[LEAPSECS] Santa Claus in Kyrgyzstan

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <0DBAE1A1-9628-4C0F-A896-27506063E4A4 at noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:

>Here's an amusing discussion of GIS techniques applied to Santa's  

>route selection:

>

>	http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/24.93.html#subj7

>

>Somehow this just seems pertinent to our discussion of the willy-nilly  

>timezone algorithm applied to civil (or uncivil) timekeeping.  For  

>instance, Santa is advised to fly from East to West such that  

>Christmas Eve lasts two days (whatever a "day" means), not one.

>

>Should the Right Jolly Old Elf sort his deliveries by UTC or local  

>timezones?


Well, given that he delivers at midnight, you have to admit that he
wouldn't benefit in any way from using your pet: solar time :-)

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