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DOPEY HOLIDAY VANITY: Christmas Lights Question
PackerBoy's wife
| 12/9/04
| PackerBoy
Posted on 12/09/2004 6:23:09 PM PST by PackerBoy
Ok here goes with my dopey holiday vanity question ...
My wife and I have a bet on this.
Does it take more electricity to steadily light a string of standard little white Christmas lights than to light the same string set to twinkle?
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: conservation; electricity; energy; imponderables; lights
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To: PackerBoy
I'll try this one. I would say the twinkling lights would cost more to use. I am going on the theory that it can, in a sense, be compared to a car battery. When you sit and idle (steady lights), there is very little pull on the battery. Each time the car is started (twinkling) it pulls a lot harder to get it going. Therefore, I would deduce, that it would be a harder pull needed of electricity each time the light blinked, thus, using more energy. IMO
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posted on
12/10/2004 1:33:03 AM PST
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codyjacksmom
(Proud, new 1st time grandma as of 11/07/04....now it's payback time!)
To: PackerBoy
Well, I don't know. It all depends on several things.
Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
Are you finished with your Christmas shopping or do you typically finish on December 24?
Are you a turkey or a ham person at Christmas?
If I know all of this, I might be able to answer your question.
;-)
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12/10/2004 1:52:32 AM PST
by
Allegra
(10 days until I'm home!)
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