have to wake up to a darker sky and fiddle with electricity if they cannot see.actually daylight saving time was started during a war so there could be more light to battle in -UBERnoob1098 +++++ You are right in that it brings no more daylight. The "a war" was actually World War Two. Britain introduced what in fact we now call British Summer Time to help farmers particularly by making better use of the available daylight, but the belief grew that it made it harder for the Luftwaffe to bomb British cities. It didn't of course because the numbers of hours of light and dark do not change, only our clock reference with respect to longitude-determined solar noon. The bombers needed only to re-schedule their raids. Similarly with land and sea action - the effect of day or night on fighting was down to lengths of either, NOT to clock time. ' Its only practical use is in moving the working day so we can use the evenings more effectively, but it comes with a cost especially the further North you live. Each time the clock is moved forwards or backwards, our bodies' internal natural clocks are temporarily put out of sync with the daylight they need for normal calibration, and the clock changes are marked by a short spike in traffic and other accidents, and in heart attacks and strokes. Effectively we all suffer from something akin to "jet lag". Night-shift workers are similarly but more seriously affected. ' A peculiar myth common in Britain is that each change from GMT to BST or back gains or loses an hour in bed. It doesn't really, unless perhaps you change the clocks before going to bed, then set the alarm. If you let your body decide correctly, it will sleep and wake nocturnally and as and when physiology decides, but most of us now live to very artificial day/night arhythms that taken to sleep-deprivation extremes (common particularly among young people fixated on the Internet) are bad for us! The change is always set officially at 2am on a Sunday morning to cause the least disruption, but it's up to individuals to decide when they change their own time-pieces.
How many days did it take to draft the constitution?
how many days to draft the us constituition?
What is a discovery draft?
Few good writers expect their first draft of a paper to be their final draft. Like an explorer sailing into uncharted waters, the historian uses the first draft of a paper to discover the exact contours of his or her argument.
How do you write a draft of a reseach paper?
To write a draft of a research paper, start by outlining your key points and organizing your ideas. Begin with an introduction that outlines the purpose of the research, followed by a literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. Remember to cite your sources properly and revise your draft for coherence and clarity before finalizing it.
How many oz in a draft?
The amount of liquid in a draft beer can vary, but a standard serving size is typically 16 ounces in the United States.
When was the draft reinstated for the Vietnam war?
It went from WWII to Vietnam.
Who is a person that fled the Vietnam War draft?
They were called "Draft Dodgers."
Did the US draft the youth to Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Yes
Who pardoned Vietnam draft dodgers'?
Jimmy Carter pardoned the Vietnam draft dodgers
Why were you protesting against the Vietnam war?
They protesting the military draft. Draft riots, draft card burning.
What impacts did Vietnam have on America?
During the war it was (Draft) protests and (Draft) riots.
What was the Vietnam war controversy?
The military draft effected everyone's lives.
What was a major problem for the US in 1970s?
The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.
What was the America public view of the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War=the military draft!
How did North and South enlisted their armies during the Civil War?
by slavery. they did the same for ww1, ww2, and Vietnam. its called the draft.
How did the number of Australians killed or wounded during the Vietnam war affect Australia?
Australia mirrored the US; the draft, riots, protests, casualties, discontent.
Did the Vietnam era draft violate the 13th amendment against involuntary servitude?
No. The draft law has never been successfully challenged, and no court has ever ruled that the Vietnam-era draft was unconstitutional.
