04/23/2021
Did you know? That a typical standalone microwave takes more power to keep the clock on than it does to cook your food?!๐ฑ
STRANGE as it seems, a typical microwave oven consumes more electricity to power its digital clock than it does to actually heat food up.๐๐๐ฅ
Heating food requires more than 100 times as much power as it does to keep the clock running, most microwave ovens stand idleโin โstandbyโ modeโmore than 99% of the time. They are not the only electronic. Many other devices, such as TV's,ย DVDย players, stereos and computers also live in standby mode, collectively consuming a huge amount of energy. ๐ฅ๏ธ๐จ๏ธ๐บ๐ฎโก
Moves are being made around the world to reduce this unnecessary power consumption, called โstandby powerโ. ๐๐๐
About how many electronics are currently plugged ๐ in at your home?
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