Give Earth a 5min break.

[pault]

yah i'm for this also if we all switch the kettle on at the same time, it'll overlaod the power supplier.

[CheeZee]

yep .. that should do it P' !! .. in fact thinking about it , crashing the power grid from the surge would be quite a nice lil' accidental anarchistic show as well .. so bonus if it does blow generators

[PapaW]

Its a load of bollox about things using more power when on and off. Esp lights. Any fluresant/Energy saving bulbs can be turned on/off at any time and makes no difference. Same with most appliances and so on.

However yes the 'surge' or sudden demand again will be amusing but I doubt it'll make much difference. Prob be aboutthe same as the break in the middle of Corrie when everyone makes a cupper.


the whole point of this is to make a point and perhaps make people think about leaving things on all the time when not in the room. If I'm out of a room I always turn the light off. Just habbit!

[Driftingalong]

Its a load of bollox about things using more power when on and off. Esp lights. Any fluresant/Energy saving bulbs can be turned on/off at any time and makes no difference. Same with most appliances and so on.

However yes the 'surge' or sudden demand again will be amusing but I doubt it'll make much difference. Prob be aboutthe same as the break in the middle of Corrie when everyone makes a cupper.


the whole point of this is to make a point and perhaps make people think about leaving things on all the time when not in the room. If I'm out of a room I always turn the light off. Just habbit!

Ditto...on all accounts.

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

yah i'm for this also if we all switch the kettle on at the same time, it'll overlaod the power supplier.

oooooooh can we can we can we????? : puppy dog eyes:

[PapaW]

Not long now!

We're gonna check the National Grid live feed to see if there is a dip at all. I'll post it up.

[Milo]

DoNe bbbbbbbbbbbbbut cany seee 2 puy liohghts on

[Lisa*]

Not long now!

We're gonna check the National Grid live feed to see if there is a dip at all. I'll post it up.

whats that?
xx

[pault]

My bulb blew in my room, and to save on energy in the house I went for a nice drive in the country

[PapaW]

Heheh

The National Grid feed din't really change much.. oh well.

[CheeZee]

Its a load of bollox about things using more power when on and off. Esp lights. Any fluresant/Energy saving bulbs can be turned on/off at any time and makes no difference. Same with most appliances and so on.

...Sorry bro but gotta do this ... " the majority of the the world uses high pressure or low pressure sodium & metal halide or high wattage tri-phos' fluorescent ( not inluding halogen as these lights are not ballasted ).. lighting to light the streets ,lowbay industrial lighting , Mways, highways , underpasses etc. Many in house domestic appliances also utilize other forms of ballasting and type of capacitor.

High pressure lighting uses apprx 2-4 times its own power rating to strike , and that time is anywhere between 2-8 mins this includes high wattage tri-phos...therefore my man .. " if you turn the stuff off and restrike after 5mins a lot of stuff is gonna use a lot more power than leaving it on.

All it actually would have acheived in our country had it been taken seriously on mass , would be to burn a lot more fossil and bilge a fleeting yet direct punch of carbon straight up into the heavens !

Bro i aint being a smartass , im the dude for most things enviro friendly .." but lighting is my thang baby " , and so is thinking up peaceful ways to get the suits attention .. but bro , that one if it had been taken onboard by industry to turn off the power ..would have been one up to those that dont give a flesh... not us

Now turn the lights off for a few hours in your house yes and certain other appliances ..mainly your tv! it wont rock the grid but it woud be a spiritual symbol of unity and a good way of trying to recover the lost art of imaginative conversation and play.... but still, the suits aint gonna give a sheeeet ..

..and groping .. dont foget the groping

[northswell]

I did it, and played eye spy in the dark.
I spy with my little eye something begining with N, five minutes later do you give in, yes, answer Nothing. Eye spy with my little eye something begining with L, ooh light. My kids got the concept though, i feckin hope they look after the world better than us, well me.

[PapaW]

Cheeze.

Has there been any effort in the industry to recify the powering up problem?