# Jet lag before jets?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-before-jets/981520 "2023-03-22T23:40:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-before-jets/981520/15 "2023-03-23T17:57:25Z")

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[Earlier thread about the topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-age-of-steamers-would-people-complain-about-jetlag/853986/7) (which I started). I would argue that a jet lag of one hour per day (which is achievable by railroad or steam ship travel) may be enough to make people complain; after all, people complain about the transitions to and from DST, which are by the same amount.

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