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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by mpc1
That makes sense to me. The more I think about it this may be the one case where going east makes more sense than going west to alleviate/minimize jetlag.
I disagree - even with a 12 hour flip, the pattern of daylight and darkness would make your body feel like it was doing two long days (easier to deal with) rather than three short days (very hard to deal with).
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