Comments on: Twitter Updates for 2008-01-06 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/06/twitter-updates-for-2008-01-06/ Honey Bowtie Music blog: where sticky songs meet (occasionally) overdressed ideas. Sweet. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:25:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kate O' http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/06/twitter-updates-for-2008-01-06/#comment-4596 Kate O' Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:05:22 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/06/twitter-updates-for-2008-01-06/#comment-4596 I just really enjoyed going around the house plugging stuff in and seeing with my own eyes what I've always heard about vampire appliances like hair dryers that consume energy when plugged in even when they're switched off. I was startled to see that the energy consumed by the switched-off hair dryer was about the same as Karsten's phone charger. It was kind of fun and fascinating. Let me know what you think when you start playing with yours. I'm sure you have a better understanding of electricity than I do, so I have to brush up on my volts and watts and whatnot. :) I just really enjoyed going around the house plugging stuff in and seeing with my own eyes what I’ve always heard about vampire appliances like hair dryers that consume energy when plugged in even when they’re switched off. I was startled to see that the energy consumed by the switched-off hair dryer was about the same as Karsten’s phone charger.

It was kind of fun and fascinating. Let me know what you think when you start playing with yours. I’m sure you have a better understanding of electricity than I do, so I have to brush up on my volts and watts and whatnot. :)

]]> By: LightningRose http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/06/twitter-updates-for-2008-01-06/#comment-4595 LightningRose Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:31:27 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2008/01/06/twitter-updates-for-2008-01-06/#comment-4595 Hey! I bought a Kill A Watt just a couple of days ago, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. Hey! I bought a Kill A Watt just a couple of days ago, but I haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

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