No, not Tulsa time. And definitely, absolutely not Greenwich Mean Time, or Universal Time. A group of Muslim clerics and scientists want the Prime Meridian to run through Mecca.
It is the center of the world, they say.
Only if the “center of the world” is a kitchen sink drain with the stopper removed.
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Showing posts with label Prime Meridian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prime Meridian. Show all posts
July 07, 2008
Living on Mecca time
Labels:
Islam,
Mecca,
Prime Meridian,
time zones
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