Daylight Savings Time, Means Extra Mate Time

Forget to roll your clocks back for standard time? Most of us will enjoy the extra hour of sleep this morning, but doesn’t it typically mean even more grogginess?

Suggested by Benjamin Franklin and then adopted during WWI, Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, when people are usually asleep anyway, and sets one hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer. The reason DST works is because its saves energy due to less artificial light needed during the evening hours—clocks are set one hour ahead during the spring, and one hour back to standard time in the autumn. Many countries observe DST, and many do not. However, summer is gone so time to go back to hibernation mode…

But, when you look at the bright side, a longer morning will mean more mate! Go ahead and brew up a cup or two and watch the sun roll in… After a few minutes you’ll realize you’re an hour early for just about everything today… Oops…

Thank you to http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/367822192/ for the cool pic!

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