Here is the latest post from Matt Rutherford on his research expedition across the Pacific…
Today we pass from the western hemisphere into the eastern hemisphere, 24 hours vanish and like magic and an entire day disappears. All of our samples have to be properly logged with descriptions about things like, wind speed, sea state, time of day. All of our samples are logged using UTC time AKA Greenwich Mean Time. It’s crazy to think that when we log our sample today we are using a time zone that’s literally on the opposite side of the planet. Since longitude defines where time zones begin and end, Greenwich England is the beginning and end of time. King of all time zones. Read More