Daylight Savings Time Saves No Time

                Anyone able to tell me what we Americans do that nobody else in the world does? Yeah, it really is not that hard to think of one because we do a lot differently. One is we have our temperatures in Fahrenheit rather than Celsius, and the other is the metric system compared to whatever we Americans have is called. I know most of these things seem pretty pointless to bicker over, and it really has not harmed anyone. One of the major differences between the United States and the rest of the world that affects everyone is Daylight Savings Time. In the fall, we jump ahead an hour, where in the spring, we jump back an hour. Honestly it has never made too much sense to me and although enjoyable in the fall, it is always stressful losing an hour in the spring. Previously, none of these differences have affected anyone in a harmful way and although it may be a coincidence, this study, with extra links if you want to learn more, shows that when we jump an hour forward, there is a greater amount of heart attacks, comparatively, in the fall when we are delayed an hour, there are a decreased amount of heart attacks.

                I admit that this could be only a coincidence and has nothing to do with each other, but it has been recorded consistently over the last couple of years. One must admit that it does make sense because I am pretty sure everyone has felt the agony of losing an hour of sleep and then the wonderful sense of relief when waking up in fall and having to be somewhere at 7:00 but when you wake up thinking it is seven, but then seeing that it is only 6:00. Heart attacks rates are proven to increase with the amount of stress a person has, and there is officially nothing scarier than waking up an hour earlier to a teenager, not even a large test that he or she has not studied for. Although being a student and a youngster, I can usually quickly adapt to this change, whereas elder people have much harder times adjusting to the time delays and jumps. To be completely honest, there is nothing that makes me angrier than not getting enough sleep, which makes me in a terrible mood and just wants to die. Coupled with the strain it must have on your body and your heart easily translates into a heart attack. I do think we should conform and not have Daylight Savings Time.