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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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Both characters have irregular sleeping schedules (possibly because they are programmers). As such, their {{w|circadian rhythms}} have become out of sync with one another, and probably out of sync with everyone else in their own {{w|timezone}}. They therefore experience something similar to the "{{w|jet lag}}" experience by travelers going from one timezone to another.
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Both characters have irregular sleeping schedules (possibly because they are programmers). As such, their {{w|circadian rhythms}} have become out of sync with one another, and probably out of sync with everyone else in their own {{w|timezone}}. They therefore experience something similar to the "{{w|jet lag}}" experience by travelers going from one timezone to another.  
  
 
The title text clarifies that they are using "going to sleep at midnight and waking up at 8 AM" as their standard of measurement. If the drowsy man was "in Honolulu" yesterday and has woken up "in Taipei," it means he has gone to sleep 6 hours later than yesterday, and is now also waking up 6 hours later than yesterday (if you don't take the {{w|International Date Line}} into consideration).
 
The title text clarifies that they are using "going to sleep at midnight and waking up at 8 AM" as their standard of measurement. If the drowsy man was "in Honolulu" yesterday and has woken up "in Taipei," it means he has gone to sleep 6 hours later than yesterday, and is now also waking up 6 hours later than yesterday (if you don't take the {{w|International Date Line}} into consideration).

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