[Vivienne]

Check out google today, people! They've turned the lights off!! And check out why!!

http://www.google.co.uk

[TIAL]

Looks like the Devil's work, to me.

Yes, we're going to be turning off our lights at 8. If we remember that is.

[Vivienne]

I'm gonna turn mine off too.

[Vivienne]

Never heard of candles?

[Vivienne]

Class! I'm actually scared of matches too... hate to admit to this, but alas, it's true.

[TIAL]

I think the point is that you find something to entertain you for an hour in the dark. We're going to have drinks in the garden!

[Vivienne]

If I put the TV out, would this defeat the purpose?

[Vivienne]

Sorry, the above was meant to read, "put the TV on".

[TIAL]

I think the official word is 'lights and non-essential items'.

[Vivienne]

I've just found this out by re-reading google's stuff.. I think this may have been the daftest question I have asked to date. I feel I've out-done myself this morning.

I'm just going to sit in the dark, with candles and contemplate life, I think, tonight.

[DevilsDuck]

i read somewhere on the bbc that the fire service are asking people not to use candles as last time they did this the amount of fires they had to attend in england went up 60% or something stupid like that

so you really are meant to just sit in the dark!

anyway save the world....burn down my house!

[Bonanzoid]

I think it's because a black screen uses less energy than a white screen. This is was 'revolutionary initiative' at my work last summer to save energy, and I worked for an energy company.

[Boboff]

Turn the lights out and keep the telly on, thats what I would do.
Burning candles is more ecologically unfriendly than burning an 8wt low energy bulb in any event.*
(please note opinion stated as fact)*

More useful would be a week of not using the tumble dryer, that is really lazy, and should be banned, as should patio heaters.

[Bonanzoid]

Patio heaters aye, and the heaters that heat the fuggin' air outside pubs when smokers go out for a quick deathstick. Ban them too!

[Andy B]

There's already a version of that called Blackle.com it's exactly the same as google but is black.....go figure?

[TIAL]

I think it's because a black screen uses less energy than a white screen. This is was 'revolutionary initiative' at my work last summer to save energy, and I worked for an energy company.

I'm not sure there's definite proof that a black background reduces power consumption - not with an LCD screen, anyway.
http://techlogg.com/content/view/360/31/

It's interesting that most of the LCD screens actually used more power when producing a black background.

[Andy B]

Hmm find something to entertain me for an hour in the dark? Well I'm sure I'll find something to do!

[S4B]

Hmm find something to entertain me for an hour in the dark? Well I'm sure I'll find something to do!

When you think of it let me know, I might do the same.

[MK Chris]

I've just found this out by re-reading google's stuff.. I think this may have been the daftest question I have asked to date. I feel I've out-done myself this morning.

I disagree. You've posted far dafter things than that.

[TIAL]

Did anyone do this?
Me and my flatmates all sat around the kitchen table and got slowly drunk. We used some candles to give a bit of light. It was a great thing to do, as we were saving energy and having a rare bit of chin-wag around the candles! We've only just finished and turned the lights on to clear up, it was a great evening.

[S4B]

Yes I did. I fell asleep on the sofa as it was so dark and I've only just woken up, everyone else has gone to bed and now I have a sore neck as well as a sore throat. Grrrrr saving the bloody planet my arse!

[foot-loose]

Grrrrr saving the bloody planet my arse!

Is that a "Uranus" gag there?

[S4B]

Not intentionally but I see where you're heading.

[kendra k]

We forgot and then I asked Mr kendra k to turn of the lights and he said no. PIllock. I went to sleep then.

[Yudster]

Am I the only person in the world who hasn't got a clue what any of you are talking about?