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Posted by FoM on July 29, 2001 at 07:01:45 PT By Susan Taylor Martin Source: St. Petersburg Times There are two obvious clues something strange is going on in this drab little house across from an elementary school. One is the skunk-like smell. The other is the electric bill. "Right now they're drawing 16,000 kilowatts," said Sgt. Tom Cork. "That's five times what the average house uses." Time to call in the Growbusters. Shortly after 9 a.m., Cork and five other Vancouver police officers loudly announce themselves, pile through the front door as it opens a crack and handcuff three Vietnamese men inside. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #3 posted by legalizeit on July 29, 2001 at 23:56:10 PT |
>"Right now they're drawing 16,000 kilowatts," said Sgt. Tom Cork. "That's five times what the average house uses." Hmmm... 16,000 kilowatts. That is 16 megawatts, which if drawn at the highest average household voltage (240 volts) would be over 66,000 amperes!!! The wires needed to transmit this current would have to be the size of tree trunks (if a transformer could even be designed to produce this kind of current). So, according to Cork-Head, the average household electical load is 3.2 megawatts, which means you would have to be running the equivalent of 2,133 1500-watt heaters simultaneously (or 640 5,000-watt central air conditioning units.) Obviously, Cork-Head knows about as much about electricity as he does about pot. Back the Badge, people!! Heaven forbid we should get knowledgeable people to sign up for police academy! [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #2 posted by freedom fighter on July 29, 2001 at 17:07:30 PT |
Last year, an Ontario court gave the government until July 31, 2001 La Viva Libtre! \/ [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #1 posted by lookinside on July 29, 2001 at 11:53:43 PT:
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these large organizations are anathema to me...the bigger the profits, the greater the danger of violence...legalization would reduce the criminal elements involved... growing our own should be the right of everyone...and if you i hope GWB(the shrub) gets it...if not, he and his one world [ Post Comment ] |
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