On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Jeremy Visser <jer...@visser.name> wrote:
> Makes me wonder how much I’m killing the planet with the 700W power > supply in my PC. > You won't kill the planet, on account of it having an iron core. Don't worry. You'd need thousands of megawatts (at least) for your power-supply to damage the planet. You can read here to see where 700w fits into the orders of energy magnitude scale: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_%28energy%29 In any case just because it is rated at 700W doesn't mean that the computer is using 700W. btw, 700W is about 1hp, which is the power output of a fit human running at full speed. Or, using a metal demolition hammer to hit the ground as hard as you can. Can't do to much damage to the planet with a hammer like that - lol. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
