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Feb 1, 2019 11:11 AM
myvacuumsucks
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JimmyKraktov
This is the solution I used for keeping warm for two winters. Several others in the bldg did the same.
gmdave
It is exactly the same as all the homes using electric heating.Also exactly the same as using the oven, which would be safer (for fires).
moondeath
It's not your landlord... The whole region was asked to lower their thermostats so we would run out of gas. But, I forgot it's all about u
iReallyHateMyNeighbors
I don't get it
Bard2DBone
Do they not have electric heaters in the US?
Threewisemen
We have all sorts of things, electric heaters, space heaters, panel heaters, and idiots. Man, we have a lot of idiots. +1
IronSpike
Is the thermostat locked? Tack a Ziploc bag full of ice over the thermostat, your heat will turn on. Did this for 2 winters in college.
KenMacD
Even a moist paper towel should work. The evaporation will create a swamp-cooler effect. Or just pick the cheap-o lock, that's what we did.
cbale2000
For those who don't know, "Kingpin" is the current record holder for PC 3DMark scores (as the result of crazy over overclocking and such).
ciscoxing626
Oven!!!!!
Telharmonius
Not a bad solution. Would have not been good if your stove was gas. (Carbon monoxide: not good.) But electric gets a toasty thumbs up!
jaybog
You're not using your appliances to full potential, I see your microwave is off. Throw some forks in or something and set it to pizza.
Voidkilla
titaniumsnail
Oh gawd, I spit out my drink reading this.
blindSniper9000
-40° of what? Angles? Celsius? Fahrenheit? Opacity? Coffee? Me?
Sheiryn
Why are the coils pink? Never been cold before? Turn the oven on and leave the door open. Ovens are meant for long burns not so coils.
FlyingDestinyTitan
I once forgot ONE plate on over night. He doesn´t need all for unless he wants it tropical AF
00tj
A local mall store called me to install 6 240v outlets. It's a resale shop. Got there and yeah massive Bitcoin rig on landlords electric
Arsonists
Likely etherium and not bitcoin if they were using GPUs
00tj
I'm not sure about that. They were stand alone units made specially for it. I thought he told be Bitcoin but I dunno
VeraTheWraith
Bitcoin is the most known by people not fucking with that shit, could be their go-to- answer when asked.
00tj
I looked it up. Antminer s7. And they recently switched to the s9
revenantape
I mined some litecoins back when I was in an apartment that covered my electricity. Kept my window open in winter because it got too stuffy
MamaKin
1. That's a great way to get really warm as your home burns down. 2. When power is in high use, electric grids go down and you freeze.
uffda0
Exactly! The reason he turned it down is because we’re low on supply bc incr demand so everyone doesn’t freeze when the grid goes down
FierceAndAdorable
I doubt it. Many furnaces breaking down due to running nonstop last few days. Let landlord know before pipes freeze and burst
Snaitf
The whole area was asked to turn down their thermostats to make sure they didn't run out of natural gas. The landlord was simply complying.
DukeOfChutney608
thats illegal
idothemaths
Boiling water is a better way to heat up the place
mcPuppyJumper
Pay your electric bill. Landlords don’t turn down electricity you fucking potato head!
lolatmyfail
As a fellow Minnesotan, I like this.
ThisIsGerbilReportingLiveFromRichardGeresAss
What's wrong with your vacuum?
mikeatike
No air.
simplejacksoffhismeds
She hasnt woke up yet.
StopAskingMeForAnAccountImgurIWannaLurk
He said vacuum, not dishwasher.
Attackbob118
Used my PC when I was living in a matchbox room for heating in the winter. Worked perfectly and I played games. Win win.
famousbymorning
oven would have been a better choice
snarebears
But he doesnt care about energy conservation
BernieMittens
Oven , hair dryer, maybe an old Apple computer
keyonne
ax2usn
Ice on thermostat...
NirvanaNik
Residentsmartass
https://media.tenor.com/images/ffc03c9a4fd11514ca69a0ab3080f311/tenor.gif
BSPlissken
tegfdd77
Fill the bath tub with hot water
Kigliwoth
4 plates might actually bring more heat.. not sure.
