turn back time...

It is that time of the year again in which we turn our clocks back for one whole hour. It is that time of the year again in which we lose one hour of our precious sleep to compensate for the 'thousands of megawatts' in saving. For those unfamiliar, most of the countries in the northern hemisphere as well as some in the southern hemisphere practice the art or time manipulation. If you are thinking time travel, then you are sadly mistaken. These countries simply adjust the time in order to gain more sunlight in the evening hours. In theory, the additional hour of sunlight in the evenings should decrease the need for electricity. In layman's term, the need for people to turn their lights on is delayed by one hour.

But does it really work? Does manipulating the time really save energy? Is my one hour of lost sleep justifyable? Do I really save energy despite the fact that this computer is turned on 24/7? There have been several studies proving the validity of the whole concept of daylight savings and frankly, I do not really have the time to go through some of them. I really need to sleep soon since it is technically tomorrow already. So good night! I mean, good morning! I mean, blah... who cares...