I don't know. It seems to me these companies should be looking for a way to create instant-on TVs that don't draw any electric when off.
Because if we begin to multiply, say, $5 per television in America alone, holy bejesits! And that's just for money. How many thousands if not millions of barrels of oil did that take?
Maybe we should stop asking how much it cost in dollars. Maybe we should quantify the cost in the number of troops who paid for our amusement boxes with their lives and/or limbs?
I'd love to see that dial on gas station pumps, too. Your fill-up cost $65 and .05 limbs of a US soldier. 20 fill-ups = 1 arm.
I'd also love to see the boxes that hold the guts of these devices incorporate nanosolar powersheet technology (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html). They could them be built to pull some measure of energy from all sorts of light sources. How about turning the average satellite dish into a solar collector, too, using this technology?
First off it shouldn't be measured in barrels of oil, it should be measured in tons of coal.
Last time I checked our government didn't invade any countries under the pretence of spreading democracy, but really as a coal grab. We have plenty of coal right here in the USA. And that's where most of our electricity comes from.
Maybe the screen was so dark, they simply thought it was off.
Also, many of the older Commercial plasmas had a standby on and then fully on. They probably suck some power, but they were made to be on all the time. Without them actually giving what was tested, its a wasted test. I could say coupes in general get bad gas mileage as well if I just used some sports car that gets under 10mpg, but we all know that is not true.
FYI: Not one barrel of oil goes toward the production of electricity. Electricity is entirely produced from gas, coal, hydro, and nuclear. Almost all oil goes towards transportation.
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I don't know. It seems to me these companies should be looking for a way to create instant-on TVs that don't draw any electric when off.
Because if we begin to multiply, say, $5 per television in America alone, holy bejesits! And that's just for money. How many thousands if not millions of barrels of oil did that take?
Maybe we should stop asking how much it cost in dollars. Maybe we should quantify the cost in the number of troops who paid for our amusement boxes with their lives and/or limbs?
I'd love to see that dial on gas station pumps, too. Your fill-up cost $65 and .05 limbs of a US soldier. 20 fill-ups = 1 arm.
I'd also love to see the boxes that hold the guts of these devices incorporate nanosolar powersheet technology (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html). They could them be built to pull some measure of energy from all sorts of light sources. How about turning the average satellite dish into a solar collector, too, using this technology?
Just a few rambling thoughts.
Makes sense to me.
Are you serious DenverBob?
First off it shouldn't be measured in barrels of oil, it should be measured in tons of coal.
Last time I checked our government didn't invade any countries under the pretence of spreading democracy, but really as a coal grab. We have plenty of coal right here in the USA. And that's where most of our electricity comes from.
You're ridiculous.
Maybe the screen was so dark, they simply thought it was off.
Also, many of the older Commercial plasmas had a standby on and then fully on. They probably suck some power, but they were made to be on all the time. Without them actually giving what was tested, its a wasted test. I could say coupes in general get bad gas mileage as well if I just used some sports car that gets under 10mpg, but we all know that is not true.
FYI: Not one barrel of oil goes toward the production of electricity. Electricity is entirely produced from gas, coal, hydro, and nuclear. Almost all oil goes towards transportation.
@MadADHD,
Not true. Oil made up 2% in 2006. I even gave you a kids link so you could understand it easier.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/infocardnew.html#ELECTRICITY