Australians Told Not To Sing in Shower
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SYDNEY, Australia — Australians may want to celebrate England’s latest cricketing disaster, but they shouldn’t do it by singing in the shower.
Energy Australia, one of the country’s largest electricity suppliers, says exercising the vocal cords in the bathroom adds an extra 9.08 minutes to a normal scrub.
Singing, daydreaming, shaving, and other “nonessential activities” in the shower are adding to the average family’s power bills and also contributing to global warming, it says.
With the nation in the grip of its worst drought in 100 years and state governments warning of harsh water restrictions in the summer, the shower has become the latest target for energy- and water-saving ideas.
“You use enough electricity during one minute of showering to run your television for four hours,” the company’s energy-efficiency specialist, Paul Myors, said. “If the average family cut their showers by two minutes, they would save just over $100 a year.”
