What is GMT?????????

[mamm1234]

I've been wondering what the time thing is here on this board. I'm on the East coast of the USA.

According to the bottom of this page it is now 8:40 GMT.

It is 3:40PM on the east coast.

How do I figure this out.
Thanks,
mamm

[TeriB19]

Georgia Mountain Time minus 5 hours, I think.

[Steve]

GMT = Greenwich Mean Time

You can change what time is shown on the message board in your control panel.

[mamm1234]

HOW INTERESTING!!!

Thank you. I went to the control panel, almost couldn't find it, (click on message boards on top).

Turns out this GMT is the time in Western Europe, London.

Where does this board originate from???

Are most people on this board on EST--US.???

I guess there's no way of knowing when someone posted because you don't know what "time" they're using.

Well you learn something every day.

[TeriB19]

Hi Mamm, well that blew my theory of the GMT out of the water!!:)
Most of us are from the US with several exceptions, notably:
Bec (creedfan47a) = Australian Princess
Mel!issa = Australian Princess' Sister
Marcos (N30*5blahblah) = Brazil
Hayley (addicted2stapp) = New Zealand
Siana = Sofia, Bulgaria
Xterminator = Canada
There are others from Sweden, England, Scotland etc. as well. We are a melting pot.

[mamm1234]

Or an international hot spot!!!!
LOL

How cool.

God Bless.

[Bridge of Clay]

yep, my nick really is a pain in the ass to type :(

I´m thinking of changing it...

Welcome to our lovely board, mamm1234!

[hide_tremonti]

I always thought it was Greenwich Meridian Time.
I'm in Australia.

[hayley]

Testing this to see if the post will give the right time

[hayley]

9.16pm.....no it's only 8.15pm OH well.

[Steve]

GMT is the "standard" time used on the Internet. Most things on the net however simply convert times to EST or whatever. The web server this board is on is in New Jersey

[mamm1234]

Well, Steve, that's even more interesting because that somewhere near where I live.
And my post time has been posting London time.

Got it straightened out now.

You hve to understand I am kind of clueless with these things so now I get the poster who using his longitude, latitude etc???I think..didn't know what that was.

Thanks for the welcome.

[Bridge of Clay]

lol! GMT is something you learn on kindergarten!

[hayley]

Not for some people Marcos

[TeriB19]

Originally posted by N30°14'?.7 W84°
lol! GMT is something you learn on kindergarten!
I just learned it 2 days ago, Marcos! And I've been out of kindergarten for a loooooooooooong time.;)

[Bridge of Clay]

we´re allowed to forget!!! :)

Sorry, I didn´t mean to offend anyone!

What I meant was something like this:
but remember when teacher used to joke about the fact that´s when it´s night here, it´s day in Japan and vice-versa???

(Of course she didn´t get into details... I think I only learned the reason why later in Geography...)

[lori87]

LOL...me too...on both accounts!

[lori87]

UMMMM....both accounts meaning, just learned it and being out of kindergarten for a looooonnnggg time...lol!

[robaustin1701]

Greenwich Mean Time comes from the fact that the Prime Meridian's (the longitude line off which all others on the earth are based) official location is at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England. I went there about 8 years ago. Got to stand right on the Prime Meridian. It is what all other time in the world is based off of as well.

--*Rob

[hayley]

Originally posted by N30°14'?.7 W84°
we´re allowed to forget!!! :)

Sorry, I didn´t mean to offend anyone!

What I meant was something like this:
but remember when teacher used to joke about the fact that´s when it´s night here, it´s day in Japan and vice-versa???

(Of course she didn´t get into details... I think I only learned the reason why later in Geography...)

That's okay you didn't offend anyone ;) :P

[mamm1234]

Another clueless question,

ROB...how do you stand on the Prime Meridan., I'm really curious.

[Dogstar]

There must be some sort of locator at the Observatory to mark the Prime Meridian. 0 degrees longitude. That's pretty cool that you got to stand on it, Rob. :D

[Bridge of Clay]

Rob, you´re back! :) where have you been?

[robaustin1701]

WHere have I been? Hmmmm...In and out. Goes in spurts.

Yeah there is a big metal line in the ground there in Greenwich, it's pretty cool.

--*Rob

[Said Eyes]

You mean the world isn't flat? All this time...

[Flip]

GMT Is the best *Note i live in the uk so i would say that* is leach still here?

[TeriB19]

Originally posted by Said Eyes
You mean the world isn't flat? All this time... Sorry to burst your bubble, Said Eyes.:)

[Said Eyes]

I guess what I was trying to say is how does someone over the age of about 8 in any developed country not know about GMT. Its like the starting point for current timezones...

Its like saying "Im a christian and all, but who is this Jesus fella? He some sort of prophet?"

[TeriB19]

I suppose this America place I live in isn't quite as developed as you are there in the future. Sorry, I didn't learn about it in school, damn little hut in the middle of the American jungle.:)

[mamm1234]

Well said eyes, maybe it's the further we get away from the age of 8 that those things just kind of slip into the resesses of our minds.

Other kinds of things fill the brain. sometimes overfill the brain.

And I guess I'll never stop asking when I don't know something.

LOL

[hayley]

take a :chillpill: Said Eyes