Can someone please explain the International Date Line to me? Obviously I understand time zones but how can there be a place where you always switch days?
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Just to illustrate the point, January 13 is already here in my timezone
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This GIF explains it There can only be two different calendar days at once on Earth - as midnight moves across the globe, today slowly replaces yesterday, and tomorrow officially only comes into existence when midnight hits the IDL againpic.twitter.com/BNbMi9qsKZ
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So because this is how it works, there are always two places on Earth where you can go to "switch days" - one of them is crossing the line where it's currently midnight, which is constantly moving (which happens automatically if you sit still)
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