Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waste is just Waste. 

Everything, especially our grandchildren, suffer from our bad choices.

This is common sense (and basic physics, chemistry & biology).

Don't be greedy or arrogant - each of us should do better. 

Earth Day is just a reminder of the bigger picture.

Those of you worried about Class A amps' energy cost, all you have to do is skip one domestic airline flight and you could run your amp for nearly 7 years, 2 hours a day.

Domestic flight (~1000 mi):

1609 km × 246 g CO₂/km = 396 kg CO₂
396 kg CO₂ ÷ 3.15 kg CO₂/kg fuel = 125.7 kg jet fuel
125.7 kg × 43 MJ/kg = 5,405 MJ = 1,501 kWh

Class A amp (300W):

1,501 kWh ÷ 0.3 kW = 5,003 hours
5,003 hours ÷ 2 hrs/day = 2,500 days ≈ 6.8 years

@wsrrsw I fell in love with a teacher too,  Big scandal.  We married in May 1969 and work every day at making it a permanent relationship.

@zigstien 

No, I had to read about him, then a vague memory about the missing woman. He spoke at 1st Earth Day in Philly.

It’s quite a story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Einhorn

I was married, had a kid, working part time, loans, putting myself thru school (declared myself financially independent from my evil stepfather) and Pratt and any art school, they give you a project, you work as easy or hard as you choose, I thought they made a mistake letting me in, and needed deans’ list for the scholarship money, so I never worked harder in my life. I would NEVER go back to school.

Well, I did take a class in Transcendental Meditation, that’s when the great creator told me to turn those amps off.

@macg19 

I don't know how that got in there, it was a 'cut and paste', it is funny, thanks for catching it.