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Originally Posted by boxchain
You still use 100W light bulbs?!? Go CFL man. 23W is 100W equiv.  |
I'm sure he is using CFLs. It's just that the 100W light bulb is the universal unit of electrical energy, because everyone understands what it is.
If you start talking about things like 8,189.1399 BTUs per day, people's eyes glaze over!!!!!
We often talk about how many homes a power plant can run, rather than how many mega-watts it produces because it's easier to wrap yer head around.
Ah, yes, all that, then I see the
at the end of your post!
Anyhow, it really is easier to think about!