Article: Giant Mecca Clock Seeks to Call Time on Greenwich
BL: "Scientists" would like the world to start new days based on Arabian Standard Time, to now be defined from the 2000ft clock, instead of GMT( or UTC really, but in either case it resides at 0 Longitude).
Here's the real winner:
If there were no magnetic variation there (which there is), you might be able to claim the first bolded part, but the lack of magnetic force and lessened effects of gravity are just ridiculous.
Edit: A native Saudi who views the clock itself with disdain