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This is a good analogy. For reference, a Telsa Model S is like lining up 14,000 people to take a sip. An iPhone is one person.[1] So, in this case the issue is
by 001sky 13y ago
This is a good analogy. For reference, a Telsa Model S is like lining up 14,000 people to take a sip. An iPhone is one person.[1] So, in this case the issue is what happens when you exploit a social norm by 3x orders of magnitude? One the one hand its a "hack", on the other its "opportunistically, selfishly gaming the system". YMMV.
[1] This is back of the envelope, 5.77wh vs 85kwhr.
- dkokelley 13y agoFYI, it was a Nissan Leaf according to the article, not a Tesla. The Leaf has a more modest 24 kWh battery. (So you're really only lining up ~4,000 people and only letting the first few hundred take a sip.)
- freehunter 13y agoI know people turn on the taps in schools and leave them running after they leave, letting the water flow uselessly while no one is there. My high school had plenty of broken urinals that were constantly running water, or had the plunger stuck down. Someone may get detention for that stunt, but never arrested.