Alright, last update on household appliances. I measured my laptop and found that it uses less energy than a 60 W light bulb. In short, the pay back time for a laptop is 5.67 years.
But, if I plug in the fish tank, the lamp and the laptop the pay back time comes in at 1.65 years. Not bad, not bad at all.
If you want an example of government efficiency at it’s very VERY best, check this out:
Mike Munger, in an effort to be green in his life, albeit where it makes sense, tried using the Raleigh Transit Bus service to get from his house to the airport. For suggestions on potential routes, he went to the service’s website and submitted his request. He got two answers. The first suggested that he walk 3.25 miles and catch the bus to the airport.
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So I left the Kill a Watt meter in place for 50..56 hours. The tank consumed 1.33 kWH for a total of .0263 kWH per hour. At that rate, the system would pay itself off in 7.65 years. That’s a little bit of improvement on the tank. I think it’s due to the fact that most of the last measurement was taken with the lights off. Still, with that 60w bulb, the payback is coming in under 2.42.
Next measurement will be the computer.
I am still playing with that Kill a Watt meter. Currently I have it plugged into my fish tank. Power for two lights and the water pump is at .33 kWH for a run of 14.21 hours. At that rate the payback for the system is 8.75 years.
So, a friend of mine recently purchased a small solar panel for about a hundred bucks. He then connected it to a deep cycle battery. And he connected THAT to an inverter. After only a little bit of sunshine he is able to power his radio, some lights and even some power tools. All for under $300.
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Well, there’s an app for that.
Today is March 14th. Or, abbreviated today is 3.14; the value of Pi.
Happy Pi day!
If you divide the perimeter of The Great Pyramid by it’s height, you get 2π.
By extending π to only 9 digits you can calculate the circumference of the earth to within 1/4 inch.
A river’s meandering is described by its sinuosity – the length along its winding path divided by the distance from source to ocean as the crow flies. It turns out the average river has a sinuosity of about 3.14.
Finally, what do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by it’s diameter? Pumpkin pi.
Enjoy
As cars have gotten safer, accidents have gone up. Weird, huh?
But it makes sense. Consider this: