Fogg wins because he gains a day by crossing the date-line... But... hmm... it still took him 81 days. The wager is not that the reform club members will wait for 80 days. The wager is that he will travel for 80 days. He travels for 81 days. Shouldn't Fogg have lost?
shareActually, he was supposed to be back on a certain time and day which was 80 days from the day that he set off. Since they never took into account the International Dateline and losing time (while still using it) it didn't matter.
Agreed. Over the 80 days that Fogg travels West to East, he loses 24 hours through time changes, and gets those 24 hours back when he crosses the international dateline. Therefore, it's 80 days (and would have been 79 if not for Fix's interference).
shareYes, it was to be back in the club by a specific time and date. The members of the club thought it would mean 80 days travel, but the actual travel entailed 81 days. The bet still stands and its a fair result.🐭
shareAs he lost 1 hour each time he turned his watch back, 24 days were only 23 hours long.
Therefore back in London where time remained constant only 80 days passed.
This was an integral plot twist to the original story by Jules Verne.