Most of us don't know a lot about the coldest part of Talossan Realm,
and also it's biggest part (seriously, there's something in common
between Talossa and Denmark: think Greenland)!
(For you curious ones, El Lexhatx provides Talossan names for shires of Péngöpäts: those are Platxafred, Adiensiana, Sudurbenia, and Schembiança).
Specially for you, from time to time we will explore some bird-eye views of that glorious land.
Take time to get acquainted with this peaceful landscape. Depicted here is coastal area of that shire of Péngöpäts called Evaniana (Adiensiana in Talossan), taken precisely in 1999, January 1, at... By the way, what time is it in Péngöpäts?
While I am writing this article, it's 22:38 here in Russia, European part of it. Though there's not much information on it, and how it was adopted, there's Talossan Standard Time (TST). It's 13:38 now in TST.
Interestingly, I found no mentioning of it neither in Organic Law, nor in El Lexhatx. But it seemed to be proposed by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h long ago, in 2004, for a Provisional Constitution of Republic of Talossa.
So, legal status of Talossan Time is unclear, but culturally, de-facto, we're UTC-6, along with the Greater Talossan Area.
We can extend this standard to Péngöpäts too, but should we? Did you ever wonder, when you stay at the very bottom of Earth, on the South Pole (which seems to be included in the territory of Péngöpäts, in case you didn't know) — what time will it be for you? You're at the crossroads of meridians, of timezone borders, it's simultaneously midnight and midday, 15:00 and 3:00 and 9:32 for you, you're overlord of time.
Well, physically, maybe. But there is a half-official agreement in the world regarding Antarctic time, and here it is:
On this map, Péngöpäts is on the down-left corner of the continent. If we follow this chart, then current time will be:
Greater Talossa Area, Cézémbre (if we apply TST here too), Coldstrand, Evaniana and Everwhite shires of Péngöpäts: UTC -6 (TST): 13:50.
Uttersouth territory of Péngöpäts: UTC: 19:50.
Cézémbre (internationally agreed upon): UTC +1 (CET): 20:50.
That part of Uttersouth closest to the South Pole: UTC +12: 07:50 or UTC +13: 08:50.
Maybe we should think about it and set this question clear? Or maybe there should be at least something not strictly determined and subject to mystery in our country?
This is a Talossan version of the article translated by Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial.
¿Qet sint las quantăs in Péngöpäts?
El püpärts dað üns non säp forçéu del Reic'h Talossan sè pärts el pü fred, es ocsà el pü magnh (seriösmint, ja quálse’cosă in comun intra Talossa es Danmarc, ¡pensetz da Päts-Virt!)
Sürtoct per dtu, noi esplorarhent dals vischtăs da fuglă d’acest päts-là gloriös da temp à temp.
Preindetz el temp per zeviénarh aquuntescu à’cest bel pätsatx. El foteu aicì zepicta la süperfiçă costal dal raxhiun Adiensiană, es füt fäts preciadămint in l’ar XX, 1. Januar, à... bilc'häc, ¿qet sint las quantăs in Péngöpäts?
Quand q’éu scríu acest artical, c’e 22:38 aicì in Rußíă, sieu pärts Européu. Ainda qe non ja belacop dað informaziuns över ça, es come ça füt adoptat, ja el Temp Standard Talossan. C’e 13:38 nun in TST. Intzereçindmint, éu non troveveu aucüns menziuns da ça ni in el Legeu Orgänic, ni in El Lexhatx. Mas ça abosta àð estarh propoçescu par Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h din dtemps paßats, in XXV, pr’iens Constituziun Proviziunal dal Republică Talossan.
Sa, el statüs lexhital del Temp Talossan isch uncertan, mas culturalmint, de facto, noi sint in UTC-6, cumpair la Romançadă.
Noi povent extendarh acest standard ocsà à Péngöpäts, mas ¿fostadrent-noi? ¿Underevás’t txamais, quand qe tu restás àl pointeu el pü sudesc dal Tzară, sür el Pontz del Sudur (qe abosta àð estarh includat in la teritoriă da Péngöpäts, in gcauça qe tu non en säpevás) - qet serent las quantăs per dtu? Tu isch àl crutzc'hamină dels meridians, dals grentzăs da temp sè zoneux, c’e simultanmint el midziuă es el centreu del nic'ht, 15:00 es 3:00 es 9:32 per dtu, tu isch l’Avötz del Temp.
Nu, put-estarh füçicalmint. Mas ja’iens acurd in la tzară regardind el temp Antarctic, es aicì isch ça:
Sür această cartă, Péngöpäts isch pa’l cjuing under àl sinistrà del cuntanint. Schi noi sovent acestă cartă, el temp corent serà:
Romançadă,
Cézembre (schi noi aplichent TST ocsà aicì), es las raxhiuns
Platxafred, Adiensiană es Schembiançă da Péngöpäts: UTC-6 (TST): 13:50
El pärts el pü próxim àl Pontz del Sudur da Sudurbeniă: UTC+12: 07:50 eda UTC+13: 08:50.
¿Sa’starh noi fossent pensarh över ça es adreßarh această fragă? ¿Eda sa’starh hi fost estarh à mhíus quálse’cosă non strictmint zesterminadă es müsteriösă in noastra päts?
I believe that we should use a truly Talossan clock. A while ago I pointed out that the real length of a day on Earth is 50 hours and (at most) two seconds. The 31st December this year will be one extra, leap, second longer than usual. The 50 hours is due to the leading edge of a day starting at the International Date Line, and the trailing edge of the day finishing at the International Date Line - a period of 48 hours. There is, however, one section that we agree is two hours earlier than everyone else, making the day at the very least 50 hours long - a day starts two hours before longitude 180.
The Talossan clock should recognise this, even though at every instant there are at least TWO dates active, and (for a while) THREE dates active. Time on any day should be measured starting at the instant the day starts in Kiritimati, and time counted on from there. Of course, to be sure of the time we have to specify the day of the week as well (because of the overlap of dates). For any given instant there are at least TWO possible times that can be quoted, and for some periods of two hours, THREE possible times that could be quoted.
But who are we to object? Talossa is different, more advanced, eccentric, and forward-looking.
I believe that we should use a truly Talossan clock. A while ago I pointed out that the real length of a day on Earth is 50 hours and (at most) two seconds. The 31st December this year will be one extra, leap, second longer than usual. The 50 hours is due to the leading edge of a day starting at the International Date Line, and the trailing edge of the day finishing at the International Date Line - a period of 48 hours. There is, however, one section that we agree is two hours earlier than everyone else, making the day at the very least 50 hours long - a day starts two hours before longitude 180.
ReplyDeleteThe Talossan clock should recognise this, even though at every instant there are at least TWO dates active, and (for a while) THREE dates active. Time on any day should be measured starting at the instant the day starts in Kiritimati, and time counted on from there. Of course, to be sure of the time we have to specify the day of the week as well (because of the overlap of dates). For any given instant there are at least TWO possible times that can be quoted, and for some periods of two hours, THREE possible times that could be quoted.
But who are we to object? Talossa is different, more advanced, eccentric, and forward-looking.
And it solves the question of time in Péngöpäts.
I really think it's a good idea to have a peculiar Talossan time system, though not instead of traditional timezones, but along with them!
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