POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : World Community Grid : Re: World Community Grid Server Time
20 Apr 2024 09:41:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: World Community Grid  
From: Mueen Nawaz
Date: 9 Mar 2009 01:13:50
Message: <49b4a58e$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> ...on the other hand, my PC uses a *maximum* of 650W. It cannot use any
> more power than that. Most of the time, it uses more like 100W. So,
> about as much as a single light bulb. You wanna guess how many light
> bulbs there are in this house??

	Switch to compact fluorescents. A 26W one should provide as much light
as a 100W one.

> And let us not forget, running the kettle uses THREE THOUSAND FIVE
> HUNDRED WATTS. So, at much as 35 light bulbs. I am unable to measure the

	Yes, but the kettle is on for a few minutes.

> Seriously. A PC is not a real high-power device. If you want to lower
> your bills, look for anything that makes stuff hot. (Lighting, heating,
> washing, etc.)

	True - a PC is usually not the first place to reduce energy consumption.

-- 
OK, so what's the speed of dark?


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