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Invisible schrieb:
>>> Last time I clocked it, having my PC running uses about 200W. So,
>>> about the same as two light bulbs.
>>>
>>> The kettle, on the other hand, uses OVER THREE THOUSAND WATTS of
>>> power. o_O
>>
>> ... which you have powered on for how long each day?
>
> The kettle uses more power in 1 minute than my computer uses in 1,000
> minutes ( = nearly 17 hours).
Math fail?
PC = 200 W
kettle = 3,000 W (ca.)
kettle : PC = 3,000 : 200 = 15
2 00 ==
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1 000
1 000
A: "The kettle uses more power in 1 minute than [your] computer uses in
15 minutes ( = nearly 0.25 hours)."
> The kettle probably takes approximately 1 minute to boil, and with the
> amount of tea my mum drinks, the kettle probably burns through multiple
> kWh per day - my PC would have to be on 24/7 for a week or two to
> compete with that.
If the kettle takes approximately 1 minute to boil, to compete with 24/7
PC use your mum would have to consume four jugs(!) of tea per hour. I
would consider that pretty unlikely...
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