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Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by tyzerdak on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:12AM (#21663862)
I calculated that I use 3000kwh per year (only direct electricity+gas)

If everyone use such amounts there were no global warming. But humans always have not enough stuff...

Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by ppf on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:19AM (#21663896)
Do you have an idea of your share of the embodied energy of all the items you use in the course of your life?
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by ppf on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:27AM (#21663936)
To give you an idea, if you have bought a new laptop and phone, that's around another 3000kWh already.
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by tyzerdak on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:42AM (#21663988)
I have 10 years old pc and bought new phone after 3 years. So 3000+3000/10+3000/3=4300

+products, so it will be 5-6k in total. Still not much.

Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by ppf on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:47AM (#21664010)
Excellent. Now do the same for your house, your furniture, your mode of transport, what you do for work...etc etc.
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by dbetteridge on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:33AM (#21663956)
So you don't buy - clothes - food - any cloud services - electronics - furniture ? Cause they would all require input of energy to harvest, process and ship
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by IanCal on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:21AM (#21663916)
You don't use any products or services that require energy to function?
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by imtringued on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:40AM (#21664271)
House hold energy use is pretty much insignificant except in locations where the AC runs all day.
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by Ma8ee on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:14AM (#21664496)
Or where we have to heat the house most of the year. I think there's a small part of all the houses that requires neither heating or cooling.
Re:What is energy, actually? (2011) by eru on Friday November 29, 2019 @07:26AM (#21663931)
That's about 350W, if my calculations are right?