FEMM Fatales

Friday, 27 March 2009

Hey people! Do you know how power stations works? Did you know that if everyone was to turn their lights off at the same time there would be a sudden drop in the load on the grid? Its an awesome news isn't it? Turns out that power grids are designed to cope with sudden increases in power but are not designed to cope with a sudden drop! As the load drops, resistance in the spinning generators attached to gas turbines would also drop causing the revs per minute to increase significantly. As gas turbines spin at about 15% below their designed maximum rpm, a sudden increase would potentially cause the turbine blades to expand and catch on the outside of the rotor housing with catastrophic results. The gas turbines would go out of action for months and the reduced capacity would be met by turning on the dirty coal fired plants that stand as reserve capacity.

Knowing this, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude that these “everyone turn your lights out at the same time”

Therefore, VOTE EARTH ( Earth Hour) is being spread like viruses across the globe. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. Its a call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet.

In a nutshell, lets VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour on Saturday(tomorrow), 28 March 2009, 8:30-9:30pm. I am going to vote earth and hope that u guys will do the same. Always remember, the future of earth is in our hands. All we have to do is to introduce unity to the people around the world to make the future world a better place.

love,

WeiMund(Lesley)

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