Dracongield
Tried that once when my heat went out, oven has a cutoff if the door is open too long. The burners r the better choice
upvotehypnotoad
Let it heat up, open to let the blast wave out, close and repeat
Akovsky
Or a space heater?
ProxyPlayerHD
I mean an oven is also a space heater. just designed to heat a smaller space
ChubbyNipple
In space all warriors are cold warriors. Unless... space heater
NirvanaNik
We are trying to waste power here
Akovsky
In every room?
twistedVAINS
Both?
Coyote8
Yes... Let me just spend $80 on a space heater
WizardLizard123
You can get space heaters for much less
Coyote8
In what country? And I'm not talking about those 6" cubes to warm your feet in the office... One that will actually warm a room.
Bilboteebaggins
I grew up in a room without heat in Montana. Trust me, a small $30 space heater will heat a room.
Saustino
Costco has 1500 watt ones for $40
itxtalone
Yep, iv done that. Iv baked alot of bread in the past few days to stay warm.
MothMonsterMan
I hope you also stocked up on milk. Those milk sandwiches are crucial in an emergency.
sittnduk
French Toast.
itxtalone
Milk ? Nope. But made pork stew.
MothMonsterMan
Ah damn. I hope you had a good life. Everyone knows in an emergency the first thing to stock up on is milk.
itxtalone
Blah, -40 I'm from wisconson, that's not an emergency. I still went about my day. Your only out in the cold from the door to the car.
archanor
Disable microwave safety, open it up and blast it at max! You'll get warm in no time
tommymessala
I don’t get it and now I feel stupid.
Draidan
Bitcoin minning proofitability depends on the current price and electricity prices, no cost, guaranteed proofit, given you actually mine one
MessyStain
He has an electric stove..Turned on the top burners to high and used a box fan to circulate the warm air
isitworthitthenlemmelurkit
I think he meant the bitcoin comment. We all get the burners and the fan, chief.
MessyStain
.....welcome to the internet where people explain the obvious things .. for sarcastic comedic value.
KobeBurger
They've been on Imgur for at least a year so It's probably a bit late to welcome them.
itxtalone
If it's the bitcoin thing. Making your computer mine for bitcoin forces it to do lot of work. Heating it up.
tommymessala
FlatPlutoSociety
And requires a ton of electricity, which makes mining a net financial loss for a lot of people.
IfPeeingYourPantsIsCoolCallMeMilesDavis
I have coils on my stove too. I fucking hate them. They always sit uneven so my pots and pans are always cooking on an angle.
SaraFourImgur
That's fucking racist.
Jagernot
i still like them better than ceramic tops that pulse heat. I can never properly get that "boiling but not boiling over" sweet spot on them.
BulkSausage
I probably would have just gotten an electric heater
iamthisguy247
Use imgur mobile. That’s a perfect space heater.
SnezDrew
I never understand these comments. My phone has no issues with Imgur
IamHereForTheComments
He could burn his house down
jaydawgx7
I thought it was just me... Imgur never used to make my phone melt...
UsersubNewest
I don’t know if I’m just not very observant but I’ve never had a problem with imgur mobile using a lot of battery or heating up
iamthisguy247
Might depend on your phone. I’m on Iphone and it drains my battery. It doesn’t heat up anymore, but it used to and it was quite hot.
CryptoBalloonist
They wanted to warm up, not be burned alive.
ThePedro8161
My phone wouldn't charge in my car bc -30, opened imgur and after a couple minutes it started charging...
iamthisguy247
Modern problems need modern solutions.
hardwire18
When i posted a battery screen shot showing how bad imgur mobile is it was dismissed as being something wrong on my end... now we all agree.
Mobiusloop
It's probably because you weren't a true imgur user
hardwire18
Something dickbutt something Michael Cera.
Harryteeters
I can cook over easy eggs with Imgur mobile
ThoughtsAndBeers
luciferian669
ToCrushYourEnemiesSeeThemDrivenBeforeYouToHearTheLamentation
AntRam95
Mine works fine, you should get your phone checked
iamthisguy247
Works fine for me lately, but only a couple months ago it was awful. It’s not just my phone. They’ve acknowledged it here and in app updates
DukeSlywalker
Also useful if you hate batteries and want to see them all die in 45 minutes.
