How much does average person save by using a hand can opener vs. one with electric?

[Fishhead]

Over $20 a year?

Thoughts

[whatsgood5]

This is something way too deep for me to answer.

[Chi_archie]

how much extra does a person spend by having to keep 10-20 frozen dinners a week frozen

[Boner_18]

Depends on how many cans you open a year. I make a point to buy cans with pull tabs so I can get the extra $.000001 when I bring in my cans to the scrap dealer... don't you?

[robertg]

the kind of math skills needed to solve this problem, mean that this thread belongs in the think tank.

[Fishhead]

how much extra does a person spend by having to keep 10-20 frozen dinners a week frozen

I have 3 freezers............one has around 40 lbs. of freshly frozen BISON in it and nothing else.

[SlickFazzer]

I order fresh BISON from a farmer in western ND.

[The Seer]

how much money would you save if you washed your ass in the sink after taking a shit instead of buying toilet paper?

[THE PROFIT]

I only open about 20-30 cans a year if that. So that's probably the amount of electricity of running the TV for an hour. Id say less than $1

[THE PROFIT]

how much money would you save if you washed your ass in the sink after taking a shit instead of buying toilet paper?

And I dont even pay for water, I have a well. Thanks, Seer. You just saved me a shitload in Charmin. That stuffs expensive.

[Fishhead]

I order fresh BISON from a farmer in western ND.

[The Seer]

And I dont even pay for water, I have a well. Thanks, Seer. You just saved me a shitload in Charmin. That stuffs expensive.

saves trees as well

[tltaylor89]

Nothing compared to if you unplug all your appliances before going to work

[Fishhead]

Nothing compared to if you unplug all your appliances before going to work

....such as?

[Bluehorseshoe]

Pull every plug out of the wall of anything you're not using.

If it's plugged in, it's drawing electricity.

[Chi_archie]

Nothing compared to if you unplug all your appliances before going to work

exactly, this and power strips that you can turn off save me hundreds.

[tltaylor89]

....such as?

Unplug everything FH at least 8Hours and at the end of the year compare 2010s bill to the 2009 bill.Might not work for you since you are on SBR 12 hours a day.I work 9-12 hours a day through the week so I unplug every appliance including the fridge (I keep the stuff cold by buying a block of dry ice.

[Fishhead]

Unplug everything FH at least 8Hours and at the end of the year compare 2010s bill to the 2009 bill.Might not work for you since you are on SBR 12 hours a day.I work 9-12 hours a day through the week so I unplug every appliance including the fridge (I keep the stuff cold by buying a block of dry ice.

....and I get ripped for clipping coupons??


WOW

[THE PROFIT]

That's kind of stupid. Unplugging shit doesn't really save much. I know everything plugged in draws an infinitesimal amount of electricity, but the surge of plugging it back up is usually more than that. So save yourself the money of the block of dry ice & resetting your clocks every day genius

[Boner_18]

Sorry Profit, but mythbusters tested this. The "vampire" power is much greater than the "start up surge" in fact the start up surge is really really small.

[Chi_archie]

it adds up significantly

[Bluehorseshoe]

It' adds up to about 10% a year.

[Fishhead]

Sorry, not going to unplug my oven or fridge to save a few bucks.........microwave and few lamps, possibly.

[Chi_archie]

don't unplug the fridge. but unplug or use power strips with dvd, tv, stereos, ect.

[Bluehorseshoe]

Sorry, not going to unplug my oven or fridge to save a few bucks.........microwave and few lamps, possibly.

A fridge is over the top, but why not the cell phone charger, toaster oven, BS like that. If the country saved 10% overall, we'd all be better off.

[mrmarket]

Variables needed for two equations
Equation #01
A:Number of times cans opened in a year
B:Appliance electricity usage
C: $ Cost per kWh
A*(B*C)=X

Equation #02
A: Number of times cans opened in a year
B: Caloric use per opened can
C: $ Cost per calorie
A*(B*C)=Y

If X>Y Choose Y
If X<Y Choose X

So essentially if you eat lots of cheap potatoes you should go with hand opening but if you eat expensive protein it is better to go the electric route.

Some further reading

http://advisor.lbl.gov/apusage.html

http://health.howstuffworks.com/health-illness/wellness/physical-fitness/weight-loss/calorie1.htm

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[Boner_18]

Yeah computers and consumer electronics are the real culprits. I only do it when I go away for the weekend.

[Doug]

Certainly you won't notice using an electric can opener. I'd guess that wouldn't cost more than a dollar to open 365 cans.

The vampire load stuff is real. Your home glows with stupid little 24/7 lights on TV's, cable boxes, washing machines, even dishwashers. I believe the 10% figure on that.

Don't use anything but compact fluorescent bulbs, even if you have a shitload of incandescent bulbs, toss them. Change a fixture that won't take the CFL bulbs.

Freezers run most efficiently when full of stuff.

[Fishhead]

Doug is a genius folks.

[Doug]

Variables needed for two equations
Equation #01
A:Number of times cans opened in a year
B:Appliance electricity usage
C: $ Cost per kWh
A*(B*C)=X

Equation #02
A: Number of times cans opened in a year
B: Caloric use per opened can
C: $ Cost per calorie
A*(B*C)=Y

If X>Y Choose Y
If X<Y Choose X

So essentially if you eat lots of cheap potatoes you should go with hand opening but if you eat expensive protein it is better to go the electric route.

Some further reading

http://advisor.lbl.gov/apusage.html

http://health.howstuffworks.com/health-illness/wellness/physical-fitness/weight-loss/calorie1.htm

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You forgot circumferance of the can, and thickness of the metal, and what metal the can is made of.

[pavyracer]

How much money do you save if you keep sawing holes in your socks instead of buying new ones?

[Doug]

How much money do you save if you keep sawing holes in your socks instead of buying new ones?

none, your socks wear out faster when you saw holes in them.

[lakerboy]

havent opened a can in over a year.

[bettilimbroke999]

Unplug everything FH at least 8Hours and at the end of the year compare 2010s bill to the 2009 bill.Might not work for you since you are on SBR 12 hours a day.I work 9-12 hours a day through the week so I unplug every appliance including the fridge (I keep the stuff cold by buying a block of dry ice.

U said u made 50 mil during the tech boom in the late 90s and were bettin 30k a game a couple months ago, now loadin blocks of dry ice in the fridge on the way to work to save a dollar a day

[jjgold]

I have 3 freezers............one has around 40 lbs. of freshly frozen BISON in it and nothing else.