On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:10:38 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:53:30 -0500, amdx wrote:

On 10/28/2013 11:19 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:52:53 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Important step forward in the climate change debate...
http://tinyurl.com/k87jfkb
...Jim Thompson

That really sucks.

Methinks you may be misinterpreting the intent. It's not to save
electricity. Since the smaller vacuum cleaners pickup less dust,
there will be more dust remaining in the environment. This dust will
eventually find its way into the upper atmosphere, where it will block
some sunlight, and therefore reduce atmospheric heating from the sun.
The net effect will be global cooling, which is currently considered
(politically) desirable.

I think that was an unintended consequence!
But in this case a positive unintended consequence.
Mikek ;-)

I'm doing my part. Every winter, the house tends to accumulate dust
from the woodburner. In spring, I drag my air compressor into the
house, and blow out all the dust from behind the bookshelves,
furniture, computers, etc. I have to wear a face mask and goggles. I
then let it settle to the carpet, where my industrial size shop vacuum
cleaner picks up the accumulated dust. Were I forced to use an under
powered vacuum cleaner, much of this dust will be left on the carpet,
where it will eventually be released into the atmosphere. Global
cooling will surely follow.

That's the hard way. One of my employees at GenRad did it this way...

(1) Open all windows
(2) Turn on swamp cooler at max speed
(3) THEN walk around house with compressor hose
(4) Dust goes out windows, NOT on carper ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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