🕒More Americans are questioning the usefulness of changing our clocks twice a year.
💡The practice was not originally implemented to help farmers, but to save on electricity.
❓Nearly two-thirds of Americans want the biannual time change to stop.
💔Studies have linked the time change to an increase in heart attacks, strokes, and car accidents.
⏰Some lawmakers are pushing for permanent daylight saving time.
Why do we change our clocks twice a year?
—The practice was originally implemented to save on electricity, not to help farmers.
Do farmers benefit from the time change?
—Contrary to popular belief, the time change was not implemented to help farmers.
What are the health effects of the time change?
—Studies have found an increase in heart attacks, strokes, and car accidents in the days after the time change.
Do most Americans want to stop the time change?
—Nearly two-thirds of Americans want the biannual time change to stop.
Are there any efforts to make permanent daylight saving time?
—Yes, some lawmakers are pushing for permanent daylight saving time.
00:02More people are questioning whether it's time to stop changing our clocks.
00:09Nearly two-thirds of Americans want the biannual time change to stop.
00:31The practice of changing our clocks was originally implemented to save on electricity, not to help farmers.
01:34Studies have found an increase in heart attacks, strokes, and car accidents in the days after the time change.
01:50Some lawmakers are pushing for permanent daylight saving time.