UnicornDilemma
Mine does a thing where when I plug it back in the power levels jump back up again. Imgur is literally sucking the life out of the battery.
PyllyNalleMissionaries
The app takes up the amount of power the battery can provide, and plugging it back in allows the power to flow from the charger.
PyllyNalleMissionaries
Basically, imagine the battery as a tap on a water tank. The tap can only open so wide, and this us seen as low flow rate. This becomes (1/)
PyllyNalleMissionaries
A problem when the the tap cant provide enough power to all ends, making all think the tank is near empty. When you plug it to charge, (2/)
smithmik
n3ckr0mantic
iamthisguy247
Imgur whenever they have a theme day: “let me show you something!”
GermanForJohn
I'll be right back. Have to run my hand under cold water.
sesamesnapsinhalf
Alecchi
Mine crashes a lot but never heats up. Weird.
l009
Since I added an ad free vpn called blokada. It's been cold also no singles.
Aymondray
Ummmmm. Use the fucking oven instead of the stove. Jeez uz krist.
twozerooz
That doesn't make for as good of a picture.
marythegoldenboy
Why not use both win win
juijksilver1991
If it’s a gas stove with an electric burner op might have to pay for gas?
saganworshipper
VERY uncommon appliance.
juijksilver1991
Mine does that.... but I also rent a ghetto ass apartment lol
melveys
The oven doesn’t work as well as the stovetop surprisingly -Canadian who has had to find inventive ways to stay warm.
jackthezipper
Worked for Germany in WWII
PINKBOY1006
zdriver984
BozoThePie
Proof that the joke doesn't need to make sense, as long as it references the holocaust
Aymondray
TwoSpeedTony
ObliqueRay
See, this is the kind of humor I come here for. Not mindless puns.
MagWasTaken
Just fucking take it. +1
Aranak
unclemeat70
The power company required all to turn down heat. Wind power inadequate causing low supply of natural gas. Look it up.
Sm9yCg
You're heating with electricity?
applegeek48
Cold temps like that can also slow the flow of natural gas in pipelines.
Tinkrr
You and your facts preventing hate and outrage mobs against anyone who owns land! D:
mufasa1028
My electric company, because, I pay for my heat can't be shut off from November through April. So I'm just going to pay some other bills for
mufasa1028
now. Very thankful since I'm tight on money that I can at least have electricity and heat
brambleramble
Had nothing to do with windpower /eyeroll There was a fire at one of the NG compression plants..
brambleramble
They didn't *require*. They asked. Compliance with the request was voluntary and enough people volunteered for it to work, crisis averted
Gameoftag
That was in MI, not MN
keyonne
That’s great and all but what if people freeze?
FierceAndAdorable
Depends on what they heat with
FierceAndAdorable
Natural gas, propane, Fuel oil, electric(what is fueling electric wind/coal/water)
MaedayMaeday
Yeah they asked. Do you think anyone actually turned it down? I keep my house at 66-68 and turned it up to 70 since it was freezing
ObliqueRay
What's that in a real measuring system?
brockfrigginsamson
294.2611*k is 70*f what are you, some kind of idiot?
snoogans671
They said usage was down 10%, so some people must have done it.
ISaidSarcastically
It’s so cold that even new houses have a hard time keeping up. My house is 10 years old and had to be at 74 to feel like the usual 69
FierceAndAdorable
You need to add humidity not just increase the temp. 68 is still 68
ISaidSarcastically
No it’s because it’s so cold the insulation can’t help. Believe me I understand how humidity makes then room feel warmer, but it’s not that
ObliqueRay
So I went and looked it up. 20C? You get cold otherwise? Do you snowflakes not have sweaters and the like?
ISaidSarcastically
Beby needs to be warm
thefrompleman
lmao it's 3°c in my house rn, -4°c outside, no electric heating and fire is a pita to keep going all the time. just got 6 layers of clothes
PunchyFromCleveland
Yeah, I know, I'm in Vermont in the mountains and in the winter we don't turn our heat above 60°F. We're fine with warm clothes.
