Why Do Time Zones Look So Strange 🌍 How They Work 🕒

Why do time zones look so weird?! 🌍 You probably know that the Earth is divided into 24 time zones, but have you ever wondered why they look so strange? 🤔 Dive into the fascinating world of time zones, starting at the prime meridian in Greenwich, 0 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Discover why time zones east of Greenwich have positive offsets and those to the west have negative offsets. 🌐 Explore the practical reasons behind the irregular boundaries of time zones. Imagine if time zones were perfectly straight lines - cities like Chicago would be split between different time zones, causing major confusion! 🏙️ Learn how political, economic, and social factors influence the layout of time zones and why countries like France have the most time zones due to their overseas territories, while China, despite spanning five time zones, uses just one. 🇫🇷🇨🇳 Uncover why places like Kashgar in western China experience darkness even at 10 AM. 🌅 Don’t miss this intriguing look at the world of time zones! 📅🕒 #timezone #weirdborders #time #utc #worldclock #greenwich #usa #unitedstates #states #france #china #learn #map #maps #geography #history #viralfact #facts #fyp #interestingplace #geoshorts #historyshorts #shorts #uniquegeography #learning #viral #viralmap #maplovers #geographyeducation #geographygeeks #geographystory