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Title: Earth Hour
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 26, 2010, 08:39:56 AM: On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. local time, Earth Hour will once again cascade around the globe, from New Zealand to Hawaii

Since its inception three years ago, Earth Hour?s non-partisan approach has captured the world?s imagination and became a global phenomenon. Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009

I'm sure BM will organise another power cut in recognition of the occassion and will want to minimise his contribute to all things global warming, energy saving and be politically supportive whistle:

But what would you do in the dark on a Saturday night for an hour ????
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Nick on March 26, 2010, 08:41:19 AM: rubschin:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: tel on March 26, 2010, 09:32:28 AM: The other saturday night I was in the dark for nearly 5 hours!

Bloody EDF.
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Nick on March 26, 2010, 09:33:11 AM: Growler's in the dark for most of the time noooo:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Barman on March 26, 2010, 10:04:54 AM: My electrik has been off all bloody morning...

I shall be switching ALL my lights on for Earth Bloody Hour! cussing:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Snoopy on March 26, 2010, 10:11:21 AM: So how many do they claim? ..... 1 billion? .... How do they know?

And how many makes a billion?
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If you are American, it is undoubtedly 1,000,000,000. This amount is known to traditionally minded British people as `a thousand million', and by some more adventurous ones as a 'milliard', though this word has not made as much headway in English as in some other European languages. A trillion is then 1,000,000,000,000, and so on.

If you are British, on the other hand, a billion may be 1,000,000,000,000 (a million million), following the older convention.

If you are neither British nor American, you can take your pick! (Both systems were invented by the French, but are called 'British' and 'American' for convenience.)

Far more interesting: http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/WorldClock.php
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 26, 2010, 11:57:47 AM: Quote from: Snoopy on March 26, 2010, 10:11:21 AM
Far more interesting: http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/WorldClock.php

It is indeed.

Nice to see Nick up there in the 200,000's with "other accidents"
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 26, 2010, 09:32:47 PM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on March 26, 2010, 08:39:56 AM
But what would you do in the dark on a Saturday night for an hour ????

Nick would most likely be trying to phone an electrician.... whistle:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Barman on March 31, 2012, 02:08:26 PM: Is it earth Hour again today...? rubschin:

I must put all of the outside lights on! eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Uncle Mort on March 31, 2012, 02:13:38 PM: Everyone knows it's pointless...

North Korea always wins:

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs14.postimage.org%2Frfzq6v0sd%2Fnorthkoreaatnight.jpg&hash=77f777b818e72087ab35840b3a2bf8ff52e94c89) (http://postimage.org/image/rfzq6v0sd/)
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Barman on March 31, 2012, 02:14:50 PM: lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Nick on March 31, 2012, 02:17:00 PM: drumroll:
Title: Re: Earth Hour
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 31, 2012, 03:08:17 PM: Quote from: Uncle Mort on March 31, 2012, 02:13:38 PM
Everyone knows it's pointless...

North Korea always wins:

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs14.postimage.org%2Frfzq6v0sd%2Fnorthkoreaatnight.jpg&hash=77f777b818e72087ab35840b3a2bf8ff52e94c89) (http://postimage.org/image/rfzq6v0sd/)
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