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Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: something bizarre and impractical on March 30, 2008, 12:13:38 am
Turn off your motherf'ing lights!!

http://www.earthhourus.org/
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Marcus on March 30, 2008, 01:42:08 am
don't tell me what 2 do, man
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Post by: Lyndon on March 30, 2008, 01:44:02 am
google turned its light off lawl

edit: aw shit, they turned them back on.
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Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on March 30, 2008, 01:51:21 am
i did wha this topic said but its 9:50 fuck you 8:00 was a while ago.
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Dale Gobbler on March 30, 2008, 01:51:48 am
My Google's lights are still off.

Forgot to pay the power bill
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Post by: UPRC on March 30, 2008, 02:00:48 am
Man, I actually kind of like black Google. Looks pretty edgy.
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Aten on March 30, 2008, 02:06:43 am
well, already did it yesterday!
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Doktormartini on March 30, 2008, 02:09:43 am
I just did this :)
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Ragnar on March 30, 2008, 02:10:58 am
Man, I actually kind of like black Google. Looks pretty edgy.

Well at my school we have certain computers on that HIGH CONTRAST setting for people who can't see good (or something) so it's always all black instead of white like that

Or the monitor might be broken and it's showing a photonegative lol

Edit: Should've looted during Earth Hour  :naughty:
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Post by: bonermobile on March 30, 2008, 03:43:11 am
oh damn its 8:43, i guess 17 minutes is better than nothing
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Post by: HybridZero on March 30, 2008, 03:47:04 am
I did not do this. I had an assignment to do.

Also I don't really care that much and I like my lights.
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Post by: Paranoia Dude on March 30, 2008, 03:53:26 am
This is pretty cool but doesn't apply to Quebec as our electricity system is fully powered by hydroelectricity, which means no carbon emission and it's completely natural and safe.

Fuck yeah.
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Blitzen on March 30, 2008, 03:56:16 am
This isn't so exciting. I turn off lights all the time.
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Post by: Mince Wobley on March 30, 2008, 05:28:26 am
My lights are never turned on and I use a flashlight to navigate in the dark, I don't know why but it's just more interesting this way
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Post by: Tigress on March 30, 2008, 05:31:38 am
It's all around the world, not just North America...

I turned mine off at 8:15-ish and I was at work, so the security lights were still on. funnn stuff!!
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Medieve on March 30, 2008, 06:04:29 am
Oh god, I had notice of this and I didn't remember! ;-;
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Post by: JJ on March 30, 2008, 08:32:08 am
This is pretty cool but doesn't apply to Quebec as our electricity system is fully powered by hydroelectricity, which means no carbon emission and it's completely natural and safe.

Fuck yeah.

Actually, hydroelectricity is not COMPLETELY NATURAL. Although it's better than fossil fuels, hydroelectic power can cause natural seasonal changes in the river, and ecosystems to be destroyed.
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Post by: tuxedo marx on March 30, 2008, 08:43:24 am
I didn't do this because I don't give a shit.
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Post by: Vesper on March 30, 2008, 08:48:39 am
Actually, hydroelectricity is not COMPLETELY NATURAL. Although it's better than fossil fuels, hydroelectic power can cause natural seasonal changes in the river, and ecosystems to be destroyed.

who cares about the poor little fishies

i for one prefer dead fishies over dead humans

but that's just me

but seriously i don't care about dead fish at all :(​. i'm a terrible human being but i just don't care about ecosystems not affecting me.
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Post by: Luvdisc on March 30, 2008, 03:38:07 pm
I was playing on the computer while listening to music, my girlfriend was watching television, my nephew was playing Call of Duty, and the kids were doing.. well.. whatever a 7 and 9 year old boys do in their bedroom with... jelly beans... and... coloring books....

Yeah, I dont give a shit... I'll just pay the electricity bill and call it even...
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Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on March 30, 2008, 05:16:51 pm
who cares about the poor little fishies

i for one prefer dead fishies over dead humans

but that's just me

but seriously i don't care about dead fish at all :(​. i'm a terrible human being but i just don't care about ecosystems not affecting me.

the point of it being an ecosystem is the fact that quite a few creatures rely on it and that it's an entire system that CAN INCLUDE YOU.

also no humans are going to die from turning off your lights for a fucking hour, what a dumb post.
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Post by: Blitzen on March 31, 2008, 03:38:55 am
Just in regards to electricity options in general...
What do you guys think is a worse effect though: flooding a couple thousand acres of wilderness, pumping shit into the atmosphere, or creating unrelenting amounts of nuclear waste?

I vote for forcing the raccoons to relocate.
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Achiro on March 31, 2008, 07:57:50 am
What I did, just to be a jackass to my neighbors who made a big deal of it, Turned on ALL the elctrical equiptment in the house all night. and got an electric blanket instead of a normal one that night. they were so outraged that they flipped me off from there windows. And I flipped them off back by setting up 10 strobe lights around my house and called some friends over for a party. Not many people my age can get away with this XD of course my parents are away for the week. bwahaha
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Post by: Kaempfer on March 31, 2008, 04:30:36 pm
That's not funny, Achiro, it's just stupid.

I live an incredibly green lifestyle and conserve power pretty righteously, so I was a little insulted by the idea that I should have to turn off my lights for an hour or face scrutiny from my neighbours for some reason. My family did it anyways and bonded for the next hour and a half (which is probably the point?) but it's pretty stupid the solution some people come up with. Simply turning off a light when you leave the room for a day can save more power then turning off all your lights (we turned off two lights, which were the only lights on in our house at the time) for an hour ONCE A YEAR.

Green education should be hammered into students in school. Recycling is easy (at least in most cities), and so is basic power conservation. Compost is also easy. I've heard people say "oh wah wah I can't compost because it smells" but that is just nonsense. We keep compost in our house (until the bin is full then we move it to the composter) and unless someone dumps it on the counter it doesn't smell AT ALL. But no, instead let's turn off power for one hour a year! That will save the environment!
Title: Dla tych w Polnocnej Ameryce!
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on March 31, 2008, 04:32:30 pm
Just in regards to electricity options in general...
What do you guys think is a worse effect though: flooding a couple thousand acres of wilderness, pumping shit into the atmosphere, or creating unrelenting amounts of nuclear waste?

I vote for forcing the raccoons to relocate.

hydroelectric dams dont generate nearly the amount of energy we need.

also achiro is a good fake poster.

also TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS *does it*

*uses internet and computer and monitor, pats self on back for conserving energy*