Turning back the time by one hour can affect people’s well-being, and also raise doubts about whether the smart devices we use every day show the correct time. According to experts, there is no need to worry about the latter – the time reversal has practically no effect on it, the press release says.
“Time reversal affects our well-being more than modern smart devices. The latter is not sensitive to time changes at all. Data is transmitted using Internet Protocol (IP) technology, via cell towers, data centers, and routers. This means that the time displayed on a smartphone or computer is automatically synchronized with the atomic clock with millisecond precision,” says Gintas Butėnas, CEO of Bitė Lietuva.
Considered to be the most accurate clock in the world, the atomic clock is actually a huge system consisting of more than 640 atomic clocks operating in 75 laboratories. These clocks count the vibrations of light that occur in atoms – so-called atomic seconds – and the data is transmitted and refined around the world via satellites.
GPS may be to blame for the time difference
According to Mindaugas Rauba, technology director of “Bitė Lietuva”, equipment failures occurred twice a year in the past – usually old servers crashed, IT processes are highly dependent on time.
“The last time we heard about the server being stuck due to the changed time was maybe in 2012. It is rare to remember the panic that arose in the early 2000s. It was believed that because of the new millennium, IT systems will be disrupted, computers and other devices will stop working. Then such a scenario did not come true and it turned out to be an empty intimidation of people. And today such a scenario is simply impossible,” says Mindaugas Rauba.
Company photo/Mindaugas Rauba
People who work in different cities can sometimes find that the time displayed on their smart devices does not always match what their colleagues in another city see. The difference can even be up to 1-2 minutes. This can happen due to positioning system (GPS) and poor synchronization between the server and the computer.
“GPS uses the communication of satellites orbiting the Earth to determine the exact location of the device. If a device in use, such as a computer, synchronizes the time over the Internet from a server and this synchronization does not work properly, a very small time error may occur for a short time. But it has nothing to do with the time rotation in spring and autumn,” says M. Rauba.
He advises not to forget about mechanical devices
For those who are preparing for the time change from October 26 to 27, “Bee” experts advise not to forget devices that do not have access to the Internet or communication network: various household appliances, cars that are not connected to Internet panels, mechanical watches.
“There are fewer and fewer devices that require you to turn the time manually. In our environment, not only smart watches are increasing, but also smart homes, where the majority of household devices and systems can be connected to a common Internet network. So, no matter how funny it sounds, it’s only a matter of time before you don’t have to worry about turning back time anymore. It will update itself on all our devices,” says M. Rauba, technology director of the digital services company.
Time reversal, as a way to save energy resources, began to be considered more than a hundred years ago – in 1895. in the United Kingdom. However, the Germans were the first to try time warping during the First World War – in 1916-1918. Summer time has been introduced in European Union (EU) countries since 1980, and Lithuania has been using it since 1981.
in 2000 time change was abolished in Lithuania, but three years later it was returned to the introduction of summer time. In 2019, the European Parliament approved the proposal to abolish the time rotation in autumn and spring from 2021, but the governments of the EU countries have not yet agreed on this.
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