Fuddland
Even though it was only on the 55°C setting, it was too hot for this plastic tub.
Update: Dishwashers, not dishwaters. Idiot.
Comments
Kav | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 09:16
What are you doing using a dishwasher? You environment killer, you!
David | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 09:27
Re #1: Since most of the energy is used in heating the water, and both the sink and the dishwasher have the same source, it’s not immediate that using a fully-loaded dishwasher [it’s not like I washed just two plates and a fork with it] is worse than washing by hand in terms of environmental impact.
What about those people who drive to work instead of utilising public transport. :P
Oh, and happy birthday. :D
[Edited by commenter — 09:29]
Kav | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 11:23
hey, don’t blame me, blame the government for privatising public transport and making it economically unviable for my wife to use a bus to get to work. Heck, I could walk to work and have been known to do so. :-)
David | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 11:59
Re #3: Bah, it’s always somebody else at fault isn’t it? I bet you didn’t even try to solve the optimisation problem which would have converged to the most suitable place for you both to settle down, with respect to the relative distances to your respective places of employment, factoring in the various possible modes of transport to each destination and their corresponding environmental and economic impacts, did you? ;)
Kav | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 13:13
yeah, actually we did, but then we thought: aw, fook it!
Gordon | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 16:11
Just don’t leave your dishwasher or washing machine on all night. Even the standby modes consume more energy than a light bulb (apparently)!!!
Me? Dishwasher and train to work… so I’m evens!! HAHA
David | 2005 / 09 / 13 – 19:05
Re #6: Same goes for TVs, monitors, amps, etc.
Not too sure about PCs these days — with the advent of always-on connections, they never seem to power anything down due to inactivity, so should we start turning them off after years of “leave them on all the time, it’s better for them” advice?
But how on earth do you complete part of your journey to work on a dishwasher? Surely that’s not environmentally friendly? :P
hrun | 2005 / 09 / 14 – 02:26
I always thought that a fully loaded dishwasher actually is more energy/water efficient than hand washing your dishes. But then, I live in the US, where wasting water and energy is a way of life. Hence, I commute by car every week from New York to Boston and run the AC while I drive. ;)
Kav | 2005 / 09 / 14 – 11:13
I have had that you should actually turn your PC off as it gobbles a lot more power than you think. Can’t remember where I got that from, might have been the large environmentally friendly lady who has that show on BBC (Penny someone?). Of course I have no idea how that affects the computer…
David | 2005 / 09 / 14 – 11:50
Re #9: I’m pretty sure leaving it turned on uses more power than turning it off. ;) As for whether turning a PC on and off regularly is worse for it than leaving it on all the time, that’s probably as undecidable as the old A/C or open-window puzzler due to the variety and quality of components available. But I do know it’d take a lot longer to download stuff if I had to switch off every night. ;)
hrun | 2005 / 09 / 14 – 13:04
Re #10: But I do know it’d take a lot longer to download stuff if I had to switch off every night.
Ahhh, the ‘maximize comfort’ solution. That’s why the AC in my car stays on and the windows are closed.
clair | 2005 / 09 / 16 – 09:36
The more I look at that picture, the more it reminds me of a jellyfish.
Brown | 2005 / 09 / 16 – 10:36
Re #12: Look to me more like what ever was in David’s hand has gone up in smoke.
David | 2005 / 09 / 16 – 13:01
Re #12 & #13: Funnily enough, it was actually a jellyfish that spontanously combusted in my hand. ;)
felicity | 2005 / 09 / 16 – 13:43
cool melted plastic, and it’s clean!
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