Here's an iron--it uses 1700 watts.
What's a watt? A watt is a rate of doing work, which, I'd imagine, doesn't help much. Even less helpful is telling you it's a joule per second.We could talk horsepower, I suppose--a few problems:
- The definition varies
- And who has any idea how powerful horses are anymore?
One horsepower translates into about 750 watts--the iron above is greater than 2 horsepower. That iron has enough power to lift a ton up 1 foot in less than 2 seconds.
Where does your power come from?
Hydroelectric?For what?
Your ironing requires a dammed river.
Nuclear?
Your ironing requires a waste disposal site that will last beyond western civilization.
Coal?
Your ironing strips away mountaintops.
To eliminate wrinkles. So you look presentable.
Toss it.
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My mother would be appalled, but you have just validated a major part of my way of life. Thank you.
Dear Jenny,
Isn't it sad that we feel like the oddballs at times?
I absolutely never use a dryer. I always hang my laundry outside to dry (except in rain or snow, then I hang the wet duds in the bathroom).
I think I deserve a pass on this one. I'm not going to walk into my classroom looking like I just dragged myself out of bed. I'm not giving up my iron. No way. Sorry.
Dear Magical Mystery Teacher,
You'll have to ask the Eternal Pass Grantor--I'm just a blogger.
You likely already know this, but some readers might not--clotheslines are banned in some neighborhoods.
I do have a question, though--aren't the clothes in reasonably good shape after hanging on the line?
(What would I know--it's a struggle for me to match my socks. So I don't.)
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