Hello Readers!
So I have spent about a month talking all about the potential hazards, dangers, and information about what an Electrician can do for you and how to prevent them. Now I thought I would swutch it up and just give you some fun facts about electricity!!! These are some interesting things about electricity you may or may not already know:
Early in their history, Christmas lights were so expensive that they were more commonly rented than sold. An electrically lighted tree was a status symbol in the early 1900s.
$212 billion in electrical bills paid by US customers each year.
An electric oven uses one kilowatt-hour of electricity in about 20 minutes, but one kilowatt-hour will power a TV for 3 hours, run a 100-watt bulb for 12 hours, and keep an electric clock ticking for 3 months.
Every year, American homes waste more than $13 billion in energy – an average of $150 per family.
More than 10,000 homes in the United States are powered entirely by solar energy.
Electrocution is one of the top five causes of workplace deaths.
The Livermore Centennial Light was manufactured in 1901 by the Shelby Electric Company. It is a hand-blown bulb with a carbon filament. It uses approximately 4 watts of electricity. The bulb has been left burning continuously in the firehouse as a night light over the fire trucks since 1901.
During the whole of his life, Edison received only three months of formal schooling, and was dismissed from school as being retarded.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was one of the most well known inventors of all time with 1093 patents.
One lightning bolt has enough electricity to service 200,000 homes.
First Lighthouse to use electricity – Statue of Liberty (1886)
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Electricity is a form of life and we all need it to live. Keep reading and I will keep educating you as best I can with new tips, ideas, money savers, and hazards as we come across them..
Thanks,
Danielle
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