BC2k2
Our house is over a hundred. It fucking sucks. So glad when we get my ma's house sold off and the mortgage on this one paid off so we can
BC2k2
tear down and build anew. I'm sick of busted water pipes ever year :(
ISaidSarcastically
Ohhh going for a new build eh? Hope that works out nice and is a nice forever home!!
Okayokayokok
You think anyone turns their shit off for earth day either? Lol
Zigor22
I sure as hell don’t.
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keyonne
It’s cold. I have a blood vessel issue where my extremities lose heat faster than normal. I’m not turning the heat down or my fingers and
keyonne
toes will be frotbitten icicles.
rubberbuscuit2018
I turned down the heat in my house when asked by the power company. Rather turn it down than have to evacuate if gas is shut off.
KenMacD
Thanks. You're one of the good ones.
flavivsaetivs
This is why y'all need Nuclear.
TheGeneral116
Came here to say this, thank you!
Beenthinkinboutthosebeans
SaraFourImgur
Ah, yes, hubris.
accidentalholocaust
One of the nuclear power plants had to shut down partially due to frigid temperatures.
flavivsaetivs
I'm curious, what plant? I know people working up there right now and I haven't heard any news of this.
HitlersArtCritic
That sounds like a problem trying to keep the coolant system from freezing.
flavivsaetivs
The issue would be the external water source freezing.
ElTitoMojito
I disagree, a solar farm covering half of Nevada would power the world and look cool as fuck
brockfrigginsamson
*laffs in transmission losses*
flavivsaetivs
That's only about ~750 GW of power. Account for a ~35% capacity factor in Nevada so you could do maybe 1/3 of the US.
flavivsaetivs
(Assuming you had superconducting transmission lines).
triesbutfailstobewitty
As a Nevadan, i support this. Its not like there is anything out there other than tumbleweeds.
flavivsaetivs
That's still habitat. Deserts are a good place for solar, and I'm not anti-renewable. But you can't power everything with renewables.
flavivsaetivs
Several studies including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change show at least 40% needs to come from Nuclear.
kedtheduck
We have a plant in Alabama but honestly, I keep thinking of the fallout issue if we become too reliant or one fuck up could make a big mess
flavivsaetivs
You have several plants in Alabama. Too bad Bellefonte never got the funding it needed to be finished last year.
flavivsaetivs
Remember, it took a Tsunami to cause Fukushima. And that has harmed nobody and its environmental impact was limited to algae.
flavivsaetivs
But nuclear power accidents are overexaggerated. The only truly bad one was Chernobyl, which killed 58 people.
flavivsaetivs
And new designs have passive safety so they can't melt down at all. Generation IV designs are so different they can't melt down either.
Dustorn
At this point, an actual nuclear disaster requires so many fuckups, most of them practically having to be intentional, that nuclear is 1/2
Dustorn
Honestly probably safer than coal, and it's only getting safer, more productive, and less wasteful.
flavivsaetivs
Nuclear is safer than coal. In fact it's statistically safer than solar and wind too.
flavivsaetivs
And had 1970's deployment rates continued, could have saved as many as 9 million: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/12/2169/htm
flavivsaetivs
Nuclear has saved 1.8 million lives: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es3051197?source=cen
flavivsaetivs
Even assuming Chernobyl kills 11,000 people (it's only killed 58): https://ourworldindata.org/what-is-the-safest-form-of-energy
ArtemisFolly
Here in Minnesota we have nuclear. Could do with more, though.
flavivsaetivs
And Illinois has the most reactors in the US, second place is my state, South Carolina. I hate that VC summer was abandoned. :(
flavivsaetivs
Michigan has several plants too. Y'all need to build Fermi 3. The ESBWR is the best Gen 3+ design there is.
Mackeroy
neat
cinderspires
source?
snoogans671
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2019/01/31/michigan-lansing-heat-energy-usage-consumers-energy-gas-emergency/2730004002/
cinderspires
it doesn't mention anything about wind energy :/
snoogans671
I didnt see that either, just the request to turn the heat down. I saw an article that mentioned a shortage of gas, but nothing on wind.