# What is this crazy magic? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890 "2020-01-24T09:07:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/1 "2020-01-24T09:07:17Z")
I’m seeing posts a hour ahead of me. I’m in Arkansas. Shouldn’t I be in the same time zone as the SD? Can this be a time warp? I’m…kinda… Scared!:eek: freaky ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/2 "2020-01-24T09:10:08Z")
Every clock in my house is at 3:10 am. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/3 "2020-01-24T09:14:45Z")
All I can do to help figure your time thing out is to tell you that Nashville is at 3:14 AM as I type this. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/4 "2020-01-24T09:16:17Z")
**Beck** , you can adjust the board to your time zone. Go to User CP (top left) --\> Edit Options. Scroll down to Date and Time Options. There’s a drop-down where you can select your time zone. Drop the list, select your time zone, then scroll down and hit the Save Changes button. That should do it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/5 "2020-01-24T09:19:29Z")
I think I’m seeing the future. The future is scary. I wanna things back to normal. I took pix of my screen. Just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/6 "2020-01-24T09:25:23Z")
I’m in the correct time zone. The time is wrong. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/7 "2020-01-24T14:58:00Z")
The time stamp is 1 **hour** ahead of me. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/8 "2020-01-24T15:28:31Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The time stamp is 1 **hour** ahead of me. Hey, keep it down! I was thinking about the stock market, but an hour is better suited for betting on sporting events.:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/9 "2020-01-24T16:54:09Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I wanna things back to normal. Define normal. 😃 I am curious to see the time stamp here and will edit afterwards. Right on the button. I have a feeling either your SDMB setting or the default got changed to EST. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/10 "2020-01-24T17:00:45Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The time stamp is 1 **hour** ahead of me. Concentrate on what you were doing before you got into the DeLorean. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/11 "2020-01-24T17:05:26Z")
Never mind the TIME: what day are you seeing? For reference mine says 11:05 AM and it’s Jan 24, 2020. (Cue Twilight Zone music) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/12 "2020-01-24T17:10:19Z")
Oh, and by the way, it’s Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/13 "2020-01-24T17:39:26Z")
Oh, I’m screwed. My time zone is set to ‘Central time zone’ Today Oaklawn horse racing opens, in Hot Springs. Any one going? I’ll tell you which horse to bet. We’ll clean up! Y’all are 2 hours ahead of me now. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/14 "2020-01-24T17:43:07Z")
I’m going backwards in time. Imma dig out a picture of myself and watch it slowly fade away. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/15 "2020-01-24T17:52:47Z")
I looked in the CPU and see the edit options for the time stamp. Does anyone know which of the GMT thingys I should be in, In southern Arkansas? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/16 "2020-01-24T18:02:59Z")
Did you recently happen to jump to the left, then step to the right, with your hands on your hips, bringing your knees in tight? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/17 "2020-01-24T19:11:33Z")
I clicked my heels together 3 times. Didn’t work! ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/18 "2020-01-24T20:01:00Z")
Can you flash forward to T+6-months and tell me if I lost 20lbs? If not, I’m quitting my diet right now. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/19 "2020-01-24T20:15:25Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I looked in the CPU and see the edit options for the time stamp. Does anyone know which of the GMT thingys I should be in, In southern Arkansas? GMT -6, US Central Time. Make sure Daylight Saving Time is set to “Off.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890/20 "2020-01-24T20:28:20Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > GMT -6, US Central Time. Make sure Daylight Saving Time is set to “Off.” MLK birthday set to"On". [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-crazy-magic/846890.md?page=2)