@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoThe average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier.english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square350arrow-up11.73Karrow-down140
arrow-up11.69Karrow-down1external-linkThe average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier.english.elpais.com@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square350
minus-square@HobolinkEnglish0•1 year agoThe average light bulbs in 1546 definitely did jack shit that’s for sure.
minus-square@s_i_m_slinkEnglish2•1 year agoYeah considering they didn’t discover electricity until the 1700s then they didn’t even invent one that lasted long enough to be practical until 1879.
minus-square@HobolinkEnglish3•edit-21 year agoThat’s the joke isn’t it? Just for historical context Michaelangelo completed the Last Judgement on the Sistine chapel in 1541, so like 5 years before 1546, and I don’t think he had flashlights to help him with the lighting.
But they used very little electricity, almost none
They also did jack shit for illumination, so…
The average light bulbs in 1546 definitely did jack shit that’s for sure.
Yeah considering they didn’t discover electricity until the 1700s then they didn’t even invent one that lasted long enough to be practical until 1879.
That’s the joke isn’t it? Just for historical context Michaelangelo completed the Last Judgement on the Sistine chapel in 1541, so like 5 years before 1546, and I don’t think he had flashlights to help him with the lighting.