1. Subscriberroma45
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    10 Jan '17 22:52
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    Approx 48 hours.
    I'd need more time to work out exact answer.


    edit: I m make it 49 hours
    flying around the world changing time zones?

    but that would be adding time not allowed in puzzle

    it is a day as on earth? mercury etc have shorter days
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    11 Jan '17 02:20
    Originally posted by roma45
    flying around the world changing time zones?

    but that would be adding time not allowed in puzzle

    it is a day as on earth? mercury etc have shorter days
    From when one day begins on Christmas Island until it ends on Samoa is 49 hours.
    Same date.
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    11 Jan '17 04:13
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    From when one day begins on Christmas Island until it ends on Samoa is 49 hours.
    Same date.
    A star for wolfgang! The answer is 48 hours.

    The day begins when it's midnight just to the west of the International Date Line.
    Midnight then moves westward one time zone every hour, continuing to start the
    same day in new locations for 24 hours. The last place the day will begin is just
    east of the Date Line, after which the day will take an additional 24 hours to end.
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    11 Jan '17 06:07
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    A star for wolfgang! The answer is 48 hours.

    The day begins when it's midnight just to the west of the International Date Line.
    Midnight then moves westward one time zone every hour, continuing to start the
    same day in new locations for 24 hours. The last place the day will begin is just
    east of the Date Line, after which the day will take an additional 24 hours to end.
    The International Dateline is not very straight!

    Your answer is 49 hours! Not 48.
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    11 Jan '17 10:01
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    The day begins when it's midnight just to the west of the International Date Line.
    Midnight then moves westward one time zone every hour, continuing to start the
    same day in new locations for 24 hours. The last place the day will begin is just
    east of the Date Line, after which the day will take an additional 24 hours to end.
    So a carefully placed and timed step doubles the calendar day-length? I feel violated by this puzzle. If we follow the sun, the day never ends.
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    11 Jan '17 20:01
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    The International Dateline is not very straight!

    Your answer is 49 hours! Not 48.
    It doesn't matter how straight the Date Line is. There are 24 time zones globally.
    Starting and ending in the time zones immediately to the west and east of the
    Date Line are what's important. Check it on a map.
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    11 Jan '17 20:04
    Originally posted by apathist
    So a carefully placed and timed [b]step doubles the calendar day-length? I feel violated by this puzzle. If we follow the sun, the day never ends.[/b]
    Some days are like that.
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    11 Jan '17 22:00
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    It doesn't matter how straight the Date Line is. There are 24 time zones globally.
    Starting and ending in the time zones immediately to the west and east of the
    Date Line are what's important. Check it on a map.
    There are far more than 24 time zones!!!
    Suggest you check map.

    West Samoa is GMT +14 hours
    American Samoa is GMT -11

    Here is a good video
    YouTube
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    12 Jan '17 01:27
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    There are far more than 24 time zones!!!
    Suggest you check map.

    West Samoa is GMT +14 hours
    American Samoa is GMT -11

    Here is a good video
    [youtube]uW6QqcmCfm8[/youtube]
    Even if there are 100 time zones, they all add up to 24 hours from midnight to midnight. Return the star.
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    12 Jan '17 02:19
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    Even if there are 100 time zones, they all add up to 24 hours from midnight to midnight. Return the star.
    Nope

    1. Thursday 12th Jan 2017 began at 10:00 am 11th Jan GMT in Western Samoa (+14)

    2. It ended at 11:00 am 13th Jan GMT in American Samoa.

    3. That is a total of 49 hours.

    Which statement do you not understand or disagree with?
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    12 Jan '17 02:30
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    1. Thursday 12th Jan 2017 began at 10:00 am 11th Jan GMT in Western Samoa (+14)
    2. It ended at 11:00 am 13th Jan GMT in American Samoa.
    3. That is a total of 49 hours.

    Which statement do you not understand or disagree with?
    You added time by changing location. Adding time was forbidden by the op.
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    12 Jan '17 04:20
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    Nope

    1. Thursday 12th Jan 2017 began at 10:00 am 11th Jan GMT in Western Samoa (+14)

    2. It ended at 11:00 am 13th Jan GMT in American Samoa.

    3. That is a total of 49 hours.

    Which statement do you not understand or disagree with?
    Is Western Samoa on Daylight Saving Time?
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    12 Jan '17 07:48
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    Is Western Samoa on Daylight Saving Time?
    no
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    12 Jan '17 15:13
    Originally posted by wolfgang59
    no
    Wikipedia differs:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country
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    12 Jan '17 20:35
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    Wikipedia differs:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country
    maybe it is then.

    that isn't what we are arguing about though is it?
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