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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 21 points 3 days ago

"Mate, what's the time?"

"Fuck off, come back with a warrant."

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago

You could travel in a straight line and have your clock jump forward, then backward, then forward again.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wait you have a time zone that's a half hour step? That's so unfortunate...

[–] Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 12 points 3 days ago

What if we told you about UTC +8:45.

And that cocklebiddy is in it.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

It's cos a significant majority of the population is on the east coast. 50% in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne alone, before you add the rest of those states. So for economic reasons, it's convenient for the central states to be a bit closer in time to the eastern states.

[–] spudsrus@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Don't forget eucla time for even more confusion

[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

That is unbelievably cursed

[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago
[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Totally worth it

[–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So driving from Sydney to Brisbane in the summer, you need to turn the clock back one hour and the calendar back twenty years?

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

that hasn't been true for 20 years 🌞 SEQ I'd argue is just as modern as Sydney (SEQ for people not from around here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_Queensland)

Now if we could somehow give FNQ their own time zone then yes I would agree 😅

[–] stevles@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, can confirm, FNQ needs their own time zone. Why even stop there? Just split it off to its own continent.