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It's because of daylight savings time. Each time, because it usually gets darker in the afternoon, people would have to set their clocks back, so that the working environment to the country can continue and be more precised.

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Do you really gain 1 hour of sleep with the clocks go back on Nov 2?

It is unlikely that anyone who normally wakes at a regular time would sleep for an extra hour when the clock goes back. We do gain an hour on the day it happens. In Great Britain and Ireland our clocks went back last weekend, on Sunday morning, at 2:00 a.m. That day had 25 hours in it, as there were officially two distinct time periods between 1:00 a.m and 2:00 a.m. This hour compensates for the hour lost on a Sunday in April when the clocks went forward from 2:00 a.m to 3:00 a.m.


Do the clocks go forward or back tonight?

You loose an hour when clocks go forward. For example if you get up every day at 6am, after the clock change it really will be like getting up at 5am. You lost 1 hour at 2am, it will probably be darker where you are now in the morning. On the bright side of things, we get an extra hour of daylight.


Do you gain an extra hour of sleep when you turn your clock back an hour?

Turning your clock back an hour for daylight saving time does not necessarily mean you will gain an extra hour of sleep. It simply adjusts the time on your clock to reflect the end of daylight saving time. Whether you choose to sleep an extra hour is up to you.


Are you losing an hour for Daylight Saving Time 2010?

You lose an hour in the spring and gain an hour in the fall...so It all ends up normal in the end.


How many hours have been lost since day light saving time begin 1918?

None; you always get the hour back when daylight saving time ends.

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Do you really gain 1 hour of sleep with the clocks go back on Nov 2?

It is unlikely that anyone who normally wakes at a regular time would sleep for an extra hour when the clock goes back. We do gain an hour on the day it happens. In Great Britain and Ireland our clocks went back last weekend, on Sunday morning, at 2:00 a.m. That day had 25 hours in it, as there were officially two distinct time periods between 1:00 a.m and 2:00 a.m. This hour compensates for the hour lost on a Sunday in April when the clocks went forward from 2:00 a.m to 3:00 a.m.


Do the clocks go forward or back tonight?

You loose an hour when clocks go forward. For example if you get up every day at 6am, after the clock change it really will be like getting up at 5am. You lost 1 hour at 2am, it will probably be darker where you are now in the morning. On the bright side of things, we get an extra hour of daylight.


Do you gain an extra hour of sleep when you turn your clock back an hour?

Turning your clock back an hour for daylight saving time does not necessarily mean you will gain an extra hour of sleep. It simply adjusts the time on your clock to reflect the end of daylight saving time. Whether you choose to sleep an extra hour is up to you.


Are you losing an hour for Daylight Saving Time 2010?

You lose an hour in the spring and gain an hour in the fall...so It all ends up normal in the end.


When was Paladin of the Lost Hour created?

Paladin of the Lost Hour was created in 1986.


What does the English summer time mean?

"Summertime" in Europe is similar to what we call "Daylight Saving Time" in North America. Basically, an hour of daylight is shifted from the early morning to the evening, giving the appearance of an additional hour of daylight. In Europe, "Summertime" begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday in October. Unlike the United States where we change our clocks when it's 2:00 AM in our own time zone, every time zone in Europe (that observes "Summertime") makes the change at the same time - 1:00 AM UTC (or Greenwich Mean Time). thanks to webexhibits.org for the info.Kent builder William willet noticed that day light hours were being lost whilst people were sleeping. He first lobbied with the government in 1907 but it was not until 1916 that the clocks were brought forward an hour.


How do you reset Honda CR-V clock after power has been lost?

What year - different years have different type clocks


What is the publication date to the lost hero?

"The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan was published on October 12, 2010.


How many hours have been lost since day light saving time begin 1918?

None; you always get the hour back when daylight saving time ends.


Can your back teeth grow back after they have been lost or removed?

No, back teeth cannot grow back after they have been lost or removed.


When is Tinkerbell and the lost treasure coming out?

Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure is coming out October 27th.


In summer the clocks?

In many of the world's civilized nations, as well as in the United States also too, clocks are advanced one hour at some point in the Spring ... for example, if you make the change when the clock reaches 1:23, then you adjust Mickey's hour hand so that the clock reads 2:23. Clocks then remain in that condition until some point in the Autumn. During this portion of the year, human activities continue at their regularly scheduled times, as if the clocks had not been changed. Effects of the change include: -- Having lost an hour of sleep on the night of the change, everyone feels uncomfortable for several days after. Some may not feel normal again until the Fall. -- Daylight appears to arrive an hour later in the morning, and appears to persist an hour longer in the evening, allowing for more family outdoor recreation in the evening, before dark. There have been reports that lawns burn and shrivel and dairy cattle become confused and disoriented during this period of time, because of the 'increased daylight'. There is no credible scientific evidence to support these claims. Indeed, scientific data collected by means of accurately calibrated measurement equipment indicate that there is in fact no increase in the duration of daylight, except for the increase due to the inclination of the earth's axis, in combination with its orbital motion. It is as if the sun is totally unaware that humanity has changed its clocks !