Friday, May 30, 2008

How many dudes does it take to change a light bulb?

Electricity charges have been unusually high after moving to our current townhouse. Could it be the long running computers, the refrigerator, or the new washer/dryer? Or could it be the energy inefficient halogen lamps? Or the regular light bulbs? I am going to try eliminate one possibility at a time to solve this mystery. First, the light bulbs.

I bought some energy-saving light bulbs from Home Hardware today, plus a few given by our cousin, I changed a total of 9 light bulbs in the house. To my surprise, the bulbs supposedly use only 1/5 of the electricity to produce the same amount of energy. In fact, I think they are even brighter than the older ones.

Am I going to save 4/5 of the bill? Of course not, but it's an enlightening feeling.

Answer (read upside down):
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1 comment:

Elaine said...

took me awhile to figure out how you did the upside down letters...for a second I thought "new html tag??" - then I looked at the source.

you used a combination of flip letters and symbols.

Brilliant!!