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ToraToraTora | 13:48 Fri 13th Oct 2023 | Science
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... was established at Greenwich, the prime meridian from which all world times are calculated.

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It's a fine line...

19:38 Fri 13th Oct 2023
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There's a nice little monument on the cliffs of Peacehaven( Sussex)with the Meridian line going through it.

19:43 Fri 13th Oct 2023
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it's five seconds out, though.

On top of the Crossrail station at Canary Wharf there's a roof garden. The meridian goes across the middle. They've grown eastern-hemisphere plants on one side and western-hemisphere ones on the other.

20:13 Fri 13th Oct 2023
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never miss a chance to get a dig in eh jno.

08:37 Sat 14th Oct 2023
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Whenever I do an internet search on my phone, there is a reminder that says "times are in UK Time". I didn't know there was any such thing. I thought we were on GMT? Hey ho!

08:41 Sat 14th Oct 2023
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Still on BST at the moment 

08:44 Sat 14th Oct 2023
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UK time means GMT/BST depending on where we are, BST currently as tindrum says.

09:09 Sat 14th Oct 2023

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