Compared to what?
Compared to what?
(OP)
Published in my town's recent news letter:
"Running a full dishwasher saves 37% more water than washing dishes by hand."
So if I wash by hand I am saving some water. If I wash in the dishwasher I save 37% more. What is the baseline?
"Running a full dishwasher saves 37% more water than washing dishes by hand."
So if I wash by hand I am saving some water. If I wash in the dishwasher I save 37% more. What is the baseline?





RE: Compared to what?
Have you tried washing them by hand inside the dishwasher? That might achieve some greater savings. It may also cause your spouse to call in some nice friendly men who want you to wear a nice white sleeveless jacket.
Bung
Life is non-linear...
RE: Compared to what?
Paper plates might be a good compromise, except that water is used in the production of paper.
The only solution is to stand in front of the open refigerator and eat directly from the containers, like I do...
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I do not see that beer consumption leads to wastewater. Remeber that most of the water is brought back into circulation in a very natural manner.
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TTFN
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Just a marketing gimmick.
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If I fist wash by hand, then use the dishwasher, I can save 137% of the water used by washing by hand alone!
Now, if use all of that water I'm saving to run a turbine....
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Did your newsletter say this:
"Running a full dishwasher saves 37% more water than washing dishes by hand."
or this
"Running a full dishwasher saves 37% more water than washing the same quantity of dishes by hand."
Would you agree that the second statement could be true.
pennpoint
RE: Compared to what?
"...dishwasher uses only 63% of the water used when washing by hand"
TTFN
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The quote in my original post is verbatim.
IRStuff,
Or, "...dishwasher uses 37% less water than used to wash the same quantity of dishes by hand."
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"I do not see that beer consumption leads to wastewater. Remember that most of the water is brought back into circulation in a very natural manner."
You don't buy beer, you only rent it!
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If you only "rent beer", what kind of return policy would they have?
You know, like "be kind, rewind".
Would you refill the bottle?
You guys are a hoot!
A room full would accomplish no work what so ever...but it sure be fun!
Rerig
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"All beer sold on these premises is passed by the management"
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Mmmm, homebrew.
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I think that I shall never hear
a poem as lovely as a beer.
That good ol' brew tastes best on tap
with its golden base and snowy cap.
That lovely stuff I drink all day
until my memory melts away.
Poems are made by fools I fear,
but only BECKS can make a beer.
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(Isn't it great how we can ignore something gramatically meaningless that is made to sound important in order to focus on the subject of the meaningless grammar? Like the earlier post in this thread about getting a roomful of us together - no work, but a lot of fun!)
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Or, wash the dishes in beer first then drink it.
Obviously you could only do the dishes by hand in either case, which is much 'greener' as no electric is used :)
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A child's book when I was young told the story of a guy who didn't like washing dishes and eventually ended up with a pickup truck full of dishes and other dish-like opjects that were washed by the rain. I think that he wouln't have had as good of results with 37% less rain.
remember: An opinion is only as good as the one who gives it!
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TTFN