Of possible interest— Time Travel?

Clock time vs planetary time — And the winner is...
It’s a bit of a fluke— As the crow flies directly east/west, these places are less than 200 miles apart—about the same distance as Columbus, Ohio and Erie, PA – where the difference in sunset time is less than 10 minutes. (The northern vs southern latitude is not a very significant factor this time of year so close to the Equinox).

However, because the state of Michigan does not occupy the same time zone, each of these places are at the extreme opposite ends of their respective time zones. (Lake Michigan at the end of Eastern Time and Lake Superior at the beginning of Central Time).

So, instead of a smooth transition as the earth steadily turns, the sunset times are chopped, skewed and spit out to match our clocks which suggests we can travel into the past.

I thought this was an interesting little rabbit hole.

Starting here...
September 8, 2022. Sunset 8:07 PM. Golden Sands, Lake Michigan, MI.

Yesterday’s sunset from c/o my friend Lisa
- Joe P

Entering the Twilight Zone
September 8, 2022. Sunset 7:25 PM. Lake Superior, Ironwood, MI.

“2 sunset pictures last night. The lake and the sun coming through the trees.”
-Kathy R.