Since there seems to be considerable concern about the amount of energy we are burning seeking out little green men, I have a similar question. How much energy is wasted by burning our automobile headlights 24/7/52? I made an un-scientific survey and decided about 30% of the vehicles have their headlights on day and night (all of them at night, 30% in daylight hours). The headlights must of course be on at night, but how much power do we waste in daylight hours? Let us not forget the headlight uses as much electricity at 75 mph as it does at rest with the car not running. I do not know what the consumption of a headlight is, but I'm sure someone on this net can tell me. Then all we need is an estimate of the average United States traffic in the daytime and we will have a rough guess at the amount of power we are wasting using headlights in the daytime. It may surprise you, and may also ease your conscience about using a minuscule amount of energy on such a noble project as SETI! Bob Kuzma [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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