Comments on: Eco-Friendly Ball for New Year’s Eve http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/eco-friendly-ball-for-new-years-eve/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/eco-friendly-ball-for-new-years-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-131124 Kevin Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:59:24 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/01/01/eco-friendly-ball-for-new-years-eve/#comment-131124 My dad (an electrical engineer) and I joked about how little energy this really saved since the ball is turned on for about 2 minutes per year. I'm all for saving energy, but here they focused all their attention on the one device that probably accounts for the least energy consumption in the whole show. I bet if you ran the numbers they would have saved a lot more by turning off one TV camera, or one of the huge signs in Times Square, or one of Hannah Montana's backup singers, or any number of things. My dad (an electrical engineer) and I joked about how little energy this really saved since the ball is turned on for about 2 minutes per year. I’m all for saving energy, but here they focused all their attention on the one device that probably accounts for the least energy consumption in the whole show. I bet if you ran the numbers they would have saved a lot more by turning off one TV camera, or one of the huge signs in Times Square, or one of Hannah Montana’s backup singers, or any number of things.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/eco-friendly-ball-for-new-years-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-130879 Patrick Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:39:23 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/01/01/eco-friendly-ball-for-new-years-eve/#comment-130879 I absolutely *loved* the 5 minute commercial break leading up to the ball dropping. The network brought the show back online exactly 2 minutes before the ball dropped. Yes, it was 5 minutes, I timed it. Talk about maximizing revenue! I absolutely *loved* the 5 minute commercial break leading up to the ball dropping. The network brought the show back online exactly 2 minutes before the ball dropped.

Yes, it was 5 minutes, I timed it. Talk about maximizing revenue!

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