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Jet Lag

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Jet lag is the mismatch between the internal circadian rhythm and the local light-dark cycle after rapid travel across time zones.

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A traveler landing in a new time zone is fully alert at three in the morning local time for several nights.

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The tiredness is real and the cause is timing, not distance. Resynchronizing takes roughly a day per zone.