this has nothing to do with lorentz transformation or time dilation... you know the whole "time is relative" thing....
sri lanka is back to +0530 UTC time zone - which sux....
and... dont be surprised... there will be a few random power cuts in the evening...
the official government press release
another govt press release
The Director General of Meteorology gets a say in this... his dept has all the meters and gauges so he gets a say in this
(Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting)
the rationale behind the time shift in 1996 was to save power... 'cos it saves a considerable amount off the peak electrical power demand....
have a look at this CEB report done on a commercial building in colombo... according to that... lighting amounts to 15% of the peak electrical demand
work ends around 5pm... and according to the old +0600 UTC time zone - solar time would be around 1630... sunset would be around 1800... there is 90 min of valuable sunlight available...
with the +0530 UTC time zone - there will be just 60 min of sunlight from from 5pm till sunset! which means that there would be an additional 30 min of increased lighting... which amounts to a massive amount of electrical energy utilized for lighting during that 30 min... hmmm... and sri lanka has like a power crisis... 15% rate of electrification with a maximum demand close to 2 GW... so we need to add like 300MW to the grid every year... well at least 150MW without exaggeration!!!
read this bbc article
" Some of the country's Buddhist clergy are rejoicing at the prospect of a change because they say Sri Lanka's "old" time fitted better with their rituals."
wow... rituals... i'm sure that generates light...
arthur clarke's scifi perspective! pffft!
