On daylight saving<\/p>\n
Helen Lok's letter Daylight savings in the Aug. 4 edition of
\nThe Jakarta Post made the classical mistake of imagining
\nelectricity can be saved by putting the clocks forward. In fact,
\nthe lights will be switched on when it gets dark and they will go
\noff when the sun comes up, or when people go to bed, irrespective
\nof what time that is.<\/p>\n
Simply stated, the number of hours during which the lights are
\non is unaffected by clocks. The reason clocks are put forward
\nduring the summer in some countries is to allow people to finish
\nwork \"earlier\", thus providing more daylight hours in the early
\nevening for leisure activities; it is not done to save
\nelectricity.<\/p>\n
But Helen need not fret about this minor oversight. When
\nAustralia first introduced daylight saving many years ago howls
\nof protest were heard from citizens concerned it might hasten the
\nrate of curtains fading!<\/p>\n
DAVID BEINS
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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