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If that's the case then I have to talk to my electric company about charging me over and over for the same re-used electron.
by 51Cards 13y ago
If that's the case then I have to talk to my electric company about charging me over and over for the same re-used electron.
- jacquesm 13y agoYou can talk to them anyway since they're using AC which means they're pumping the same electrons around over and over again. Whether it's just one or a couple that they re-use who cares, the fraud is obvious.
- diminish 13y agomoreover they've stolen your only electron and sell it back to you.
- oleganza 13y agoSome electrons are leaking into the ground under your apartment. You should pay at least for those.
- dfritsch 13y agoWouldn't that just be the one electron also leaking into the ground?
- dj_axl 13y agoYou have to pay for the one electron. Since it's the only electron, the cost is infinite. This results in a buffer overflow. Your utility bill is an overflowed unsigned short, divided by 100. This is why the maximum utility bill you will ever see is $655.35.
- mikeash 13y agoIt's not even "around". They're literally charging you money to wiggle your own electrons!
- csomar 13y agoMy understanding is they are selling the electrical tension (and charging for that) and not the electron.
- unclebucknasty 13y agoYeah, they are charging for continuously sending that damned electron back to you. But, if you wait long enough, it'll probably come back on its own anyway. What a scam.
- burgeralarm 13y agoThey're preying on our desire for instant gratification, no doubt.
- dTal 13y agoInterestingly, the same could be said for the water company.
- bobbydavid 13y agoGod no! Please never let the water company switch to AC! Actually, it sounds like something Time Warner would do if they ran a water company....
- gridspy 13y agoElectrons as Service (not a product)
- bliti 13y agoI smell a class-action suit.
- moocowduckquack 13y agoSorry, my robotic exoskeleton needs a clean.
- bliti 13y agoWhat is the smell of fear?
- arc_of_descent 13y agoElectric utility companies charge you for the energy they provide via electrical energy. I remember reading an article saying that in an electrical circuit it is not the electrons that are moving, but the energy. The electrons are just the medium.
- dcuthbertson 13y agoIf you want a fresh electron, I hear they keep a second one in Area 51.