10 Interesting Facts About Electricity

It’s January 2018 and we’re all scratching our heads – trying to figure out where the time disappeared to. With a new year comes new opportunities to get back to basics, rejuvenate our efforts and make things happen in a big way! For this reason, we’re taking a look at 10 interesting facts about electricity below. How many of these did you know?

Did You Know…

• …that electricity can be generated using the sun (solar power), wind, water, and even animal dung?
• …that the first operational electric car was built by William Morrison in the U.S. circa 1891?
• …that electricity travels at around 300,000 kilometres per second (at the speed of light)?
• …that a microwave consumes more electricity powering its display clock than it does actually heating your left overs?
• …that the word electrocute is made up using the words electro and execute. So, if you don’t die from an electric shock, you’ve not been electrocuted?
• …that the first power plant was opened in New York City by Thomas Edison in 1882?
• …that a minute of sunlight carries enough electricity to power the entire planet for a year?
• …that a fridge uses less energy than a Play Station 3?
• …that a lightbulb uses 10% of its drawn energy to create light, while the remaining 90% creates heat?
• …that one light fixture can use between R20,000 and R50,000 in electricity throughout its lifetime?

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