Earth Hour

[Friendly Hostile]

Doesn't that cause more harm than good?  Like how it messes up power grids because of so many people turning their lights off at once?

Not really.  The grids are set up to ensure that as demand drops, the power supplied goes with it.  You really only run into issues when demand is higher than the grid can supply (see California).  The one issue with the grid is that sometimes if the system poops itself somewhere, you knock out the entire grid, like what happened in the North East about a decade or so ago.

[Cornwad]

you can't go one hour with out electricity?

I'm sure I could, but I could go an hour without a lot of things. Doesn't mean I should.

[BOREDFOREVER]

Considering something like 30 states are doing it this year, and only ten or so did last year, I can't see that number being all that reputable. Or maybe that's the politicians.

And Bored, they mean no computer. No TV. Etc too. Those aren't essential. Hospital power is.

Thank you, Mack, for illuminating the idea of "essential" energy.  You see, I am obviously a half-wit, barely able to eek these simple posts out before collapsing from the strain.  I also need help feeding myself, and was hoping while I was here that someone could explain what those large, metal objects that run across the the big black path in front of my house are.  It seems there are people inside.  I hope they are okay, and have not been eaten by those metal monsters with round thingys instead of legs and feet.  I call them "Reeeeaaaaararararrrrrs," after the noises they make.


Anywho, we're actually quite conservative with electricity, and make a habit of turning off non-essentials whenever possible.  We also don't leave appliances (like toasters), chargers, or anything that is not currently in use plugged in.  So I don't really feel the need to join in solidarity with people for one hour tomorrow when conservation is such a large part of our daily lives.

[buttlord420]

I'll do my part by shutting off NSF's server for an hour. :B

But won't it end up taking you like a day to get it back up?  :(

[Silverhawk79]

But won't it end up taking you like a day to get it back up?  :(

Probably.

[Macawmoses]

Thank you, Mack, for illuminating the idea of "essential" energy.  You see, I am obviously a half-wit, barely able to eek these simple posts out before collapsing from the strain.  I also need help feeding myself, and was hoping while I was here that someone could explain what those large, metal objects that run across the the big black path in front of my house are.  It seems there are people inside.  I hope they are okay, and have not been eaten by those metal monsters with round thingys instead of legs and feet.  I call them "Reeeeaaaaararararrrrrs," after the noises they make.


Anywho, we're actually quite conservative with electricity, and make a habit of turning off non-essentials whenever possible.  We also don't leave appliances (like toasters), chargers, or anything that is not currently in use plugged in.  So I don't really feel the need to join in solidarity with people for one hour tomorrow when conservation is such a large part of our daily lives.

They're called automobiles. They help people get to wherever they want to go, but they need this liquid called fuel to work, or else they don't rerar.

[Custom]

Probably.

More like 2 days.

:D

[Thirdkoopa]

More like 2 days.

:D

Try a week. Don't do it silver D;