STIMULATING STATISTICS ABOUT ENERGY
Added on: 2nd Oct 2016
WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA WAS A TEENAGER
IN MALAWI WHO LEARNED HOW TO BUILD
A WINDMILL FROM A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY.
HE THEN WENT ON TO BUILD ONE AND
PROVIDE POWER TO HIS VILLAGE
IN THE 70’S, RUSSIA CONSTRUCTED NUCLEAR
POWERED LIGHTHOUSES ALONG ITS COAST.
CURRENTLY, TWO OF THE GENERATORS ARE MISSING
Despite it’s interesting power source, this stunning
lighthouse pales in comparison to the beautiful
lighthouses that dot the world’s coastlines.
EVERY SINGLE BATTERY ON EARTH PUT TOGETHER
WOULD ONLY POWER THE WORLD FOR ABOUT
10 MINUTES
THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS CONSIDERING
USING TERMITES AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY
SOURCE. THEY PRODUCE NEARLY 2 LITRES OF
HYDROGEN BY SIMPLY INGESTING A PIECE OF
PAPER WHICH MAKES THEM ONE OF THE MOST
EFFICIENT BIOREACTORS ON EARTH!
SINCE THE 70’S, NUCLEAR POWER HAS PREVENTED
NEARLY 2 MILLION DEATHS AS A RESULT OF
LOWER AIR POLLUTION
COAL PLANTS EMIT ABOUT 100 TIMES THE AMOUNT
OF RADIATION (FROM FLY ASH) AS AN EQUIVALENT
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
SWEDISH ORE TRAINS GENERATE 5 TIMES THE AMOUNT
OF ELECTRICITY THEY USE UP AS THEY TRAVEL
DOWN THE COAST. THE EXTRA ENERGY IS
USED TO POWER NEARBY TOWNS
WITHIN A SPAN OF 6 HOURS, EARTH'S DESERTS
ABSORB MORE ENERGY FROM THE SUN THAN ALL
OF HUMANITY USES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
OF THE YEAR
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